We believe in you.

No rent, no bills, 365 days a year for 3 years.

Our scholarship takes care of a place for you to live whilst you’re at university leaving you free to study, meet new people and plan your career. We’ve already awarded scholarships to 250 students building their futures without family support. We award scholarships to students with a wide range of backgrounds and academic grades. We’ll help you settle in, keep in touch with you and offer you extra opportunities for enjoyment or employment throughout your studies.

Eligibility

Aged 25 or under
A statutory care leaver or estranged from your family
Starting or studying your first undergraduate degree
Holding UK home fee status
Applying to/studying at a partner university

Download guidance

Our window for scholarship support in 2019/20 is now closed.

Scholarship awards for this cycle will be notified in the first week of July 2019.

The window for scholarship scheme application for 2020/21 will open on 1 January 2020. Guidance for this will be published at the same time.

Do feel free to download the previous guidance and application form FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION ONLY.

Applications to the Unite Foundation are submitted through your current or intended firm choice university; you should always contact their care leaver/estranged student team to find out about this and other support for your successful university experience. Contact us if you can’t find a name and number for your uni.

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Our University Partners

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We work in partnership with a wide range of universities, reflecting the diversity of the sector.

N. Ireland

North West

Liverpool

Liverpool John Moores University

Manchester

University of Salford
Manchester Metropolitan University

Midlands

Birmingham

Aston University

Leicester

De Montfort University

South West

Bath

Bath Spa University

Bournemouth

Bournemouth University

Bristol

University of the West of England (UWE)
University of Bristol

Exeter

University of Exeter

Wales

Scotland

Aberdeen

Robert Gordon University

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Napier University
University of Edinburgh

Glasgow

University of Strathclyde
Glasgow Caledonian University

North East

Leeds

Leeds Beckett University

Sheffield

Sheffield Hallam University
University of Sheffield

London

Kingston University
Brunel University London
Queen Mary University of London
University of Westminster
King’s College London
London Metropolitan University
University College London (UCL)

South East

Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

Reading

University of Reading

North West 3 Midlands 2 South West 5 Scotland 6 North East 3 London 7 South East 2

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Our Current Partners

Aberdeen
- Robert Gordon University

Bath
- Bath Spa University

Birmingham
- Aston University

Bournemouth
- Bournemouth University

Bristol
- University of the West of England (UWE)
- University of Bristol

Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Napier University
- University of Edinburgh

Exeter
- University of Exeter

Glasgow
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow Caledonian University

Leeds
- Leeds Beckett University

Leicester
- De Montfort University

Liverpool
- Liverpool John Moores University

London
- Kingston University
- Brunel University London
- Queen Mary University of London
- University of Westminster
- King’s College London
- London Metropolitan University
- University College London (UCL)

Manchester
- University of Salford
- Manchester Metropolitan University

Portsmouth
- University of Portsmouth

Reading
- University of Reading

Sheffield
- Sheffield Hallam University
- University of Sheffield