Our support for young people who are leaving the care system and starting a degree at the University of Sussex is changing slightly for anyone applying for a 2012 start.
The package of support will now include:
- The Care Leavers Coordinator (Head of Widening Participation) as a point of contact
- Automatic invitation to be considered for the additional support package, as a result of the care leavers question on UCAS form
- Special consideration by admissions staff, plus Helpline for Results Day
- A Care Leavers' Bursary of £3000 cash for every year of study
- £500 study grant in the first year
- Priority for the Access to Learning Fund (ALF) in the event of any financial difficulties
- Permission to remain in a campus-based Hall of Residence, including all holidays (except for the last 2 weeks of the Summer vacation) throughout your degree, should you wish
- A named Care Leaver’s Student Advisor, based in the Student Life Centre, available throughout the degree course to help with any problems or personal needs on a one-to-one basis
- Individual support through a named Careers Adviser in the Careers & Employability Centre (CEC) from application until three years after graduation
- Funded placements to help students gain work experience
For further information please contact:
Sarah Cullen
Head of Widening Participation
E s.m.cullen@sussex.ac.uk
T 01273 877909
Film on care leavers who enter HE, made by young undergraduates at the University of Huddersfield.