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Many universities offer Sanctuary Scholarships or Article 26 Scholarships specifically for asylum seekers and refugees in order to support equal access to higher education. These scholarships generally covers the full tuition fee, along with a grant to help with costs of living.

List of universities who offer these scholarships:

University of Bath:
https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/sanctuary-scholarship/

Birkbeck, University of London:
https://www.bbk.ac.uk/student-services/financial-support/compass-project-fund

University of Birmingham:
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/funding/Article-26-Scholarship.aspx

University of Bradford:
https://www.bradford.ac.uk/scholarships/info/Sanctuary-Scholarship-2022

University of Bristol:
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/students/support/finances/scholarships/sanctuary-scholarship/

Brunel, University of London:
https://www.brunel.ac.uk/scholarships/page?id=79bcd5a1-e1ae-42bc-91dd-fdad67619f0b

Canterbury Christchurch University:
https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/fees-and-funding/article-26-award

Cardiff Metropolitan University:
https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/international/study/applying/Pages/Sanctuary-Award.aspx

University of Chester:
http://www.chester.ac.uk/campus-life/support-for-students/asylum-seekers

City, University of London:
https://www.city.ac.uk/prospective-students/finance/funding/sanctuary-scholarship

De Montford University, Leicester:
https://www.dmu.ac.uk/current-students/student-support/adjusting-to-student-life/transitions/article-26-scholarship.aspx

University of East Anglia:
https://www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/scholarships-finder/scholarships-a-z/university-of-sanctuary-scholarship

Edge Hill University:
https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/international/fees-and-scholarships/?tab=support-for-asylum-seekers

University of Exeter:
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/award/?id=2750

University of Gloucestershire:
https://www.glos.ac.uk/information/knowledge-base/sanctuary-scholarship-2021-22/

University of Greenwich:
https://www.gre.ac.uk/bursaries/the-sanctuary-scholarship

University of Hull:
https://www.hull.ac.uk/choose-hull/study-at-hull/money/awards/sanctuary-scholarship

Keele University:
https://www.keele.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/tuitionfeesandfunding/undergraduatefunding/undergraduatebursariesandscholarshipsinternationalstudents/article26sanctuaryscholarships/

University of Kent:
https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADARTI2601

King’s College London:
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/student-funding/scholarships-and-bursaries/2021-22/sanctuary-scholarship

Kingston University London:
https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/access/care-leaver-support/sanctuary-scholarships/

University of Leeds:
https://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/123000/international_students/598/sanctuary_scholarship

University of Leicester:
https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/distance-learning/sanctuary-scholarship

University of Manchester:
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/student-finance/2022/asylum-seeker-concessions/

Newcastle University:
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/study/student-life/support-wellbeing/asylum-seekers/

Newman University, Birmingham:
https://www.newman.ac.uk/knowledge-base/sanctuary-scholarship/

Northumbria University:
(Undergraduate) https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/study-at-northumbria/fees-funding/international-fees-funding/ug-sanctuary-scholarship/
(Postgraduate) https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/study-at-northumbria/fees-funding/international-fees-funding/pg-sanctuary-scholarship/

Nottingham Trent University:
https://www.ntu.ac.uk/studenthub/money-fees-and-funding/bursaries-and-scholarships#a26

Oxford Brookes University:
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying-at-brookes/finance/sanctuary-scholarship/

University of Portsmouth:
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance/scholarships-and-bursaries/sanctuary-scholarship

Queen Mary, University of London:
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/scholarships/items/bursary—funding-for-asylum-seekers—sanctuary.html

University of Reading:
https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/fees-and-funding/sanctuary-scholarships#:~:text=University%20of%20Reading%20Sanctuary%20Scholarships,education%20that%20displaced%20people%20experience

University of Roehampton:
https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/undergraduate-courses/funding-and-scholarships/the-sacred-heart-sanctuary-scholarship/

Royal Holloway, University of London:
https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/fees-and-funding/undergraduate/scholarships-and-bursaries/scholarships/sanctuary-scholarship/

University of Salford, Manchester:
https://www.salford.ac.uk/askus/support/sanctuary-seekers

Sheffield Hallam University:
https://www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees-scholarships-and-discounts/scholarships-discounts-and-bursaries/sanctuary-scholarships

Southampton Solen University:
https://www.solent.ac.uk/finance/grants-bursaries-scholarships/scholarships

SOAS, University of London:
https://www.soas.ac.uk/registry/scholarships/masters/

University of St. Andrews:
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/postgraduate/scholarships/sanctuary-scholarship-pg/

University of Sussex:
(Undergraduate) https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/undergraduate-scholarships/view/1322-Article-26-Scholarship
(Postgraduate) https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/masters-scholarships/view/1321-Article-26-Scholarship

Teesside University:
https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/fulltime/scholarships_sanctuary.cfm

University of Wales Trinity Saint David:
https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/bursaries/undergraduate/

