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Newcastle University is proud to support equal access to higher education and is pleased to offer sanctuary scholarships consisting of full tuition fee support and a bursary for living expenses for applicants wishing to study at the University. Applications are now open for this scholarship.
Opportunity Details
Newcastle University is proud to support equal access to higher education and is pleased to offer sanctuary scholarships consisting of full tuition fee support and a bursary for living expenses for applicants wishing to study at the University. The scholarships have been designed to enable students from asylum-seeker backgrounds to progress to higher level study.
This scholarship commences September 2024 for the full duration of the student’s degree programme.
1.The following categories of applicants can apply under this scheme:
a. asylum seekers
b. children of asylum seekers and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (e.g.
children migrants under 18)*
c. applicants with refugee status (ineligible for Student Finance government funding)
*Applicants who have been granted Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave to Remain as a result of an application for asylum, or the children of a parent in this position, will also be considered.
2. Applicants must be living in the UK at the time that they apply for consideration under the scheme. Priority will be given to applicants from the North East of England (Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Northumberland, Cleveland and North Cumbria).
3. Applicants must have applied for a place on a Newcastle University degree programme. Priority will be given to applicants applying for their first degree.
4. Their predicted grades must meet the entry requirements for the degree concerned.
Applicants who hold qualifications from outside the UK are welcome to use the University’s International Webpages. Start by Selecting your Country to find the typical Undergraduate and Postgraduate entry requirements before you apply to Newcastle.
Should you have any further questions about the University’s entry requirements, please reach out to them via the below links;
Enquiries about Undergraduate Study
Enquiries about Postgraduate Study
5. Applicants must meet the English language criteria for their course or have relevant qualifications to indicate their English language competency. Find out more about English language support.
Personal circumstances will be considered if there is good reason for criterion 4 or 5 not being met.
6. Applicants must be unable to access mainstream funding, for example from Student
Finance England or a local authority grant.
These criteria have been discussed and agreed with the Asylum and Migration Justice Forum.
Sanctuary Scholarship applications will be considered from students applying to the following programmes:
The following applicants are not eligible to apply for Sanctuary Scholarship funding:
If you are eligible for the scholarship, visit the application website to get started.