Institutional development · Student experience, equity and outcomes · United Kingdom
UCAS drops its application fee for eligible care leavers from the 2027 cycle
UCAS, the UK university admissions service, has highlighted five resources for advisers supporting care-experienced students, including a waiver of its application fee for eligible care leavers from the 2027 application cycle.
Why it matters: Eligible care leavers applying through UCAS in the 2027 cycle can do so without paying the application fee, once they complete the required steps.
UCAS published five tools and resources to help advisers support care-experienced students applying to higher education, ahead of Care Leavers Month in November.
According to UCAS, eligible care leavers can apply without paying its application fee from the 2027 application cycle, and advisers are asked to help students understand the steps needed to access the waiver.
The other resources listed are an adviser toolkit on supporting care-experienced students, the Outreach Connection Service linking students with universities, charities and employers, a scholarships search tool and online training.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
Eligible care leavers applying in the 2027 cycle will not pay the UCAS application fee, so advisers working with them will need to guide students through the steps required to claim the waiver.
