Care Experienced Bursary (Essex)

- Students must be verified as a care leaver or eligible care experienced individual by the Care
Experienced Bursary assessor and must have been resident in the UK during the period of care ((i.e.
England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland - including the Republic of Ireland).
- This bursary is restricted to students who have been assessed as paying Home fees and are entirely
self-funded*.
- Students must register at the University of Essex on a full-time or part-time**, undergraduate or
postgraduate course
- Students must have applied for and have been approved for funding from Student Finance England
(SFE) (or other UK funding provider) with the University of Essex as their chosen institution and have
consented to the sharing of data.
- Undergraduate students must have had a means-tested assessment for funding from SFE (or
other UK funding provider).

*Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded. This
includes but isnÕt restricted to tuition fee loans from Student Finance England or other UK funding body.
**Substantial part time refers to a student who is registered on a part-time programme that is at least
50% of the full-time equivalent programme