Bursaries for Care Leavers
227 verified bursaries and scholarships worth £150–£30,000 for care leavers, across 110 UK universities — each linking straight to the official source, no forms with us. Our app also matches you to additional grants beyond this list, based on your full circumstances.
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227 funds currently listed
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateRegion: Scotland
AberCares Bursary£1,250
Fee status: UK DomiciledCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Carer (adult), Refugee/Asylum seeker
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Carer (adult), Refugee/Asylum seeker
Care Leaver Bursary£1,500-£2,000
Circumstances: Care leaver
Circumstances: Care leaver
Deadline: Applications open September each academic yearOfficial details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Subject: Art & DesignFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Carer (adult), Refugee/Asylum seeker
Moving On Grant£1,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Deadline: Midday, Friday 26 June 2026Official details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
BU Care Leavers Bursary£9,000-£12,000
Study level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaverCourse year: Year 1 (continues each year while studying, excluding placement year)
Deadline: AutomaticOfficial details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledHome country: United KingdomCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Deadline: For September 2026 entryOfficial details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate (taught)Armed forces background: Yes
Study level: Undergraduate, FoundationCircumstances: Care leaver
Care Leavers' Bursary£1,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledCircumstances: Care leaver
Unite Foundation Scholarship
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Study level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate (research)Region: England - North EastHousehold income: £62,377 or less
Study level: UndergraduateRegion: England - North EastHousehold income: £62,377 or less
Subject: LawFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHousehold income: Below £42,875
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Study level: UndergraduateHome country: United KingdomCircumstances: Care leaver, Low income
Study level: UndergraduateHome country: EnglandCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Subject: Art & DesignFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Subject: MedicineFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Access & Success Fund£1,500
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHousehold income: Under £62,410
Deadline 5 June 2027Official details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Philip Soar Scholarship£2,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, FoundationHousehold income: Under £30,000
Deadline: 14 October - 5pm 13 November 2026Official details →
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Subject: Art & DesignFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Deadline 16 May 2027Official details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledHousehold income: Under £25,000Circumstances: Care leaver, Carer (adult)
Care Leaver Bursary£1,500
Fee status: UK DomiciledHousehold income: £25,000 or lessCircumstances: Care leaver
Deadline 8 January 2027Official details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Access Bursary (LSBU)£1,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Care Leaver Bursary£5,700
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Study level: PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHousehold income: Under £25,000
Study level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Carer (adult)
Study level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Young carer, Carer (adult)
Subject: Art & DesignFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Circumstances: Care leaver, Experienced homelessness
Bursary for Young People Leaving Care (Oxford Brookes)
Circumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, POLAR (low participation area)
Circumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Estranged, Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Care Experienced Bursary£1,000
Circumstances: Care leaver
Circumstances: Care leaver
Subject: Art & DesignFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Subject: AgricultureFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Care Leaver Package£3,600
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Subject: SportFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHousehold income: Means-tested
St Mary's Cares Bursary£3,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Care Leaver, Estranged Student & Carer Bursary
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Young carer, Carer (adult)
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
OU Care-Experienced Learners Support
Study level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Study level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateCircumstances: Carer (adult), Estranged, Care leaver, Low income
Santander Scholarships (care-experienced, UCL)
Study level: PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Study level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateRegion: Northern Ireland
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateRegion: Northern Ireland
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Study level: UndergraduateHome country: England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel IslandsCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Carer (adult), Disabled / long-term health condition, Low income
Deadline 24 September 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
Study level: UndergraduateRegion: ScotlandHome country: Scotland
Deadline 24 September 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHousehold income: Under £42,875
Study level: UndergraduateHome country: United KingdomCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Refugee / asylum seeker
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateNationality: United Kingdom
Study level: UndergraduateRegion: England - South WestCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK Domiciled, OverseasCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Disabled / long-term health condition
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Chamberlain Award£1,000-£2,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateNationality: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateNationality: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: PostgraduateHousehold income: Under £42,875
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK Domiciled, OverseasHousehold income: Under £1,000 in savingsCircumstances: Carer (adult), Care leaver, Estranged, Experienced homelessness, Low income
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Cumbria Bursary£500-£1,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Care Leavers Bursary (Derby)£600-£1,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledCircumstances: Care leaver
Deadline: AutomaticOfficial details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Deadline: AutomaticOfficial details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateRegion: Scotland
Fee status: UK Domiciled, OverseasStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateCircumstances: Experienced homelessness, Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: OverseasCircumstances: Refugee / asylum seeker, Care leaver, Estranged
