The Sanctuary Scholarships are now open. The Undergraduate deadline is Sunday 25th May 2025 (to keep within the time frame for ). The Postgraduate deadlineÌýis Friday 6th June 2025.
The Sanctuary Scholarships are available for new Undergraduate (UG) and new Postgraduate Taught (PGT) students, starting September 2025. Our Sanctuary Scholarship supports 4 students per year who are seeking sanctuary in the UK, 1 Undergraduate and 3 Postgraduate.
The ÃÛÌÒTV will:
Sanctuary Scholarship eligibility criteria
Admission
Immigration
Other Criteria
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Immigration status |
Can I apply for a Sanctuary Scholarship? |
What evidence can I share |
Can I receive Student Finance (SFE) funding from the government? |
If I can’t get SFE even though I should due to my immigration status, how can I evidence that to the sanctuary team. |
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Asylum seekers |
Yes |
ARC Card |
No |
N/A |
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LLR, DLR or UASC |
Yes Ìý |
eVisa share code Ìý |
Could only get SFE under the long residence category. You must also be either:
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N/A If there are questions about your eligibility due to long residency we may need more information from you. |
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Calais Leave/Stateless leave/Section 67 leave |
No |
eVisa Share code Ìý |
Should get SFE but if the 5 years refugee leave ends during study contact - advice@reuk.org |
Share immigration history and try to apply for Student Finance. |
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Humanitarian Protection |
No Ìý |
eVisa Share code |
Should get SFE but if the 5 years refugee leave ends during study contact - advice@reuk.org Residence requirement for Humanitarian Protection in the UK: There is no three-year residence test for this category. Applicants must have been ordinarily resident in the throughout the period since being granted their humanitarian protection/LLR. |
Share immigration history and try to apply for Student Finance. Ìý |
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ARAP/ACRS |
No Ìý |
eVisa Share code Ìý |
If you been given ILR through the ARAP/ACRS schemes you should be able to apply for SFE. |
Ìý |
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ILR |
No Ìý |
eVisa Share code Ìý |
If you have ILR, you could access SFE if you have been in the UK for 3 years before (and on) the first day of the first year of the course. If not, then you will not be able to get SFE. Ìý |
Share immigration history and try to apply for Student Finance. Ìý |
Stage 1 - Submit scholarship application along with required evidence
Stage 2 - The Sanctuary Coordinator will process the forms and may contact applicants should further information be required.
Stage 3 - The Undergraduate applications close on Sunday 25th May.ÌýThe Postgraduate applications close on Friday 6th June 2025.
Stage 4 - The panel meet to go through completed applications.
Stage 5 - The panel select the applicants they wish to offer the scholarship to.
Stage 6 - The Sanctuary Coordinator contacts the successful applicants to offer them a conditional scholarship offer. This condition is based on being able to successfully enrol onto one of our university programmes and completing a Right to ÃÛÌÒTV Check.
Stage 7 - Applicants accept or decline the scholarship offer. If declined, the panel go back to the unsuccessful applicants to enquire if they are still interested and hold and eligible.
Stage 8 -ÌýIn August 2025 students must confirm they have/have not met the requirements of their programme following results day.
Stage 9 - Applicants confirm with the Sanctuary Coordinator and apply for the accommodation if needed. Students then need to complete their Right to ÃÛÌÒTV checks.
Stage 10 - The university conducts a check on 1st September 2025 to ensure eligibility and will then confirm that students can move into their accommodation/move to Southampton.
Scholars are not to move to Southampton until they have confirmation from the Sanctuary Coordinator after 1st September 2025.
Any questions, please contact the Sanctuary Coordinator, Claire Giles.