PGT Sanctuary Scholarships

Overview

Northumbria University has announced the continuation of the Sanctuary Scholarship, for those seeking asylum in the UK.

This opportunity will award three outstanding students with a £1,000 contribution towards studies, as well as a full 100% fee waiver for a wide range of eligible Full-Time Masters courses, beginning in September 2024. 

Applications will close at 16:00 on Friday 26 April 2024.

Terms and Conditions

To be eligible for the Sanctuary Scholarship, you must:

• Be currently seeking asylum in the UK, or you must be a dependant, spouse or civil partner* of someone currently seeking asylum in the UK

• Be able to provide evidence of your current immigration status

• Have received a conditional or unconditional offer on a Full-Time one-year Masters course at Northumbria University, starting in September 2024

• Meet all the conditions of your course, including English Language competency requirements

• Be living in the North East of England (Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Northumberland, Cleveland and North Cumbria) prior to the commencement of study and be able to provide an address

• Be unable to access UK student finance (tuition fee loans and/or maintenance loans) by virtue of your immigration status

* Your spouse or civil partner must have been your spouse or civil partner on the date that your asylum application was made. Dependent children or step-children must have been aged 18 or under on the date that your asylum application was made.