Featured byUniversity of Cumbria
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition waiver + other benefits
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- accommodation
- other
Description
In support of their values and vision, University of Cumbria is pleased to offer one Cumbria Sanctuary Scholarship per year to forced migrants who are not eligible for student finance.
Benefits
The scholarship consists of:
A full yearly fee waiver.
Free campus accommodation (all year round).
A £3,000 grant for each year of the course.
Eligibility
- The scholarship is open to a person who has the right to study in the UK on any University of Cumbria full-time undergraduate degree (up to four years in duration, including foundation degrees) or any full-time taught postgraduate programme (up to two years in duration) located at our Ambleside, Carlisle and Lancaster campuses.
- You must meet the entry criteria for your chosen programme of study and have been offered a place (conditional or unconditional) on a University of Cumbria course.
- You have read and accepted the Sanctuary Scholarship Terms and Conditions.
- You must not be eligible for student finance.
- You must not have a degree from a UK university of the same level or higher than the course you want to study at University of Cumbria.
- You must be able to demonstrate your immigration status is connected to an asylum application that is ongoing or you have made in the past prior to making your Sanctuary Scholarship application. You must be residing in the UK. You must hold one of the immigration statuses at the time you make your sanctuary scholarship application.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Before applying for the scholarship you must have been offered a place (conditional or unconditional) on one of the University of Cumbria’s undergraduate or postgraduate taught programmes and have accepted this as your firm choice.
Please note that this is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful, and that the decision of the panel is final.
Step 1 - The Application Form
Please complete the Online Application Form which will assess your eligibility and suitability for the Sanctuary Scholarship. Please note that you will be required to upload documentary evidence of your Immigration Status to an online folder as part of the application form.
Step 2 - Short listing
Eligible applications will be considered by a panel consisting of representatives from within the university and from appropriate community-based organisations.
Step 3 - Interview and Academic Reference