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The Unite Foundation is a charity that provides a unique scholarship for care leavers and estranged young people who want to go to university. It funds accommodation in a Unite Students building for up to 3 years of study. Our scholars don’t have family support, some of them have been in care, others have been living independently, or with friends or extended family, and some have been homeless. The scholarship takes care of a place for our students to live throughout their studies, so that they can focus on embracing the full university experience and plan their future. The work of the Foundation has never been more important. We want to grow and better understand the significant difference our work brings to the lives of the young people we support/work with. We are at an important and exciting stage of our evolution with the development of a new strategy. Our ambition is to empower our scholars to advocate and organise for themselves, giving them guidance and support t

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