University of Warwick:
https://warwick.ac.uk/services/wss/studentfunding/funding/fundingyourstudies/otherfundingopps/sanctuaryscholarships

University of the West of England Bristol:
https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/funding/scholarships-and-bursaries/the-sanctuary-scholarship

University of Winchester:
https://www.winchester.ac.uk/accommodation-and-winchester-life/scholarships-bursaries-and-awards/students-seeking-asylum/

York St. John University:
https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/funding-opportunities/sanctuary-scholarships/

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Universities that offer other forms of scholarship/bursaries for refugees and asylum seekers:

University of the Arts London – International Postgraduate £40,000 Scholarships
Covers the cost of tuition fees, accommodation at UAL halls, and may contribute towards living costs
https://www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/fees-and-funding/scholarships-search/ual-international-postgraduate-40,000-scholarships

Ashton University – Ashton Support Scholarship
Candidate awarded £1,250 every year of their degree, totaling £5,000
Eligibility assessed using results provided at enrolment, no application needed
https://www.aston.ac.uk/undergraduate/your-application/funding

University of Cambridge – Rowan Williams Cambridge Studentship (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees, along with a maintenance grant
https://www.cambridgetrust.org/scholarships/rowan-williams-cambridge-studentship/

University of Cambridge – Quantedge-Cambridge Refugee Scholarship (postgraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and maintenance costs for a student studying for a Master of Philosophy at King’s College, Cambridge
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/graduate/funding-for-graduates/quantedge-cambridge-refugee-masters-scholarship

Cardiff University
Tuition fee waiver (undergraduate)
Eligible candidates will have tuition fees reduced from international rate to home student rate
Opportunity Award (undergraduate)
Covers tuition fees and provides a £4,000 grant per year for living costs
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/funding/support-for-asylum-seekers

University of East London – Postgraduate Scholarship for Asylum Seekers
Covers the costs of tuition fees
https://www.uel.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/scholarships-bursaries/postgraduate-scholarships-bursaries/postgraduate-scholarship-asylum-seekers

University of Edinburgh
Asylum seekers will have their fee status changed to ‘home student’
Asylum Seeker Scholarships (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and provide a stipend for living costs
https://www.ed.ac.uk/tuition-fees/fee-status/work-out/asylum-seeker

University of Essex – Refugee Bursary (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Bursary of up to £1,000
https://www.essex.ac.uk/scholarships/refugee-bursary

University of Glasgow – Humanitarian Scholarship (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and provides a £5,000/year stipend
Additional scholarships for students who hold refugee status – £2,500 stipend towards study costs
https://www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships/humanitarianscholarships/

Glasgow Caledonian University – Asylum Seeker Scholarship (postgraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and provides a bursary of £1,250/year
https://www.gcu.ac.uk/study/scholarships/undergraduate/asylumseekerscholarship/

Goldsmiths, University of London – International Response Scholarship (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and accommodation fees, along with a £8,825 allowance
https://www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding/scholarships/international-response-scholarship/

Lancaster University – Sanctuary Bursary (undergraduate)
Annual bursary of £2,000 and additional aid for living costs
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/scholarships-and-bursaries/lancaster-sanctuary-bursary/

University of Liverpool – Asylum Seekers Bursary (undergraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and an award of £3,000 per year to support the costs of study
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/finance/scholarships/asylum-seekers-bursary/

London Metropolitan University
Asylum seekers will have their fee status changed to ‘home student’
https://student.londonmet.ac.uk/media/london-metropolitan-university/london-met-documents/professional-service-departments/student-services/aifs/refugees.pdf

London School of Economics (LSE)
Access to Education Scholarship (undergraduate)
Partial tuition fee waiver and up to £11,385 in maintenance
https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Undergraduate/fees-and-funding/access-to-education-undergraduate-scholarships
Access to Education Scholarship (graduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and up to £14,400 in maintenance
https://ww.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/fees-and-funding/access-to-education

University College London – Access Opportunity Scholarship (undergraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and a living allowance of £11,000/year
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/ucl-access-opportunity-scholarship

University of London – Refugees and Displaced Persons LLM Scholarships (postgraduate)
For refugees and displaced persons living in Greece
https://london.ac.uk/applications/funding-your-study/scholarships-and-bursaries/refugees-and-displaced-persons-llm

Loughborough University – Data Science Bursary (postgraduate)
£10,000 bursary for students from under-represented backgrounds
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-funding/masters-funding/data-science-bursary/

University of Nottingham
Maycock-Whileman Scholarship
£1,000/year bursary for home fee students with refugee status
WH Revis Article 26 Scholarship (undergraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and £500/year for living costs
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/support/financialsupport/bursariesandscholarships/funding-for-refugees-and-asylum-seekers.aspx

University of Oxford – Oxford Refugee Scholarship (postgraduate)
Award toward course fees and a grant for living expenses
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding/fees-funding-and-scholarship-search/scholarships-a-z-listing

