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Coventry University Care Leavers Accommodation Support Scheme

Coventry University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The Care Leavers Accommodation Support Scheme gives eligible care leavers free University-owned accommodation for the whole of their full-time undergraduate course at the main Coventry University campus. It applies to students starting in 2026-27 and is offered in limited numbers.

Eligible students receive 52 weeks of guaranteed, licence-fee-free accommodation each year for the length of their course, up to a maximum of 4 years, at Bishop Gate, The Cycle Works or Godiva Place. They also have access to pastoral care from the Accommodation Student Wellbeing and Halls Teams.

Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. The scheme is for home (UK-domiciled) students only.

Award Information

  • Home fee-paying student domiciled in the UK.
  • Aged 25 or under at the time of enrolment.
  • In the care of a UK Local Authority for at least 13 weeks since the age of 14 and in care at the age of 16 and thereafter.
  • Registered as a full-time student of Coventry University or CU Coventry on a full-time Coventry University undergraduate course (including foundation and blended learning courses), studied in its entirety at the main Coventry campus.
  • Living in University-owned accommodation for the duration of the course.
  • Written evidence of care leaver status.
  • Only one successful application under the scheme is allowed.
  • Licence-fee-free University accommodation on a 52-week basis for each year of the course, up to a maximum of 4 years.
  • Exemption from the Advance Licence Fee Payment (£90 for 2026/27 applications).
  • Pastoral support from the Accommodation Student Wellbeing and Halls Teams.
  • Support continues through course transfers, repeats, deferrals and placement years, which count towards the 4-year maximum.
  1. Apply for a full-time undergraduate course at the main Coventry University campus.
  2. Complete the University accommodation application and indicate on the form that you are a Care Leaver.
  3. Provide written evidence of your care leaver status.
  4. Apply early: allocation is first come, first served.

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Documents you will need

  • A letter from Social Services confirming you were in care before starting at Coventry University; or
  • Evidence that you received Income Support, Housing Benefit or Universal Credit (including the housing element) throughout your post-16 education.

How selection works

  • Allocated on a first come, first served basis, subject to eligibility; accommodation works on a cumulative year-on-year basis.
  • Eligibility may be reassessed at any time; support ends if the student leaves the University or accommodation, or no longer meets the criteria.

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