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York St John University
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With you, we can do more.
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We need you
York St John University is dedicated to supporting our students during their times of greatest need, as well as levelling the playing field for those from less advantaged backgrounds. Your donations will go towards supporting students who face significant barriers to higher education, allowing them access to university.
In the 2023 to 2024 academic year, our generous donor community supported 10 new scholarships for carers, parents, mature students, and those estranged from their families. Despite our increase in scholarship provision for this academic year, we still had to turn down 63% of applications because of an increase in need.
With your support, we can enable more students like Isabella to reach their full potential.
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Isabella's story
"York St John University was always my first choice. When I attended an Open Day back in 2017, I felt accepted and as if I belonged from the get-go. At the time, I was experiencing an issue that is unique to those in foster care – I was coming straight from a respite placement to meet my carers at the event. When I presented myself to the people at reception after entering the Open Day, they were extremely receptive and didn't question why I had a large suitcase with me.
When I returned several years later, I had become a care leaver and found myself aging out of the additional funding my home council had provided me with. I ended up applying for a scholarship in the second year of my degree and was successful. With it, I have been able to purchase a bus pass and ensure that travel to campus has been covered, year-round. I do not live in York as I cannot access accommodation there. In addition to this, I have been able to purchase more resources to help with my learning and continuous personal development, which has enabled me to look further into the future at my career prospects. I am looking to become a social worker and am currently undertaking work experience to achieve that.
Without that scholarship, I don't think I can truthfully say that I would still be in education. It has been a lifeline for my university experience and has enabled me to achieve far more than I would have expected. I feel that I would have been in a position where I was choosing between living and studying, and no student deserves to be in that position.
With the support of the scholarship, I have been able to access York St John in all ways possible, and I cannot thank the donors enough."
Isabella, Psychology with Child Development
Together, we can do more.
Other ways to support us
Submit a snapshot and profile of your time at York St John University and your journey since graduating. Celebrate your successes and inspire graduating students.
We celebrate the varied careers of alumni and remind our students of what they have to look forward to after they have finished their studies.
Through our webinar programme, we are celebrating our alumni, showcasing their achievements, listening to their careers stories and learning how they continue to achieve their goals.
If you would like to be a part of future webinar series please contact the Alumni team by emailing alumni@yorksj.ac.uk or by calling 01904 876 741.
There are many ways you can offer opportunities to support our current students. Find out more by visiting our work with our students page.
Ask our Alum allows students to gain valuable insights and guidance in their desired career or industry by connecting directly with our growing network of generous York St John Alumni.
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Ways to donate
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Cordukes Circle
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