Sanctuary Scholarship

To apply for this scholarship you must: Be a forced migrant to the United Kingdom. This means you are a person displaced from your homeland or place of residence for political, economic, ethnic, environmental, or human rights pressures. You must have one of the residency statuses listed in the next section. Be unable to access mainstream funding, for example from Student Finance England or a local authority grant. Have already applied to study at the University in the 2024/25 academic year. Not have a degree from a UK university of the same level or higher than the course you want to study at Leeds in 2024/25. Be eligible for paying tuition fees at the UK rate. If you receive an offer to study that states you must pay tuition fees at the International rate, make sure you use the fee assessment process to confirm if this is correct. Your residency status must be either: Asylum Seeker – currently seeking asylum within the UK or Refused Asylum Seeker where your application for refugee status has been denied and a fresh claim is in process. Limited or Discretionary leave to remain. Indefinite leave to remain. Your status may also be one of the following, which are only eligible if you already have a degree of the same level you wish to study at Leeds (from a University outside of the UK, and therefore ineligible for mainstream student funding): Refugee status or the spouse or child of someone with refugee status. Humanitarian Protection status or the spouse or child of someone with Humanitarian Protection status. Section 67 Leave or the dependent child of someone with Section 67 Leave. Calais Leave. Stateless Person Leave or the spouse or child of someone with Stateless Leave. Granted leave in the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) or the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS). Granted leave in the UK under the Ukraine Family Scheme, the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme or the Ukraine Extension Scheme. We can only award the scholarship if your immigration status allows you to study for the duration of your course. If your immigration permission changes so that you are not allowed to study, we may have to cancel the scholarship.

Please note, applying for the Sanctuary Scholarship is not the same as applying for a place on your chosen course. The Sanctuary Scholarship application is for funding only. To apply for a place on your chosen course, search for your programme and follow the instructions on the relevant page. If you have any questions about the scholarship or wish to submit your supplementary evidence please email the Sanctuary Scholarships team at sanctuaryscholarships@leeds.ac.uk.

Accepts transfer credit.