The Article 26 Award

To meet the eligibility criteria of the Award, applicants must:

• Have refugee status, be an asylum seeker or the partner/dependent of an asylum seeker OR an asylum seeker/partner/dependent who has been granted Discretionary Leave to Remain (DLR) or some other form of temporary status.
• Have a conditional or unconditional offer of undergraduate study from the University of Kent, having applied through UCAS (www.ucas.com).
• Be currently attending a school, college, community or voluntary group which can provide a reference in support of their application.
• Be unable to access mainstream funding, e.g. student finance or a local authority grant.
• Live within commuting distance of the University of Kent (i.e. within the county of Kent).
• Not require support for living expenses or accommodation.

Applicants wishing to study the following subjects at the University of Kent are not eligible to apply for the Article 26 award:

Courses dependent on NHS funding
Dentistry
Foundation degree programmes
Medicine
Pharmacy