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The Young Carers Scholarship
Young carers have told us that balancing school with caring responsibilities can be hard. However, with the right support, young carers can thrive.
Carers Trust Scotland is delighted to launch the Young Carers Scholarship in partnership with The Education Academy Scotland and The Rangers Charity Foundation.
The Young Carers Scholarship is a fully funded, one-of-a-kind programme designed to help young carers across Scotland thrive in their senior phase of secondary school and achieve their very best in their National 5 and Higher courses.
This is more than just a scholarship, this pioneering programme goes far beyond financial and educational help. It’s here to give young carers:
- Practical Educational Support – resources, study guidance, and tailored help to give you the best chance of success in your exams.
- Wellbeing & Community – connect with a supportive network of other young carers who properly understand your journey.
- Professional & Peer Connections – opportunities to meet and learn from people working in the caring sector who want to champion your future.
- Inspiration & Role Models – special events with individuals who have been young carers themselves and gone on to achieve amazing things.
"Young carers face significant barriers in balancing their education with their caring role. Yet we know that when they have the right support, such as dedicated Young Carer Champions and flexibility, they thrive. We are delighted to be launching this new programme with The Education Academy to support young carers as they work towards their National 5 and Higher qualifications. No young person’s education should be impacted due to caring responsibilities. A huge thank you to The Rangers Charity Foundation as we pilot this innovative and flexible approach to learning for young carers".
Nicola Bell - Programme Lead (Scotland), Carers Trust
Scholars will be given fully-funded access to our range of tuition and revision offers for N5 and Higher subjects:
- Online Monthly Masterclasses
- In-person Weekly Lessons (Saturday mornings in Glasgow)
- In-person Grade Booster Days (typically Easter holiday weekdays)
This is Scotland’s first scholarship of its kind. It is innovative, unique, and designed with young carers at the heart. It’s about more than education: it’s about recognising your strengths, opening up new opportunities, and ensuring you feel supported both in and beyond the classroom.
The Young Carer Scholarship is an exciting collaboration between:
- Education Academy Scotland – empowering young people to achieve their potential.
- Carers Trust Scotland – the leading charity supporting unpaid carers across the UK.
- Rangers Charity Foundation – showing compassion to those in need, tackling inequalities and creating opportunities for people of all ages to change their lives for the better.
Together, we are committed to breaking down barriers and giving young carers the tools, confidence, and belief they need to succeed.
"A huge part of our work in the community is based around educational opportunities and pathways towards employment for young people. We believe in their potential and want to ensure that young people with caring responsibilities can still achieve their goals in terms of their education and of course their longer term futures. It was therefore a natural fit for us to sponsor the Young Carers Scholarship places at the Education Academy Scotland via the Carers Trust, and we can’t wait to see what the young people we are supporting go on to achieve over the course of the year.”
Gillian McKelvie - Communications and Partnership Exec.
Why Apply?
Because this scholarship has been built for you. If you’re a young carer in Scotland, this is your chance to access not just financial and academic support, but a community that will inspire you, lift you up, and celebrate everything you achieve.
Application Information
By completing an application, you are accepting all of the following terms and conditions:
- Applicants must be in the senior phase of secondary school (S4, 5 or 6) and also be connected to a local carers centre
- Scholarships are awarded by a judging team and their decision is final
- Applicants must provide personal data which will be securely stored by TEAS and will be shared with Carers Trust Scotland
- Successful applicant data will be stored for up to 12 months after the scholarship is complete, applicants not chosen for the scholarship will have their data deleted immediately
- Applicants must provide the email address for a suitable staff member in their local carer centre (likely to be their carer worker or other relevant person) who will be asked to provide a reference on the suitability of the applicant for this programme; applicants must have the advance permission of this person to share their email address with us
- Applicants must also provide the email address for a suitable staff member in their school (e.g. Head of Year or Pupil Support Teacher) who will be asked to provide a reference on the suitability of the applicant for this programme; applicants must have the advance permission of this person to share their email address with us
- The parent/carer of the applicant will provide a supporting statement in the application
- Applications can not progress without a carer worker and teacher reference and a supporting statement from the parent/carer
- Successful applicants will commit to attending all relevant online and in-person classes (allowing for exceptional circumstances)
- Successful applicants will share their current working grades for their SQA courses
- Successful applicants will provide their final SQA exam grades and permit their school to share this result with TEAS on their behalf if no pupil response is made on exam results day
- Successful applicants will take part in short surveys to evaluate the impact of the scholarship
- Successful applicants consent to in-class photography and its use to promote and celebrate the scholarship programme
- Applicants accept that completing the application process in no way guarantees their selection for the programme
Become an Education Funding Partner
Supporting a scholarship allows organisations to demonstrate and celebrate their commitment to supporting educational opportunities for young people and adults in Scotland; making it clear that these organisations recognise and value the talents and potential of people in their local or national community.
Our Education Funding Partners make up a growing and diverse group of companies who make success in education a reality for The Education Academy Scotland Scholars.