Sanctuary Scholarship

To be considered for a Sanctuary Scholarship you must be able to demonstrate that you meet the following conditions at the point your application for the Scholarship is made: You must be in the UK and; You must be unable to access mainstream UK student funding due to your residency status at the point your application for the Scholarship is made and; You must have submitted, or be a dependant* of someone who has submitted, an asylum application in the UK OR you need to have already been granted discretionary leave, at the point your application for the Scholarship is made and; *To be classed as a dependent, spouses/civil partners must have been the spouse/civil partner on the date which the asylum application was made. Children/step-children must have been aged under 18 on the date on which the asylum application was made. You must have made an application to study at the University of Birmingham for a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught course beginning in September 2024. Please note that an application for the scholarship is not an application to study at the university. A separate application for admission to the University of Birmingham needs to be made before you make an application for the Sanctuary Scholarship. If your application to study is rejected, we will be unable to consider your application for the Scholarship. If your status changes after you have made an application for the Sanctuary Scholarship, at any point prior to or during your studies, it’s really important that you get in touch with us to discuss the issue as quickly as possible by emailing us at sanctuaryawards@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

To make an application for the scholarship you must: 1. Make an application to study at the University of Birmingham – Applications to study at the University of Birmingham are separate from applications for the Sanctuary Scholarship. There are different ways to make an application to study at the university. You can read about how to apply for foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate study on our website. If you are having issues with your application to study at the university, please contact our Admissions team at admissions@contacts.bham.ac.uk. 2. Complete the letter of authority form – The Letter of Authority form gives us the authority to confirm your status with the Home Office and for us to discuss your case with them. You need to complete this section first for us to be able to consider you for an award. Once you have submitted this first section of the form, you will then be able to access the main scholarship application form through the link provided in the submission confirmation message at the end of the letter of authority. 3. Main Application Form - The final step is to complete the main application form. The application form will ask some questions about your current situation, a reference (if possible), and then some short personal statement style questions. You will need to complete all the sections of the form to be considered for an award.

Accepts transfer credit.