Queen’s University Belfast – Asylum Seeker Scholarship (undergraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and a £8,000/year award for necessities
https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Undergraduate/Fees-and-scholarships/Scholarships/Asylum/

University of Sheffield – Asylum Seeker Scholarship (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and a £9,840/year award for living costs
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/finance/asylumseeker_scholarship

University of South Wales
USW Refugee Sanctuary Scheme
Covers the cost of tuition fees for English Language tuition prior to starting an undergraduate course
https://www.southwales.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/undergraduate/usw-refugee-sanctuary-scheme/
USW Asylum Seeker Bursary (postgraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees for Masters course and pre-sessional English Language course
https://www.southwales.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/postgraduate-fees-and-funding/usw-asylum-seeker-bursary/

University of Strathclyde – Asylum Seeker Scholarship (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and includes an allowance for essential study-related expenditure
https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/scholarships/asylumseekerscholarship/

University of Suffolk – Asylum-Seeker Support (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and a £500/year bursary
https://www.uos.ac.uk/content/university-suffolk-asylum-seeker-support

University of Surrey – Asylum Seeker Bursary (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Partial tuition fee waiver and a £1,500 bursary
https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/scholarships-and-bursaries/asylum-seeker-bursary-2021

Ulster University – Asylum Seeker Scholarship (undergraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and a £500/year grant
https://www.ulster.ac.uk/scholarships/asylum-seekers-scholarship

University of the West of Scotland
Asylum seekers who meet certain conditions may be granted home fee status and have their fees paid
https://www.uws.ac.uk/money-fees-funding/tuition-fee-status/

University of York – Equal Access Scholarship (undergraduate)
Covers the cost of tuition fees and a £10,660 maintenance award
https://www.york.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-funding/international/scholarships/asylum-seekers-scholarship/

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Scholarships offered by other organisations:

Awarding organisation: Helena Kennedy Foundation
Scholarship name: HKF Awards
Details: Bursary of up to £2,250 to assist with higher education costs, along with personal and practical support and other opportunities
Contact information: [email protected] / +0121 644 2406
Link: https://www.hkf.org.uk/hkf-awards/

Awarding organisation: The Black Heart Foundation
Scholarship name: Black Heart Scholars Programme
Details: Bursaries can be applied to costs of formal education or experiential education, and to all stages from prepatory education to post graduate
Contact information: [email protected]
Link: https://blackheartfoundation.org/scholarship-programme/

Awarding organisation: Unite Foundation
Scholarship name: Unite Foundation Scholarship
Details: For care leavers eligible for UK home fee status studying their first undergraduate degree; covers accommodation and bills for up to 3 years of study
Contact information: [email protected] / 0117 302 7073
Link: https://thisisusatuni.org/unite-foundation-scholarship/

Awarding organisation: The Marks Family Charitable Trust
Details: Scholarship for postgraduate students, covering home tuition fees
Contact information: [email protected]
Link: https://www.reuk.org/scholarships

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[Charlie Grant]

International Scholarship Opportunities for Refugees:

Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI):
The UNHCR of the United Nations administers the Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI) to help refugees afford the cost of post-secondary education. Through the program, recognized refugees can receive free tuition as well as money for books, transportation, housing and food. The program is open to applicants who hold a secondary school diploma, have demonstrated financial need, enroll in a program where the likelihood of employment is high and are under 28 years of age. Only one DAFI award is given out per family. Applicants must be from one of the countries specified by the UNHCR. A full list is available on their website.
https://www.unhcr.org/uk/protection/operations/40dbee984/albert-einstein-german-academic-refugee-initiative-fund-dafi-frequently.html

UNHCR First Country of Asylum Scholarships:
The UNHCR of the United Nations partners with a number of organizations to offer scholarship programs to refugees who have settled in specific countries. Refugees in Africa who are under the age of 35 and entering a degree program in natural sciences, agriculture, health, education, engineering and social sciences can apply for the Mwalimu Nyerere African Union Scholarship Scheme. The Higher and Further Education Opportunities and Perspectives for Syrians (HOPES) is open to Syrian undergraduate students under 33 years old in Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. There are also scholarships available for all refugees currently living in Japan, the United Kingdom and Turkey.
https://www.unhcr.org/568bc5ae9.pdf\

World University Service of Canada offers the Student Refugee Program:
This program makes it possible for qualifying refugees to enter study at select Canadian universities without having to pay for tuition for one year. Applicants must be registered refugees who have been living in Syria, Lebanon, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania or Uganda for at least three years.
https://www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/special-funding/wusc-student-refugee-program#:~:text=Since%201978%2C%20WUSC%20has%20worked,in%20Canada%20as%20Permanent%20Residents.

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans:
Scholarship program offered to immigrants and refugees in the United States. In order to qualify for the scholarship program, applicants must be planning to attend a graduate-level degree program at an accredited American university on a full-time basis.
https://www.pdsoros.org/

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