Care Leaver and Estranged Student Accommodation Award

If you are from a care background or are an estranged student and studying a full-time undergraduate course with us, you may be eligible to access a fully funded place in our Halls of Residence for the academic year 2026/27. This Award will be funding up to five places in Halls of Residence.

The Care Leaver and Estranged Student Accommodation Award allows care leavers or estranged students to apply for a place in any of our Halls of Residence for a full 52-week contract, totally free of charge for your first year of study.

To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria:

• you are beginning the first academic year of your course in 2026/27
• you are under the age of 25 on the first day of the first academic year of your course (1 September for courses starting in the autumn term)
• you are a ‘Home’ student enrolled on a full-time undergraduate course at the University of Northampton. EU and International students are not eligible to apply for this award
• you must have been in care, or under a care order, for a period of at least thirteen weeks since the age of 14 or you are from a Foyer. (You must provide a supporting letter from your Local Authority or support worker to confirm this), or be an estranged student as defined by Student Finance England
• you must not be living with parents or receiving any financial support from parents