Closing date: 1st May 2025
Student type: International students
Level of study: undergraduate and postgraduate
Study area: Any
Scholarship value: Full tuition fee waiver and £5,000 per year stipend
Description: The University of Glasgow is offering up to 30 Sanctuary Scholarships for applicants to the University, who have been forced to travel to the UK for humanitarian reasons and are facing challenges in progressing onto Higher Education. The scholarship is open to prospective undergraduate and postgraduate taught students at the University of Glasgow applying for entry in September 2025/26.The scholarship will meet the cost of tuition fees for the duration of your programme, for applicants who are unable to access mainstream funding through Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) or Student Finance. The Sanctuary Scholarship also provides a £5,000 per year stipend, to assist with study costs.
Eligibility:
To be eligible applicants must:
- Hold a firm conditional or unconditional offer for full time study at the University of Glasgow for 2025/26
- Have submitted a claim for asylum in the UK OR are actively appealing a negative decision on claim for asylum in the UK OR have been granted Refugee Status, Humanitarian Protection (HP) or Discretionary Leave (DL) by the Home Office, as a result of an asylum claim.
OR
- Have come to the UK through schemes such as:
-UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS)
-Afghan citizens Resettlement Scheme
-Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP)
-Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS)
-Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine)
-Ukraine Family Scheme
- From eligible countries/regions.
How to apply: apply online
More info: https://www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships/sanctuaryscholarships/#