The scholarships have been announced as part of a series of offers from the Open University designed to support groups who face barriers to accessing higher education including people with care experience, carers and black students.
The care experienced scholarship is being made available to four people aged 25 or under on 1 September this year, have experience of care and have not previously been to university.
Applicants must also earn under £25,000 per year, be a UK resident or eligible for tuition fees paid by UK residents to access the courses for the 2023/24 academic year.
To apply, those eligible will need to provide proof of care experience, the Open University states.
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