Study level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateHome country: ScotlandCircumstances: Disabled / long-term health condition, Carer (adult), Care leaver, Estranged, Refugee / asylum seeker
The Darlington Scholarship£16,500
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Unite Foundation Scholarship (Edinburgh)
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Study level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Carer (adult), Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: POLAR (low participation area), Care leaver, Estranged, Refugee / asylum seeker, Carer (adult)
Study level: PostgraduateHome country: ScotlandCircumstances: POLAR (low participation area), Care leaver, Estranged, Refugee / asylum seeker, Carer (adult)
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Refugee / asylum seeker
Widening Participation Scholarships (Glasgow)
Region: ScotlandCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Young carer, Carer (adult), Low income, POLAR (low participation area)
Care Leavers Scholarship (Gloucestershire)£1,000-£2,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Subject: ArchitectureFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Deadline 27 November 2026Official details →
Care Experienced Bursary (Huddersfield)£2,500-£3,250
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledCircumstances: Care leaver
Study level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Disabled / long-term health condition, Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Low income
Humber Grant£1,300
Circumstances: Care leaver, Carer (adult), Estranged
Study level: UndergraduateHousehold income: Under £25,000Circumstances: Care leaver, Carer (adult), Estranged, Disabled / long-term health condition
Care-experienced and Estranged Student Graduation Bursary
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Study level: UndergraduateNationality: United KingdomCircumstances: Care leaver
Subject: LawFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateNationality: United Kingdom
Bracken Scholarship£5,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: PostgraduateRegion: England - North West
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Carer (adult), Refugee / asylum seeker
Deadline: AutomaticOfficial details →
Subject: HumanitiesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
The Salters' Fellowship£10,000
Subject: ChemistryFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
The Bason Family Bursary£6,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateRegion: England - North West
Study level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Accommodation Bursary (Nottingham)
Study level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Care Experienced and Estranged Bursary (Nottingham)
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Additional Funding for Care Leavers (Plymouth)
Study level: PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Mel Joyner Award£500
Household income: Low incomeCircumstances: Care leaver, Disabled / long-term health condition, Carer (adult), Estranged, Refugee / asylum seeker
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Disabled / long-term health condition, Carer (adult)
Subject: STEMFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Subject: EngineeringFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Care Experienced and Estrangement Bursary (Reading)
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHousehold income: Under £27,000
SPCLS Centenary Bursary£4,000
Subject: Social SciencesFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Circumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateNationality: United Kingdom, EU
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateRegion: England - North West
Subject: Law, Media/CommunicationsFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Postgraduate
Care Leavers Accommodation Scholarships
Study level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Enhanced Awards (care leavers, estranged, carers, Sheffield)
Study level: PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Carer (adult)
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver
Deadline 26 August 2027Official details →
Enhanced Support for Care Leavers, Estranged, Carers (Undergraduate, Sheffield)
Study level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Carer (adult)
Study level: UndergraduateHome country: EnglandCircumstances: Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Carer (adult)
Unite Foundation Scholarship (Sheffield)
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Young carer, Carer (adult)
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Study level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateHome country: United KingdomCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Young carer, Carer (adult), Disabled / long-term health condition
Study level: PostgraduateHome country: United KingdomCircumstances: Care leaver
The Reid Family Scholarship (Widening Participation)£9,000-£21,525
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateRegion: Scotland
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Battersea Scholarship£4,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Deadline 4 October 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fluor Scholarship£4,000
Subject: EngineeringFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Deadline 4 October 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
Subject: MusicFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Deadline 4 October 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
Subject: EngineeringFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Deadline 4 October 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
Subject: EngineeringFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Deadline 4 October 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Subject: STEMFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Deadline 4 October 2026 · closing soonOfficial details →
Subject: Veterinary Medicine and SurgeryFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
The Sussex Fund
Circumstances: Refugee / asylum seeker, Care leaver
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: OverseasStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateNationality: International
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Warwick Scholars£500-£2,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: PostgraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Study level: UndergraduateHome country: United KingdomCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Care Leavers Bursary (Westminster)
Circumstances: Care leaver
Home Undergraduate Bursaries£1,000-£3,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Care Leavers and Estranged Students Bursary (York)
Circumstances: Care leaver, Estranged
Reid Scholarship£4,000
Subject: HistoryFee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: Undergraduate, PostgraduateHome country: United Kingdom
UWE Cares Bursary£1,650
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
UWE Cares PG Bursary£0.50
Study level: PostgraduateCircumstances: Care leaver, Estranged, Young carer, Carer (adult)Course year: 1
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Care Leaver Award (Wrexham)£500-£1,000
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
Fee status: UK DomiciledStudy level: UndergraduateHome country: United Kingdom
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