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The Sanctuary Scholarships are now open. The Undergraduate deadline is Sunday 25th May 2025 (to keep within the time frame for UCAS Decline by Default). The Postgraduate deadline?is Friday 6th June 2025.
The Sanctuary Scholarships are available for new Undergraduate (UG) and new Postgraduate Taught (PGT) students,?starting September 2025. 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 Sanctuary Scholarship supports 4 students per year who are seeking sanctuary in the UK, 1 Undergraduate and 3 Postgraduate.
The University of 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 will:
- cover 100% of tuition fee costs for each year of study (3 years for UG and 1 year for PGT)
- provide a bursary for each year of study to help with additional study costs?
- provide a welcome pack
- support with university 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 (if you have specific requirements, please contact the Sanctuary Coordinator,?Claire Giles).
Sanctuary Scholarship eligibility criteria
Admission
- Applicants must be holding an offer from the University of 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 to study on an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Taught course starting September 2025.
Immigration
- to be an asylum seeker *- a person who has made a claim within the UK for refugee status, or,
- to be a person who has been granted some form of temporary status as a result of an Asylum claim* - such as limited leave to remain.
Other Criteria
- Priority will be given to those in neighbouring counties; Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Wiltshire, Sussex, and West Surrey
- You must not be eligible for Government funding (Student Finance) by virtue of your immigration status, as detailed above. If you hold a student visa, you are not eligible for this scholarship.
Eligibility checker - correct as of website update 10th March 2025.
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Immigration status |
Can I apply for a Sanctuary Scholarship? |
What evidence can I share |
Can I receive Student Finance (SFE) funding from the government? |
If I can’t get SFE even though I should due to my immigration status, how can I evidence that to the sanctuary team. |
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Asylum seekers |
Yes |
ARC Card |
No |
N/A |
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LLR, DLR or UASC |
Yes ? |
eVisa share code ? |
Could only get SFE under the long residence category. You must also be either:
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N/A If there are questions about your eligibility due to long residency we may need more information from you. |
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Calais Leave/Stateless leave/Section 67 leave |
No |
eVisa Share code ? |
Should get SFE but if the 5 years refugee leave ends during study contact - advice@reuk.org |
Share immigration history and try to apply for Student Finance. |
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Humanitarian Protection |
No ? |
eVisa Share code |
Should get SFE but if the 5 years refugee leave ends during study contact - advice@reuk.org Residence requirement for Humanitarian Protection in the UK: There is no three-year residence test for this category. Applicants must have been ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands throughout the period since being granted their humanitarian protection/LLR. |
Share immigration history and try to apply for Student Finance. ? |
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ARAP/ACRS |
No ? |
eVisa Share code ? |
If you been given ILR through the ARAP/ACRS schemes you should be able to apply for SFE. |
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ILR |
No ? |
eVisa Share code ? |
If you have ILR, you could access SFE if you have been in the UK for 3 years before (and on) the first day of the first year of the course. If not, then you will not be able to get SFE. ? |
Share immigration history and try to apply for Student Finance. ? |
What is the shortlisting process?
Stage 1 - Submit scholarship application along with required evidence
- Admissions letter
- Application form
- Immigration evidence
- Reference
Stage 2 - The Sanctuary Coordinator will process the forms and may contact applicants should further information be required.
Stage 3 - The Undergraduate applications close on Sunday 25th May.?The Postgraduate applications close on Friday 6th June 2025.
Stage 4 - The panel meet to go through completed applications.
Stage 5 - The panel select the applicants they wish to offer the scholarship to.
Stage 6 - The Sanctuary Coordinator contacts the successful applicants to offer them a conditional scholarship offer. This condition is based on being able to successfully enrol onto one of our university programmes and completing a Right to Study Check.
Stage 7 - Applicants accept or decline the scholarship offer. If declined, the panel go back to the unsuccessful applicants to enquire if they are still interested and hold and eligible.
Stage 8 -?In August 2025 students must confirm they have/have not met the requirements of their programme following results day.
Stage 9 - Applicants confirm with the Sanctuary Coordinator and apply for the 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 if needed. Students then need to complete their Right to Study checks.
Stage 10 - The university conducts a check on 1st September 2025 to ensure eligibility and will then confirm that students can move into their 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载/move to 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载.
Scholars are not to move to 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 until they have confirmation from the Sanctuary Coordinator after 1st September 2025.
Any questions, please contact the Sanctuary Coordinator, Claire Giles.
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