#HomeAtUniversity
A rent-free #HomeAtUniversity is the ONLY evidence-based intervention that results in estranged and care experienced students going to university, staying at university and completing their degree at near on the same rate as any other student.
The Unite Foundation scholarship has been running for 12 years. The charity has awarded 719 scholarships so far, and 293 Unite Foundation graduates are pursuing their dreams.
The charity currently works with 31 university partners across England and Scotland, and the team works closely with Unite Students; the charity’s accommodation partner and principal corporate donor, alongside Portal Trust, Astra Foundation and Dulverton Trust.
This is a huge achievement for the Unite Foundation and its partners, but there are around 16,000 estranged and care experienced students in Higher Education in the UK.
In 2022, Unite Foundation commissioned JISC to analyse 10 years of its data to understand the impact of providing a rent-free, year-round #HomeAtUniversity for estranged and care experienced students.
Research showed:
+ Unite Foundation students stay on course
Scholarship students progressed from 1st to 2nd year of study at the same rate as non-care leaver students.
+ Unite Foundation students get their degrees
Scholarship students completed their degree closer to the rate of non-care leavers.
+ Unite Foundation students get ‘good honours’ degrees
Scholarship students were within 3 percentage points of non-care leaver students in getting 1st or 2:1 class degrees.
Our vision: A rent-free #HomeAtUniversity is provided to all estranged and care experienced students as standard support.
Read the full research report with executive summary, methodology and detailed findings here.