The Care-Leavers Scholarship will be awarded to full-time U.K. undergraduate students leaving a Care background, irrespective of their financial means, who progress to a University of Bolton undergraduate Higher Education course.

Amount   

£1,000 per annum

Eligibility

In order to qualify you will need to demonstrate that you are:

• A home (UK) student paying tuition fees of £3,225 via tuition fee loan or self funded
• Studying a full-time undergraduate course at University of Bolton*
• Commenced, or due to commence your course from 1^st September 2009 onwards
• A Care leaver within the last five years who has lived in a Care setting for a period of a minimum of twelve months

Application Process

Application forms will be available from the Student Centre, Chancellor's Mall or can also be downloaded from the link below:

http://www.bolton.ac.uk/ProspectiveStudents/Undergraduate/Finance/Care%20Leavers%20Scholarship.aspx|

Applications are processed within four working weeks of completion and you will receive a letter to notify you of the award. Effective from 1^st September 2009 the University will offer a £1,000 Scholarship for students who are from a care background e.g. have been in local authority care, foster care or looked after by relatives other than parents. The scholarship is available to care leavers studying at University of Bolton in each academic year of their course.

In addition to the application form you will also be required to provide evidence that you are a Care leaver within the last five years and have lived in a Care setting for a period of a minimum of twelve months e.g. a letter from your Local Authority together with the completed application form.

You will also need to complete a Bank Nomination Form, available at the Student Centre.

The completed application and bank nomination form should be returned to:

Student Services

Student Centre

Chancellor's Mall

University of Bolton

Deane Road

Bolton BL3 5AB

Tel: 01204 903733

 

Payment of the Scholarship 

The Scholarship will be paid by eight monthly instalments in each academic year on the 18^th of every month from November to June inclusive. Payments will be £125 per month payable direct into your bank account.  

Financial Support   

• In addition to the financial support you receive from Student Finance England the non means tested annual Care Leavers Scholarship of £1,000 will be payable per year for the duration of your course excluding repeat years of study.
• You can receive a financial health check with the Student Funding Adviser to ensure that you are receiving the right grants and funding
• Receive budgeting advice and have a personal budget plan drawn up
• If you have been resident in a Foyer Federation– you may be eligible for a specific Foyer Bursary from the Access to Learning Fund, this is an additional £1,000 annual bursary paid to full-time, Home, Undergraduate students. The bursary is not income-assessed.
• You can also apply for support from the Access to Learning Fund and you may be eligible for a University Bursary and Scholarships.

Accommodation support   

• We will give priority to first year care leavers when allocating Halls of Residence accommodation
• Provide accommodation in Halls during the summer vacation period
• Provide continued residence in Halls for subsequent years
• Support you in your search for accommodation both during term time and during the vacation period if you do not want to move into the Halls of Residence
• For accommodation advice please contact the administrator:

Tel:  01204 903481

Email:   accom@bolton.ac.uk| 

Additional Support, Advice and Guidance   

• Confidential advice and support on a wide range of academic and pastoral issues from one of the Student Liaison Officers based within each school
• Support from one of the Student Advisers in Student Services
• Starting a course can be a challenging time, support through the application process is available from a Student Adviser.
• Support and advice and help accessing other services in the University and the Students' Union.

*The scholarship will be paid to first, not subsequent equivalent or lower level HE courses only.

For further information please contact: 

• Ms Karen Bentley

  Student Funding Adviser

  University of Bolton

  Deane Road

  Bolton

  BL3 5AB

  Tel: 01204 903497

  E mail: studentfunding@bolton.ac.uk

  Fax: 01204 903809