Care Leavers Bursary

To receive the Care Leaver Bursary, you must:

• be a UK home student enrolled on a full-time or part-time Manchester Met undergraduate degree
• be a care leaver and are receiving support from your local authority's leaving care service
• have applied online to be income assessed by Student Finance
• have a UK Student Support Number (English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland students)

WHO IS A CARE LEAVER?

A care leaver is someone who:

• is under the age of 25*
• has been looked after by their local authority for a period of at least 13 weeks from the age of 14
• was in care on or after their 16th birthday

*Students who are 25, but who returned to full-time education before their 25th birthday and are being supported by their local authority leaving care team will also be eligible for support.

Who is eligible?

To receive the Care Leaver Bursary, you must:

be a UK home student enrolled on a full-time or part-time Manchester Met undergraduate degree
be a care leaver and are receiving support from your local authority's leaving care service
have applied online to be income assessed by Student Finance
have a UK Student Support Number (English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland students)