University of St Andrews Sanctuary Scholarship 2026

The University is pleased to provide a Sanctuary Scholarship, specifically designed to support undergraduate and postgraduate applicants and current students who are seeking sanctuary in the UK.

The Sanctuary Scholarship is open to any applicant or current student that has an official Home Office status as one of the following:

• Asylum Seeker
• Refugee
• Humanitarian protection (with forced migration background)
• Limited leave to remain (with forced migration background)
• Discretionary leave to remain (with forced migration background)

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 22, 2026
• ValueFull tuition and allowance
• Study LevelMasters , Undergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of St Andrews
• School to studyUniversity of St Andrews
• Eligible CountryUnited Kingdom

Benefits

Full tuition and allowance

Requirements

Study level

Available to students studying at:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate

Domicile for fee status

• Scotland home, Rest of UK

Schools

• Available to students in the following Schools and Departments:
  • Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Classics, Computer Science, Divinity, Earth and Environmental Sciences, English, Film Studies, Geography and Sustainable Development, Graduate School, History, International Relations, Mathematics and Statistics, Medicine, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology and Neuroscience, Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews Business School, International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute

Application assessment

• Financial need (Hardship, means tested)

Available to

• Prospective students, Current students

Mode of study

• Full time, Part time - daytime

Geographical criteria

• Scotland (UK/Home), England (UK), Northern Ireland (UK), Wales (UK)

Selection Process

Financial need (Hardship, means tested)

Application Documents

As part of the application, you will be asked to upload the following documents:

• A personal statement, which should be no longer than two pages. Please include the following when writing your statement:
  • A description of your personal financial need, your current financial circumstances and any anticipated changes to income (personal or family).
  • The impact of your forced migration status on your access to higher education.
  • You may also use this statement to provide further context in support of your answers to the application questions.
• Evidence of your household income.
• If you are an asylum seeker and are unable to provide household evidence, please upload evidence confirming your official Home Office Status.

You will be asked to confirm your accommodation needs in the application form. This allows us to temporarily reserve a room for successful applicants before they apply directly to Accommodation Services.

Application Deadline

April 22, 2026

How To Apply

After you have applied to a new course beginning in the academic year 2026-27, you will be provided with login details for the My application portal. You must allow up to three working days for processing and issue of your log in details before you can apply for this scholarship.

This scholarship is available through the relevant (undergraduate or postgraduate) St Andrews Sanctuary Scholarship application in the Scholarships and Funding Catalogue in the Scholarships and Funding section of My application or MySaint if you are a current student at the University of St Andrews.

You must complete, submit and provide all references before the deadline date.

Scholarship application form guidance

Application fee exemption

If you are applying for a postgraduate taught course and intend to apply (and are eligible for) the Sanctuary Scholarship, you do not need to pay the £50 application fee. At the point of submitting your application to St Andrews, please contact [email protected] for further advice.

For more details, visit University of St Andrews Scholarship webpage