Applications are closed and will reopen in autumn 2024.
Contact us if you have a question or want to know about alternative support.
About the John La Rose Award scheme
The John La Rose Award scheme (previously known as the Haringey Fairer Education Fund) is a programme of support for young people. As part of our ambition to create a more equal Haringey, the scheme aims to make access to higher education fairer.
The John La Rose Award scheme can provide support for:
- university
- business school
- creative college
- another kind of higher education
Who can get support
You can apply for support if:
- you're 25, or under, on 1 September 2024
- your total household income is less than £30,000 a year
- you're applying for a higher education course
- you're going into higher education for the first time
- you've lived in Haringey for at least 3 years
If you’ve not lived in Haringey for at least 3 years, you can still apply if you’re in the category of:
- looked after children
- asylum seeker
- refugee
- no recourse to public funds
- a young person with SEND
- compulsory housing move by local authority
Support you'll get
You could get financial and mentorship support.
UCAS application fee
If your application is successful, we will reimburse your UCAS application fee.
Living costs
We have a limited number of grants to cover living costs.
If you meet the criteria for who can get support, we encourage you to apply as we may be able to signpost you to other grants.
If you get a grant, you will:
- get a payment each term of your course to help cover your living costs
- be offered a mentor to support you with going into higher education
Other funds
Other funding sources you can try include:
- The Tottenham Grammar School Foundation Somerset Undergraduate Award for those who went to a state-maintained secondary school
- Scholarship Hub for information on UK scholarships
- BlackBullion for student money management and funding search