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| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Social Mobility |
| Location |
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| Chair | Shân Wareing |
| Director | Kate Brown |
| Website | thisisusatuni.org |
The Unite Foundation is an independent charity in the UK that runs a nationwide accommodation scholarship scheme, supporting estranged and care experienced students with a free home at university. The scholarship takes care of students’ accommodation and bills for up to 3 years at university.
The Unite Foundation also supports All of Us, the community for all estranged and care experienced students in Higher Education across the UK. They provide funding and dedicated team members who work hand in hand with the community to help everyone become better connected on and offline.
Operation
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.
Personnel
As of September 2024, the Chair is Shân Wareing who is also Deputy Vice Chancellor at University of Northampton and the Director of the charity is Fiona Ellison, the interim Director is Kate Brown.
Partner Universities
Students on the Unite Foundation scholarship can study at any of the following universities:
Aberdeen
Robert Gordon University
Bath
Bath Spa University
Birmingham
Aston University
Bournemouth
Bournemouth University
Bristol
University of the West of England (UWE)
University of Bristol
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Napier University
University of Edinburgh
Glasgow
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow Caledonian University
Leeds
Leeds Beckett University
Leicester
De Montfort University
Liverpool
Liverpool John Moores University
London
Kingston University
Brunel University London
Queen Mary University of London
University of Westminster
King’s College London
London Metropolitan University
University College London (UCL)
Manchester
University of Salford
Manchester Metropolitan University
Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam University
University of Sheffield