The Unite Foundation Explained

Unite Foundation
Founded Date:2012
Location:United Kingdom
Focus:Social Mobility
Leader Title:Chair
Leader Name:Shân Wareing
Leader Title2:Director
Leader Name2:Kate Brown
Website:thisisusatuni.org

The Unite Foundation is an independent charity in the UK that runs a nationwide accommodation scholarship scheme, supporting estranged and care experienced students with a free home at university. The scholarship takes care of students’ accommodation and bills for up to 3 years at university.

The Unite Foundation also supports All of Us, the community for all estranged and care experienced students in Higher Education across the UK. They provide funding and dedicated team members who work hand in hand with the community to help everyone become better connected on and offline.

Operation

The charity currently works with 31 university partners across England and Scotland, and the team works closely with Unite Students; the charity’s accommodation partner and principal corporate donor.

Personnel

As of September 2024, the Chair is Shân Wareing who is also Deputy Vice Chancellor at University of Northampton and the Director of the charity is Fiona Ellison, the interim Director is Kate Brown.

Partner Universities

Students on the Unite Foundation scholarship can study at any of the following universities:

Aberdeen

Robert Gordon University

Bath

Bath Spa University

Birmingham

Aston University

Bournemouth

Bournemouth University

Bristol

University of the West of England (UWE)

University of Bristol

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Napier University

University of Edinburgh

Glasgow

University of Strathclyde

Glasgow Caledonian University

Leeds

Leeds Beckett University

Leicester

De Montfort University

Liverpool

Liverpool John Moores University

London

Kingston University

Brunel University London

Queen Mary University of London

University of Westminster

King’s College London

London Metropolitan University

University College London (UCL)

Manchester

University of Salford

Manchester Metropolitan University

Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

Sheffield

Sheffield Hallam University

University of Sheffield