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The Unite Foundation

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Unite Foundation
Founded2012
FocusSocial Mobility
Location
  • United Kingdom
Chair
Shân Wareing
Director
Kate Brown
Websitethisisusatuni.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

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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

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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

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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

References

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