The Unite Foundation is a UK registered charitable trust founded by student accommodation provider

Unite Students The Unite Group (trading as Unite Students) provides purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) across the United Kingdom. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange as a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. History The Unite Group wa ...

in 2012. The charity provides free university accommodation and a cost-of-living scholarship to young people who have earned a university place but who, for financial reasons, are unlikely to be able to take it up. Particular emphasis is placed on assisting young people who have been through the UK Care System. It currently offers scholarships to 90 students studying in the 2014/15 academic year. In October 2014 the Unite Foundation announced it had secured an £8.5 million, five-year funding pledge from Unite Students which it claims "will mean about 300 more" scholars.

Operation

The Unite Foundation works in partnership with seven

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across

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and

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. The universities themselves operate the admission process, while the Foundation sets the admission criteria and reviews acceptances. All Unite Foundation Scholars are offered free accommodation in Unite Students properties for the duration of their studies. In addition, each receives an annual cost-of-living scholarship of £3,000, rising to £4,000 in London

Personnel

As of October 2014 the Chair is Jenny Shaw, who is also Head of Higher Education Engagement and Student Services at Unite Students. The six-strong Board of

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s is made up of four senior Unite Students staff and two external post-holders. The Unite Foundation's patron is designer

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Partner Universities

The following universities offer Unite Foundation Scholarships: * De Montfort University *

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* Queen Mary University of London *

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London Metropolitan University

References

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