Aber Sanctuary scholarship

Supports students at risk

The Sanctuary Scholarship only applies to those currently domiciled in the UK. Sanctuary scholarships are for those from forced migrant backgrounds who face a barrier to accessing university because Home Office regulations surrounding their immigration status prevent them from accessing funding from Student Finance.

Overview

Aberystwyth University

Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom

Full-time

English

Nursing & Midwifery, Veterinary Science, International Relations/Studies/Affairs, Sociology, Software, Spanish, Sports-related Subjects, Engineering - Informatics, Geography (Human), Psychology, Biology (Human), Marketing, Criminology, Modern Languages & Literatures, Law / Legal Studies, Italian, Health/Healthcare, Genetics, Communication, Film & Media Studies, Economics & Econometrics, Computer Science, Business & Management Studies, Agriculture & Forestry

Detailed Information

Qualifications

The Aberystwyth Sanctuary Scholarship is open to those who do not have access to student finance and hold one of the following immigration status in the UK: You are an asylum seeker; or You have been granted discretionary leave to enter or remain (with forced migration background); or You are the partner/dependent of an asylum seeker/discretionary/leave to enter or remain (with forced migration background). AND You have received a conditional or unconditional offer from Aberystwyth University to study a full-time undergraduate degree or postgraduate taught masters course or International Foundation Programme. You can provide a reference in support of your application from an organisation such as a school, college, community or voluntary group. You have submitted an application to Aberystwyth University’s Sanctuary Scholarship by the deadline.

Procedure

Before you apply, you must have received a conditional or unconditional offer from Aberystwyth University to study a full-time undergraduate degree or postgraduate taught masters course or International Foundation Programme. When completing the Sanctuary Scholarship application please read the guidance notes. Please submit your Sanctuary Scholarship application via the online form. With your application, you need to provide a copy of your Application Registration Card (ARC) OR alternatively you need to complete an Immigration History Consent Form. Please send the relevant evidence as an attachment to sanctuary@aber.ac.uk. A reference from your referee needs to be provided. They should be someone in the UK who knows you well. The referee could be from a refugee support group, volunteer organisation, caseworker, support adviser, or education or health professional. Their reference should be on headed paper and the referee should have an official email rather than a yahoo/gmail or similar type of email address. Please send this as an attachment to sanctuary@aber.ac.uk

Academic Transfer

Accepts transfer credit.