Sanctuary Scholarship

Immigration Status. As well as meeting the academic requirements for your chosen programme of study you will also need to demonstrate that: You have submitted a claim for asylum within the UK and are awaiting a response (this includes submission of a fresh claim) or You have Limited Leave to Remain (formerly Discretionary Leave to Remain) in the UK and are not eligible for funding via Student Finance England or You have been awarded ‘Humanitarian Protection' or Refugee status in the UK but are not eligible for funding via Student Finance England or You have left care in the UK and are assessed as international for tuition fee purposes and are not eligible for funding via Student Finance England or (For applicants to postgraduate research programmes only) You have been granted refugee status by the UK Home Office or You are the family member of someone with one of the immigration statuses listed above with ‘in line' or ‘dependent' status.

Sanctuary Scholarship applications will be considered from students applying to the following programmes:

Full-time undergraduate degree programmes
Full-time Doctorate level programmes (eg PhD, EngD,EdD)

Value of Scholarship

• Undergraduates – a full tuition fee waiver plus a grant for living costs of £9500 for each year of study.
• Doctorate Students (STEM disciplines) - a full tuition fee waiver plus an annual living cost grant of £16,062. A research allowance of £5000 per year will also be paid. All funding will normally be for a maximum of 3.5 years.
• Doctorate Students (HASS disciplines) -a full tuition fee waiver plus an annual living cost grant of £16,062. A research allowance of £750 per year will also be paid. All funding will normally be for a maximum of 3 years.