The Newman University Birmingham in the UK is inviting applications Sanctuary Scholarship for students seeking asylum in the 2022/2023 academic session.
Newman University is proud to be one of a growing number of universities to offer a Sanctuary Scholarship as part of the Helena Kennedy Foundation’s Article 26 Project, promoting access to higher education for people who have fled persecution and sought asylum in the UK.
They have offered this scholarship since 2014 and all their awardees have been successful in completing their degree.
Newman University awards one scholarship per year to an applicant from a forced migrant background who cannot access finance from Student Finance England because of their Home Office status
Worth of Award
Successful applicants will be provided with:
- A Tuition Fee Waiver: The fee waiver will not extend to repeat years of study and is offered until such time as you are awarded status that entitles you to access statutory student support.
- Study and Travel Support: The Sanctuary Scholarship includes an annual bursary of £1000.00 per year to assist with study and travel expenses. The bursary is not means‐tested and is paid in two instalments (one per semester). The bursary will not be paid for repeat years of study.
- Personal Support: Support will be developed for each student to enable them to identify and overcome barriers to achievement on their degree course.
The University is unable to provide any financial support for accommodation. Students should only apply if they are able to support these costs themselves for the full duration of their university course.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- An asylum seeker / forced migrant or the partner/dependant of an asylum seeker / forced migrant; OR
- An asylum seeker/partner/dependant who has been granted Discretionary Leave to Remain (DLR) or some other form of temporary status
AND
- Have a conditional or unconditional offer of a full-time undergraduate place at Newman University
- Have applied for asylum in the UK before applying to UCAS
- Currently attending a school, college, community or voluntary group which can provide a reference in support of your application
- Unable to access statutory student support because of your asylum or forced migrant status, or a dependant’s status.
- Live within easy commuting distance of the University
- Not require support funding accommodation
Please note: 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.
How to Apply
- Applications for the September 2022 Sanctuary Scholarship are now open.
- The application form and guidance notes are available as attachments from their web page.
- Before you can apply for the Sanctuary Scholarship, you must have made an application for and received an offer of a place (conditional or unconditional) on a 3 year, full-time undergraduate degree programme at Newman University.
- You must have submitted your full application for the Sanctuary Scholarship by midday on Wednesday 1st July to be considered.
- Following initial assessment, the University will contact you to let you know whether or not your application will progress to the next stage of the selection process.
- If your application is taken forward, you will be invited to an interview to verify the information you have provided in your application.
- If you are successful in being offered the Scholarship, you will be informed within five working days of your interview.
Deadline: The closing date for submitting this form is July 22, 2022.