Partially funded

Estranged Students Bursary

Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

A £2,000 annual bursary for UK students under 25 who are irreconcilably estranged from both parents and study full-time at undergraduate level at Oxford Brookes.

Applications must be made during the academic year; no payment is made retrospectively.

Award Information

  • Full-time undergraduate or foundation degree student starting in 2026/27, aged 25 or under at the start of the course.
  • In receipt of Student Finance England support.
  • Formally estranged and recognised by Student Finance England as independent, or irreconcilably estranged from both parents, verified by an objective professional third party (for example a teacher or GP) who can confirm no contact with biological, adoptive or only living parents.
  • Global Banking School students are not eligible.
  • £2,000 per academic year, paid in two instalments of £1,000, normally November and February.
  • Award may be terminated and repayment demanded after disciplinary action or if eligibility information was misleading.

Applications open: 31 August 2026

Applications close: 30 July 2027

  1. Email [email protected] to request an application form or help applying for estranged student status.
  2. Complete the application.
  3. Provide an original letter from an independent person (teacher, GP or social worker) verifying the situation.

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Documents you will need

  • Original letter from an independent professional verifying estrangement

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