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Sanctuary Scholarship 2024/25

About the award

Level: Undergraduate
Course: All in the Faculty of Science & Engineering or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Country: United Kingdom
Value: Full fee waiver; £1,700 Queen Mary Bursary per year; £8,610 living cost grant per year for those living in a parental home or £13,348 living cost grant for those living independently
No. of awards: up to 2
Deadline: 20th May 2024

More information

Queen Mary University of London is offering tuition fee and maintenance support for up to two undergraduate students who are asylum seekers or have a temporary immigration status awarded as a result of a claim for asylum but outside of the immigration rules, studying on degree programmes in the Faculty of Science & Engineering or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Successful applicants will be awarded a full tuition fee waiver and maintenance support. The non-repayable maintenance scholarship will include £1,700, the equivalent of the Queen Mary Bursary, and the equivalent of the student loan which most closely matches your circumstances, £8,610 for those living in a parental home, £13,348 for those living independently.

Funding will be provided for the normal duration of your course, if you need to apply for extra funding, e.g. for a course change or repeat year, your individual circumstances will be examined by the panel and a decision will be communicated to you.

Eligibility

For us to consider your application for our Sanctuary Scholarship you must:

  • have a temporary immigration status awarded as a result of a claim for asylum but outside of the immigration rules (e.g. limited leave to remain, discretionary leave to remain, humanitarian protection); or
  • be an asylum seeker or child of an asylum seeker;

AND

  • be ineligible to obtain funding from the Student Loan Company due to your immigration status; and
  • have submitted a UCAS application for a place on an Undergraduate course in the Faculty of Science & Engineering or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences by 31st January 2024, have received a conditional or unconditional offer from Queen Mary University of London; and
  • not already hold an equivalent or higher level qualification.

How to apply

The deadline for the Sanctuary Scholarship 2024/25 is 20th May 2024

Please complete the form below to submit your application:

Application form 2024/25

Alongside your application, you must email all relevant documentation to bursaries@qmul.ac.uk - this may include but is not limited to:
  • Immigration Bail Reporting Notice (this may also be referred to as a Temporary Admission Document or BAIL 201) – please include every page of this document
  • ARC (Application Registration Card)
  • Letter entitled ‘Determination of Asylum Claim’
  • BRP (Biometric Residence Permit) – clear, colour copies of the front and back of the card
  • Grant letter that accompanied your Leave to Remain – this must indicate you were granted Refugee Status/Humanitarian Protection (HP) or Discretionary Leave (DL) as the result of an asylum claim
  • The most recent documentation you have received from the Home Office in conjunction with your application/appeal – this must show your Home Office reference number.

Please also attach a copy of your chosen ID document to this email. Acceptable ID documents include:

  • ARC (Application Registration Card)
  • BRP (Biometric Residency Permit)
  • Passport/Travel Document
  • Driving License
  • Birth Certificate

When you are completing your application, you may wish to refer to our guidance notes to assist you with your application.

Sanctuary_Scholarship_Guidance_Notes_24_25 [PDF 242KB]

If you have any enquiries about your application please find our contact details below:

Contact us

Find us online:    arcs.qmul.ac.uk/bursariesoffice

Email:   bursaries@qmul.ac.uk

 

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