Birmingham welcomes applications from students who have been in local authority care. We offer the following support for care leavers -
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priority places on our school visits, subject enrichment sessions and summer school residentials
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individual support in making your application
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help with accessing 50 week university accommodation over the time of your course
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support from student mentors based in our Halls of Residence
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a designated counsellor who can offer an initial advice and guidance session before you start or at any point during your time at the University
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priority when making an application to our Access to Learning Fund once you are studying here
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an invitation to our Access to Birmingham induction day before the start of your first term
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as part of the National Scholarships Programme Care Leavers are entitled to either University of Birmingham owned accommodation to the value of £4,750 or a £3,000 tuition fee reduction or a tuition fee reduction of £2,000 plus a £1,000 cash bursary
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a first point of contact in our Outreach office for any of the above - Anne Snell, email -
a.m.snell@bham.ac.uk, telephone +44 (0)121 4147801