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You are a mature student over the age of 21, returning to full time study
In September of this academic year I am entering or entered Year 13/Year 2 of a Level 3 programme
I have already applied to Higher Education/submitted my UCAS application
If applying for entry in 2024 you are not eligible for this scheme. If you have already submitted your UCAS application for 2025 entry please contact us at headstart@hud.ac.uk and we can advise you what you need to do to apply for this scheme.
I am currently studying/I have passed the Progression Module previously
If you are under 21, please tick all boxes that apply to you.
You are eligible if your biological parents have not previously completed a higher education course. This does not include HE courses undertaken whilst you were in secondary education or any work-based, Open University or part time HE study that your parents undertook.
If you were entitled to free school meals, whether you claimed them or not, you are eligible under this criteria.
The England average Attainment 8 score for 2022-23 is 46.3. To find out if you qualify under this criteria, check your school’s Attainment 8 score here:https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Check your eligibility using the online postcode checker. Only POLAR 4 young participation quintile 1-2 are eligible.
You are estranged from your parents if you have not had verbal or written contact with both of your biological, adoptive parents or your only living parent for a significant period of time and your estrangement is irreconcilable. Further details are available here:http://standalone.org.uk/guides/student-guide/#independent-status
A young person with caring responsibilities has sole or shared responsibility, unpaid, to care for a friend or family member (including siblings) who has an illness, disability, mental health illness or addiction who couldn’t manage without their support.
LGBTQ+ student is someone who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning or other.
The adverse circumstances must be unforeseeable or unpreventable as far as the learner is concerned, and sufficiently disruptive to have a significant adverse effect on academic performance.
We may contact your Tutor Referee by email to verify your eligibility for this scheme. By completing this form, you are giving us permission to discuss your personal circumstances, relevant to your application to this scheme, with your nominated Tutor Referee.
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