TEDI-London Care Leaver Scholarship

About the scholarship

New for 2024, this scholarship is to support access to higher education for any person who is a care leaver or has experience of being in care.

If you have a student loan, scholarships can either go towards the cost of your tuition fees or maintenance costs. They are awarded following an application process.

Eligibility criteria

You’ll need to be:

– A care leaver* or care experienced

– Under the age of 25

– Have a Home fee status

– Holding an offer to study at TEDI-London

– In receipt of a student loan or self-funding your studies.

*A care leaver is someone aged 25 and under who has spent time in local authority care (such as foster care, or residential children’s homes). A care leaver will be eligible for support from the local authority’s Leaving Care Team once they turn 18 and will be currently supported by a local authority when they enrol in Higher Education.

How much could I be awarded?

£3,000 per year of study

Number of scholarships available

Up to 5

How to apply

You’ll need to provide evidence of your care experience. This could be a letter from your Local Authority confirming your care leaver status, or a letter from a GP, social worker, care experienced support service or other professional person from the local authority in which you were looked after.

Deadlines to apply

For September 2024 start: 19 April 2024

For January 2025 start: 6 December 2024

Things to note

In addition to this scholarship, you may also apply to our range of Participation scholarships, and/or our Talent scholarships.

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