We are committed to supporting young people in or leaving care to progress to higher education across a range of services and advice.
The Care Leavers Bursary is available to UK full-time undergraduate students who are a care leaver for a non-repayable bursary of £2,000 for every year a student progresses through the course with us. Eligibility criteria apply.
More about our Care Leavers Bursary
The bursary is in addition to financial support received from the local authority and any student finance that they are eligible for. Students who have indicated that they are a care leaver on their UCAS form will be contacted directly and invited to apply for the bursary. If the student has not included their status on their UCAS application further details on how to apply can be obtained by emailing studentlife@tees.ac.uk.
We can offer a full 365-day accommodation contract to any care leaver. This can be requested on a student's accommodation application.
We recognise that students may not want or need any extra support when they arrive on campus and throughout their studies, however if there is a need at any time our welfare and support team are always available in person and online.
Through our partnership with the other four North East universities (NERAP), we have signed the Care Leaver Covenant, demonstrating our commitment to a whole-institution response to supporting care leavers. This means students studying at Teesside will be guaranteed continued support to access, succeed and progress.
More about the Regional Care Leaver Covenant