Partially funded

Care Leavers' Bursary

De Montfort University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

DMU's Care Leavers' Bursary gives £1,000 cash a year to home students who come to the university directly from care. It is normally paid in each year of the course and is not awarded automatically.

Award Information

  • Come to DMU directly from care.
  • Home/UK fee status, studying full time on an eligible course and paying the full tuition fee.
  • Not sponsored (NHS, Probation Service or other bodies), though discretion may be exercised for this bursary.
  • Applied for student funding within nine months of the start of the course/academic year, with an SFE/SLC record that is assessed, finalised and shared with DMU.
  • Registered and attending when payments are made.
  • Postgraduates qualify only if continuing from DMU undergraduate study where they held the bursary.
  • £1,000 cash per year, normally for each year of the course.
  • Paid into your bank account by the SLC on behalf of DMU.
  • Can be held alongside one other DMU award.

Awards for 2026/27 must be approved and paid by 18 June 2027.

  1. Contact the Transitions Team via the Student Gateway ([email protected]) to be assessed.
  2. Make sure your student finance application is complete, your declaration signed and your data shared with DMU.

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