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for students under 25 from a care-experienced background

Care experienced students (3 months or more living under Local Authority Care after the age of three). Available to under-25s only.

To assist with initial costs of resources and equipment available to students aged 18–25 entering university from a care background.

Award Amount: Up to £1,000

Additional Information: Applicants will be expected to provide evidence in support of their application e.g Confirmation of your circumstances via a letter from your Local Authority (LA) or Care Authority, confirming you were under the care of your LA for a period of 3 months or more after the age of three”.

This award is paid in three termly instalments – 25%, 25% and 50%

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A specific progression bursary for undergraduate home students from Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion who are enrolling on the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree course at ���ϳԹ��� directly after completing a Level 3 (or equivalent) course at their constituent college.

Award amount: Up to £500

Additional Information: Applicants will be expected to provide evidence in support of their application e.g. an award letter or transcript confirming your completion of the course at Coleg Sir Gar or Coleg Ceredigion during the 2023-24 academic year.

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for assistance with disability-related costs

To assist all students who have, or are being assessed as having a disability with costs directly associated with their disability to facilitate their studies. 

Eligibility Criteria:

The student has been identified as requiring a diagnostic assessment by Student Services,

Or

The student requires specialist equipment but does not qualify for Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) support.

This fund cannot be awarded to students who are already in receipt of DSA support.

Award Amount: Up to £700

Closing date for Applications: Students can apply at any time

Additional Information: Students will need to provide a copy of the Student Finance entitlement letter

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for students under 25 who are estranged from their parents

Students (aged 18–25) who are estranged from, and have no contact with, their parents or who no longer have the support of their family due to a breakdown in their relationship which has led to ceased contact for 12 months or more.

Students must be under 25 and will be required to provide evidence in support of their application e.g. confirmation from Student Finance that they are being assessed for funding as an estranged student or a copy of the evidence provided to Student Finance as part of the estrangement application. 

Award Amount: Up to £1,000 

Additional Information: Application to include supporting evidence.
The bursary is paid in three instalments – 25% in terms 1 and 2 and 50% in term 3.

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For Level 5 or 6 BAME/traveller home students wishing to undertake research or performance activity.

Eligibility Criteria:

Qualifying students will self-identify as one of the ethnic groups under the following headings on this published :

• Mixed or Multiple Ethnic Groups
• Asian or Asian British
• Black, African, Caribbean, or Black British
• Other Ethnic Group

Students whose ethnicity is Gypsy or Irish Traveller also qualify for this bursary.

Up to a maximum of £500 to support eligible students undertaking research or performance activity (or up to £250 for academic and travel costs)  .

Activities may include: attending or presenting at a conference; costs associated with a research project or show; travel and academic costs.

Award Amount: Up to £500

Additional Information: Application to include supporting evidence e.g receipts as proof of purchase of academic materials, travel tickets etc.

Applicants must have registered their ethnicity with the University as part of their enrolment process. 

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Students living in Wales who are in higher education and who study part-time may have their fees waived if they meet certain conditions, dependent on when they started their course.

Students who are studying fewer than 30 credits this academic year may have fees waived if they are studying a first degree, Foundation Degree, HNC or HND, or another undergraduate credit-bearing higher education course funded by HEFCW (Higher Education Funding Council for Wales). 

Student eligibility criteria

A student enrolled on an eligible course must:

(i) be classed as eligible for funding according to the definition provided in HEFCW’s Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES) survey

(ii) be Welsh domiciled (provision of a Welsh address by the student would usually be considered sufficient evidence of Welsh domicile).

and meet one or more of the following conditions:

a) the student or the student’s family is in receipt of:

• Universal Credit or its predecessors
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• Employment and Support Allowance

b) the student is in receipt of:

• Carers allowance or carer’s credit
• Disability premium or other disability-related financial support 
• Bereavement benefits

c) be from a group which is considered to be under-represented in higher education, such as:

• students of all ages from areas in the bottom two quintiles of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019
• students of all ages from UK low participation in HE areas as measured by the proportion of working age adults with HE qualifications from the 2011 census (bottom two quintiles)
• care leavers or care experienced students • students with disabilities • students from ethnic minority backgrounds
• LGBTQ+ students
• refugees and asylum seekers
• students with caring responsibilities
• those studying through the medium of Welsh.

For the purpose of the criterion (a) the definition of ‘family’ is as follows: married, civil partnership or unmarried couple, or married or unmarried couple, or couple in a civil partnership with dependent children, or lone parent with dependent children.

Eligible students must be domiciled in Wales.  

For full eligibility details see the following document:

HEFCW regulations

Students who already hold a first degree, Foundation Degree, HNC or HND, or another undergraduate credit-bearing higher education course funded by HEFCW (Higher Education Funding Council for Wales) and who are studying for a qualification that is of the same level or lower will not be eligible for a fee waiver. Non credit-bearing courses and postgraduate courses do not qualify for the scheme.

Students are not eligible for funding to repeat a course or any modules or units within a course under any circumstances.

You should also note that this scheme is reviewed annually by HEFCW; it could be withdrawn prior to your achieving the full qualification.

If you wish to apply, please access the application form by using this link: 

for students who are carers and/or parents with childcare costs

Students under the age of 25 who are Young Adult Carers 

Students over 25 who are Carers 

Students who have children and need help with childcare costs

Bursary levels:

Up to £500 to support childcare costs (at nursery, creche or a registered child minder in the UK) where childcare funding is not available via the government or Student Finance. This is paid in two instalments – 50% per semester.

or

Up to £500 to support adult dependants, where a student is not eligible for the Adult Dependant grant and Special Support Grant via Student Finance (evidence required would include the relevant PIP or DLA) This is paid in two instalments – 50% per semester.

or 

Up to £1000 for students under-25 who are acting as a Young Adult Carer (evidence required will be a letter from your Local Authority/Social Services or Carer’s Support Group). This is paid in three instalments – 25% in term 1, 25% in term 2 and 50% in term 3.

Award Amount: Up to £1,000

Additional Information: Application to include supporting evidence.

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for students from WIMD 40 Widening Participation areas

Students who come from Widening Participation areas as designated by Welsh Government.

The university will contact students who are eligible for this bursary directly.

Award Amount: Up to £100

Additional Information: Students may receive the bursary once in the academic year and this bursary will be processed in May.

Apply Now: No application form required - students will be notified of eligibility automatically. 

for assistance with wellbeing support

Students who identify as Transgender or Non-Binary and will have incurred relevant wellbeing costs.

Up to a maximum of £250 per eligible student, usually provided retrospectively on the submission of payment receipts.

It is envisaged that this bursary will support Transgender and Non-Binary students in accessing appropriate wellbeing support – for instance, travel to appointments, prescriptions, support and refuge services.

Award Amount: Up to £250

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Access to university and support for students with UK asylum-seeking or refugee status. This bursary provides a tuition fee waiver and additional support for study. 

To access this bursary, applicants must satisfy all of the criteria listed in the terms and conditions. 

The criteria include:  

• Having one of the listed immigration statuses, and 
• Having received a conditional or unconditional offer of full-time undergraduate study from ���ϳԹ��� 

University of Sanctuary Bursary Terms and Conditions

Applications are now being taken for the 2025–26 academic year and the deadline for applications is 6pm on 30th May 2025.

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Women in STEM Academic Excellence (up to £500)

The bursary will be awarded to applicants who self-identify as women and who are enrolled on a full-time undergraduate programme in Engineering, Computing, Construction or Environmental Conservation will be eligible for consideration. 

Application form: 

Applications close on Friday 24th January 2025