University and college named contacts for care experienced students

This page provides links to where you can find details of the named contact for care experienced students at Scotland's universities and some local colleges too.

Scotland's colleges and universities recognise the challenges care experienced students can face in accessing and progressing through Higher Education, so many have additional supports in place, both pre-entry and throughout. Support varies across institutions, and may include:

Pre-application support
A named contact for support throughout studies
Access to additional funds
Year-round accommodation
Access to student wellbeing services, counselling and health services
Support to take part in extra-curricular activities and mentoring programmes

LEAPS can support LEAPS-eligible care experienced students to initiate contact with the named contact at the institution(s) you are considering or planning to study at (even if you're not 100% sure yet), to discuss what support could be available and to put this in place in time for starting a course. Get in touch with us and we can make an introduction between you and any named contacts you'd like to speak with. Or you can contact a named contact direct, using links below to find the relevant contact and their details - whichever method you prefer!

We know that contacting a university or college to ask a question can feel very daunting, but LEAPS is here to help and hopefully make it a bit easier for you if you would like to contact them directly!

We have a template below which you could adapt and personalise to send to a university or college with details of your particular query below.

Email Template:

Hi,

My name is [your name] and I am exploring the support available for care experienced students at [University/College Name].

[If you have any specific questions around support such as accommodation, finance etc. please include them here.]

In case it is helpful, I have also included some more details about me below.

My school is [name and location]
[If you are LEAPS eligible] I am a LEAPS student (www.leapsonline.org) I am care experienced and I meet the following LEAPS eligibility criteria [list any other eligibility criteria you meet - please find the criteria here]*
The name of the university/college course I am thinking of applying for is [course name]
The S4 and S5 qualifications I have sat are [subjects and grades]
The S6 qualifications I am currently sitting are [subjects]
Anything else you want the university to know about you that you think would be useful as part of your query!

Please let me know if you need any more information. I look forward to hearing from you.

[your name]

[your email address]

Good luck!