Sanctuary Scholarship

Before making an application for the Sanctuary Scholarship, please ensure that you meet our eligibility criteria as follows:  An asylum seeker or the partner/dependant of an asylum seeker; or An asylum seeker/partner/dependant who has been granted Discretionary Leave to Remain (DLR) or some other form of temporary status  From another forced migrant background and not eligible to apply for Student Finance  Be a new applicant to the university. Hold a conditional or unconditional offer from the University of Salford for an undergraduate course for September 2025 start. Note you need to apply for a Salford course via UCAS or in some cases, you can apply directly with the university. Please note that you will need to apply for more than one course/university on UCAS so please ensure that you apply for Sanctuary Scholarship universities only to increase your chances of getting a place that you can afford to take up. Please also note that you must apply for both your university place and for the Scholarship by completing the online application form. Do not assume that because you have an offer for a course at Salford that you will be automatically considered for the Scholarship because you will not. Be currently attending a school, college, community or voluntary group which can provide a reference in support of your application. References from Educational institutions are preferable if possible.  Be unable to access mainstream funding, e.g. student finance or a local authority grant. Those that are classed as care leavers (Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children) and previously were under local authority care can however apply but will need to attach a letter from your local authority detailing the support that they will offer you whilst studying.  Live within commuting distance of the University of Salford (preferably in the Greater Manchester Public Transport Executive area) or are able and willing to easily move to the local area to start university in September 2024 with accommodation in the local area that you can afford. We will require evidence of this.   Do not require support for living expenses or accommodation.  Please note that in 2025/2026 all undergraduate courses are open for applications for the scholarship, apart from self-funding parts of degrees such as pilot studies.

Sanctuary Scholarship applications are now closed for the 2024/25 academic year. They will reopen again in January 2025 for courses beginning in September 2025. When they re-open we will provide a link to the application form here. You must also give your application to your supporting referee and ask them to complete a supporting statement. If you cannot upload your supporting statement to the form, please contact the Specialist Support Team at specialistsupport@salford.ac.uk  as you may be able to send it via post or email instead.  All application forms must be signed by the Principal of the school or college or a Senior Manager of the voluntary or community group supporting the student’s application.  There are five sections to complete in the online application form. The information you provide on the form will be held and processed in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Only the Specialist Support Team will be able to access these applications and they will not be shared outside the team without your specific consent. We may however need to share some information about your application with other teams at the University and/or with Article 26 to ensure that your application is seamless. Notes on how to complete each question on the application form are provided below. Please read these to ensure you are giving the correct information.  As an applicant, you will need to complete sections one, two and three of the application form yourself. Additionally, you will need to get your referee to complete sections four and five.

Accepts transfer credit.