Partially funded

Estranged Student's Bursary

University of Brighton, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The estranged student's bursary gives £1,000 cash per year to undergraduates under 25 who are permanently out of contact with their parents and start at the University of Brighton in 2026-27. It is not repayable.

Award Information

  • Under 25, not a care leaver, permanently out of contact with parent(s)
  • Undergraduate course, non-salaried designated PGCE or pre-registration postgraduate health sciences course; full-time (part-time pro rata)
  • Assessed as estranged by Student Finance England and eligible for full tuition fee and maintenance loan
  • UK national, Irish citizen or settled status; normally resident in England; 3 continuous years in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man
  • Not receiving the University bursary or care leaver's bursary; no bursary in a repeated year
  • £1,000 cash per year; pro rata for 30 to 90 credits
  • First instalment after you start and status is verified; second in May 2027
  • Related: Brighton Boost first-year support

No application deadline. The university emails by the end of November to confirm.

  1. Be assessed as an estranged student by Student Finance England.
  2. After you start and the university receives confirmation, you are emailed by the end of November.

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How selection works

Award depends on meeting the criteria; reassessed each year.

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