Who is it for?
The Blackburn Bursary is for students under the age of 25 who are defined as a ‘care leaver.’
Eligibility
- Students must be a ‘Home’ student, which is determined by the funding provider (e.g. Student Finance England) and not the student status that University of Lincoln allocates to you.
- EU students and international students are not eligible.
- Students must be officially enrolled and studying a first degree at undergraduate level.
- Students studying on a part-time basis, must have a course intensity of at least 25% of a full-time equivalent.
- Students must be under the age of 25.
- Students must have been in the care of, or have been given accommodation by, their local authority.
- Their time in care must have lasted at least 13 weeks.
- Their time in care must have ended after they turned 16.
- Students must not have returned to the care of their parent(s) prior to the first day of the first academic year of their course.
- Students must not have previously received the Blackburn Bursary for the same year of study.
How to Apply
Applications for a Blackburn Bursary must be made through the Student Funding Team in the Student Support Centre. There is a link to the application form below – this should be completed and emailed to studentfundingteam@lincoln.ac.uk
Please note, students cannot be awarded both the Blackburn Bursary and the Foyer/Supported Housing Bursary.
Bursary Amount
The Blackburn Bursary is a set amount of £1,500 paid to eligible students in two instalments for each completed level of study.
The first instalment of £500 is paid upon approval of the application following enrolment. The second instalment of £1,000 is paid upon successful completion of the year of study.
Further information about Support for Care Leavers
The University of Lincoln have dedicated advisors to assist care leavers or care experienced students at the University – further information can be found here: Care leavers – Student Services
