Recipients of the bursary will be awarded £1000 per annum, payable in two instalments during the academic year- one during the first semester, and one during the second semester, for the duration of their course of study at Queen’s University Belfast (subject to satisfactory academic progress). 

As an undergraduate student, the bursary is available if you are:

• ordinarily resident in the UK (also available to students from Republic of Ireland, subject to funding)
• normally under 25 years*
• pursuing a full-time undergraduate degree at Queen’s University Belfast
• able to demonstrate that you were in the care of a Health and Social Care Trust or Local Authority for three months or more at any time

As a postgraduate student, the bursary is available if you are:

• ordinarily resident in the UK (also available to students from Republic of Ireland, subject to funding)
• normally under 25 years*
• pursuing a full postgraduate course at Queen’s University Belfast
• have completed an undergraduate degree within the last two years
• able to demonstrate that you were in the care of a Health and Social Care Trust or Local Authority for three months or more at any time

*Students who are over 25 years, and meet all the other criteria of the Care Experienced Bursary, can apply to be considered for the bursary payment if they are in financial difficulty. Staff in Widening Participation Unit will consult with Student Finance and look at each application on a case by case basis. You may be asked to submit further information/evidence in support of your application. 
** evidence can be submitted by any professional body if Health & Social Care Trust or Local Authority cannot provide evidence to WPU in timely matter

Please contact Jacqui at j.maxwell@qub.ac.uk or Rhiannon at r.mcstocker@qub.ac.uk if you are unsure if you meet any of the above criteria.