SOAS Hanna and Peter Singer Sanctuary Scholarship 2026

The Hanna and Peter Singer Sanctuary Scholarship has been established in memory of Hanna and Peter Singer who were refugees during the Kindertransport in WWII. 

The Scholarship is designed to support displaced people who might otherwise be blocked from embarking on a postgraduate university degree especially those with precarious forms of immigration status and who do not have access to Student Finance.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJuly 3, 2026
• ValueFully Funded
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyUniversity of London

Benefits

• The Hanna and Peter Singer Sanctuary Scholarship for postgraduate students is an award of £30,000 which includes a full tuition fee waiver for any full-time postgraduate degree of one year duration, with the remainder available as a stipend to contribute towards living costs.
• Accommodation at Goodenough College, in the form of a standard Single B room, is also included for the period of 12 months.

Requirements

Applicants must be a displaced person that falls into one of the following groups: 

• Asylum Seeker or you have submitted a claim for asylum in the UK or are actively appealing a negative decision on claim for asylum in the UK.
• Discretionary or Limited Leave to Remain.
• Humanitarian Protection status or the spouse or child of someone with Humanitarian Protection status.
• Refugee status or you are the spouse or child of someone with refugee status.
• The dependant of any of the above status groups, in recognition that they are also from asylum-seeking or refugee backgrounds.

Alternatively, applicants must have come to the UK under one of the following:

• UK Refugee Resettlement Scheme (UKRS)
• Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme
• Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP)
• Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) and Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme (VCRS)
• Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine)
• Ukraine Family Scheme

Applicants must also:

• Be resident in the UK.
• Be assigned Home Fee status.
• Have received an offer of study for a 1-year postgraduate course beginning in September 2026. You will still have to meet the conditions of your offer of a place to be accepted onto the degree programme and receive the scholarship.
• Not have already studied at an equivalent or higher level.
• Provide evidence of their immigration status to [email protected] by the end of the scholarship application deadline. Applicants should also provide evidence that they have had their Student Finance loan application rejected if this is the case.

Check also:
Free Ongoing Fully Funded Scholarships Guide 2026 (Download Now)

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Step 1

• For more information on how to apply, please see the How to apply for postgraduate study webpage. 
• Having an offer of study is necessary to be considered by the Hanna and Peter Singer Sanctuary Scholarship selection panel, although you may submit a scholarship application before you receive your offer of a place.  

Step 2

• Apply for the scholarship by 12 noon UK local time on 3 July 2026. You must apply for this scholarship via the admissions portal and will need to have applied for a course to get login credentials for this.

For any enquiries regarding the scholarship application procedure, please email [email protected]

For more information, kindly visit SOAS University scholarship webpage.