Uniaid

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Uniaid is a British charitable organization which aims to help young people "overcome financial hurdles to higher education". In 2005, their online financial game, Student Survivor, gained Highly Commended in the Third Sector Excellence Awards.^[1]

In 2007, at the E-learning Awards, the judges awarded their Special Mention prize in the Best E-learning Programme Securing Widespread Adoption category to Uniaid for its three online tools: All About U, Student Survivor and Student Calculator.^[2] These tools help students deal with the financial aspects of getting a college or university degree.