Sanctuary Scholarship

Overview

Two scholarships are available a year for students who have sought refuge in the UK:

• Undergraduate University of Wolverhampton Sanctuary Scholarship. Tuition Fee Waiver and Living Costs Bursary of £1,000 per year.

• Postgraduate (Taught) University of Wolverhampton Sanctuary Scholarship. Tuition Fee Waiver and Living Costs Bursary of £1,000 per year.

Eligibility Criteria:

The following categories of applicant would be eligible to apply for the scholarship.

• An asylum seeker or the partner/dependant of an asylum seeker; OR

• An asylum seeker/partner/dependant who has been granted Discretionary Leave to Remain (DLR) or some other form of temporary status.

• From another forced migrant background and not eligible to apply for Student Finance.

• Applicants must hold an offer for a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme at University of Wolverhampton for entry in academic year 2024/2025.

• These scholarships are available only to students paying international fees.

• Applicants must be privately funded (i.e., full fees being paid from their own or their family’s resources).

• Applicants must not be in receipt of any other scholarship or financial award.

• Applicants must not have previously been enrolled on the same course, or a course leading to this award (e.g. DipHE or PGDip).

Spouses/ civil partners must have been the spouse/ civil partner on the date which the asylum application was made. Children/step-children must have been aged under 18 on the date on which the asylum application was made.

Applications close on 31st July 2024.