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Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
100% tuition fee waiver
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Postgraduate Scholarship For Asylum Seekers is offered at University of East London.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Successful applicants will be awarded 100% tuition fee support until they are awarded such immigration status that enables them to access support from Student Finance.
Eligibility
- An asylum seeker or the partner/dependent 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 as a result of an asylum claim.
AND
- Hold a conditional or unconditional offer for a taught postgraduate course at UEL.
- Unable to access mainstream student funding .
- Not require additional support for living costs.
- Provide documentation from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to confirm your immigration status and give UEL consent to check this with our Premium Account Manager at UKVI.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
03 Aug 2025
Before starting your application, you must make an application to start an eligible course at UEL. Once you have applied, you will be given a unique Student ID number, which you will need in order to submit a scholarship application.
If you are already enrolled on a programme at UEL, you will not be eligible to apply for a scholarship towards that same programme.
Scholarship applications for the academic year 2025/6 are now open! The deadline to submit your application is Sunday 3 August 23:55pm.
Applications received between 30 January – 27 April (1st round)
Decision outcomes will be communicated to applicants within 3 weeks of the closing date via the same email you registered with.
Applications received between 28 April – 3 August (2nd round)
Decision outcomes will be communicated to applicants within 3 weeks of the closing date via the same email you registered with.