Did you know, UCAS has expanded its fee waiver to cover care leavers up to age 26* across the UK from the 2027 cycle.

Since September 2024, UCAS has removed the application fee for FSM students. Many of the students applying this year say the waiver gave them confidence to apply. This fee waiver has now been expanded to cover care leavers up to age 26*. 

*Care leavers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are, by legal definition, someone who has been in the care of the Local Authority for a period of 13 weeks or more spanning their 16th birthday. A care leaver in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is eligible for the fee waiver up until their 25th birthday, in Scotland they are eligible up until their 26th birthday.