HEON Eligibility
We prioritise our programmes to students who meet the following criteria:
- free school meal eligible students
- care experienced young people
- young carers
- students from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
- students from black, minority & ethnic groups
- refugee & asylum seeking students
- children from military families
- students with a disability or learning difference
- home postcode – live in an area of low progression to HE (TUNDRA or IMD Q2 area)*
*Feel free to contact us via heon@surrey.ac.uk if you are unsure how to identify these postcodes
Why do we work with these young people?
These have been identified by the office for students and are recognised as backgrounds which are under-represented in higher education. For varying reasons, students who meet these criteria face barriers that means they progress to higher education at a lower rate than their peers. By prioritising our work to young people from these backgrounds, we aim to widen access to higher education and the opportunities that this provides.
