Fees and financial support : Support for students who are care-experienced, estranged, and young adult carers

To be eligible for the Care Leaver, Stand Alone or Young Adult Carer bursary, you must be 25 or under, domiciled to England and registered with Student Finance England. This isn't a means-tested bursary and is in addition to any other bursaries and benefits that you may be entitled to.

Please note: financial support and bursaries offered under AUB’s Access and Participation Plans aren't available to students studying at franchise partner institutions.

Eligibility and application evidence related to each of the three bursaries can be found in the Bursaries section above. Please click on the bursary you're considering applying for further details.

On the application form you will be asked to provide the contact details of a professional that can confirm your eligibility for your bursary. This could be:

• A local authority representative
• A teacher from your school or college
• Your GP
• Another professional person who's unrelated to you

You will need to wait until you have completed the enrolment process in September at AUB to apply for the bursary.

If you have identified yourself on your UCAS application form as a student that may be care experienced, estranged or a young adult carer you will receive an email from the Access and Participation Team (wp@aub.ac.uk) to your AUB email address with instructions on how to apply once applications have opened for your academic year of study.

The application form can be found on e-vision on your My AUB Dashboard.

Please use your AUB email address on your application form. This will also be the email address we use to contact you to confirm the status of your bursary application and for communications about your bursary meetings.

Once your eligibility has been confirmed, you'll be e-introduced to the Wellbeing Team with information on your bursary meetings and support available.

The bursary is worth £2,000 a year and is paid in three instalments after a Bursary meeting with your named contact and confirmation that you are engaging and attending your studies.

The first instalment paid in the Autumn Term is 25% (£500), the second instalment paid in the Spring Term is 50% (£1,000) and third instalment paid in the Summer Term is 25% (£500).

The bursary is paid directly into your bank account that is linked to your Student Finance England account.

As well as our bursaries we have a range of financial support available for undergraduate students in receipt of a full maintenance loan from Student Finance England, with a net household income of £25,000 or less. Our support offer is based on household income information provided by Student Finance England and eligibility is verified annually. What you’re entitled to receive will depend on your precise, individual circumstances.

For further details of the undergraduate student financial support available please visit our undergraduate fees and financial support webpage.

Yes – if you found out about the bursary and your eligibility later in the year, or if your situation has changed, we're still here to support you.

If you're applying part way through the academic year, or you are in your second or third year of undergraduate studies, you'll find the application form on e-vision on your My AUB Dashboard.