Published: 15 Apr 2024 566 views
The University of Glasgow is offering up to 20 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 2024/25. Please note that you must have applied to the University before submitting an application for this scholarship.
The University of Glasgow is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in 1451 [O.S. 1450], it is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities.
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. In addition, if the eligibility criteria for university accommodation is met, this will also be provided for the duration of your degree, if required. For more information on the accommodation criteria, please see the Accommodation Services section on the website.
Undergraduate students with refugee status (or equivalent) and access to funding, are eligible to apply for the scholarship and would receive the £5,000 stipend towards study costs only, if successful.
Postgraduate Taught Masters students with refugee status (or equivalent) and access to funding, are eligible to apply for the scholarship and would receive the £5,000 stipend towards study costs and a partial tuition fee waiver, to cover any shortfall not met by your Postgraduate Masters tuition fee loan.
Have come to the UK through schemes such as:
Please note that you must have applied to the University before submitting an application for this scholarship.
In addition to completing the application form, you must also email scanned copies of the following documents in support of your application to [email protected] before the application deadline of 30 April 2024.
Applications CAN NOT be considered without the relevant documentation to support them: -
If you are subject to Home Office Temporary Admission/Immigration Bail Reporting, please provide your:
• Application Registration Card (ARC) or Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) – Front AND Back
• Immigration Bail Reporting Notice (this may also be referred to as a Temporary Admission Document or BAIL 201) – please include every page of this document.
If you are not subject to Home Office Temporary Admission/Immigration Bail Reporting, please provide your:
• Application Registration Card (ARC) or Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) – Front AND Back
• The most recent documentation you have received from the Home Office in conjunction with your application/appeal – this should show your Home Office reference number.
If you do not fall within either of these categories, you should email copies of your relevant documentation confirming your immigration status/the scheme you have entered the UK under, before the scholarship deadline.
For more details visit: University of Glasgow website.
