Sanctuary Scholarship 2024-25 - Pathway 2

Award details

We are pleased to announce that we will be awarding scholarships for forced migrants in 2024. Sanctuary Scholarships all comprise a full tuition fee waiver and a living costs scholarship and will be awarded through two pathways:

• Pathway 1 is open to any undergraduate asylum seekers; 

  For information on Pathway 1 Sanctuary Scholarships please click here. Pathway 1 Sanctuary Scholarships are open to any undergraduate asylum seekers.

 

• Pathway 2 is open to any postgraduate taught (Master’s) applicants from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus who are displaced and/or at risk of persecution, violence and conflict.

   

Sanctuary Scholarship (Pathway 2)

The Sanctuary Scholarships (Pathway 2) are available in the academic entry year 2024-25, for students from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus who are displaced and/or at risk of persecution, violence and conflict.

These scholarships are open to students at Masters level with scholarships prioritised for STEM subjects, in particular Maths and Physics. King’s College London is the grant-holder for this fund.

Each scholarship will comprise a full tuition fee waiver and a living costs bursary, for a maximum of 1 year, starting September 2024. The scholarship can cover:

1. Home Tuition Fees anticipated in the region of  £11,040 per annum. Where required, the university will top up the donation (which covers home level tuition fees) for students who have to pay international fees.

2. Living costs bursary that is at least equivalent to a full maintenance loan from Student Finance England, to cover living expenses. This will be in the region £8,400 - £13,348 per annum depending on your circumstances and whether you need full year accommodation.

3. An additional accommodation award for a limited number of scholars, depending on your circumstances. The maximum additional accommodation award will be £6,978 per annum.

Individual allocations will be confirmed, in writing, to each successful student upon allocation of the award.*

 

*Please note that a living costs bursary can jeopardise asylum support and eligibility to access Legal Aid-funded legal representation (subject to income and capital assessment). Upon receipt of funds, there is a risk that the individual will be deemed not destitute and asylum support can be withdrawn. This could include the withdrawal of subsistence support and accommodation provided under Section 4 or 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 from the National Asylum Support Service (NASS).

 

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible, you must:

• be a person normally domiciled in Ukraine, Russia or Belarus who is displaced and/or at risk of persecution, violence or conflict.
• be unable to access or complete higher education in your home country for your chosen degree.
• have applied for an offer of admission for entry in September 2024. This includes applicants who are holding conditional or unconditional offers for degrees that begin in September 2024 as well as those who are still awaiting a decision from admissions.
• have one of the following migration statuses:

- leave to enter or leave to remain granted under Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.

- leave to enter or leave to remain granted under Ukraine Family Scheme.

- leave to remain granted under Ukraine Extension Scheme

- leave to remain on the grounds of 'humanitarian protection'

- Refugee status 

- Asylum seeker status/leave to remain as the results of an asylum application or human rights application

- International student visa 

Please note, the university will undertake checks on your eligibility for the scheme (e.g. fee status, immigration, and offer conditions for admission).

 

Course eligibility

Postgraduate taught (Masters) courses are eligible. A number of scholarships will be prioritised for STEM subjects, in particular for Maths and Physics. We are not currently able to support pre-university Foundation programmes, Summer Schools, Study Abroad or Exchange programmes.

 

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Application process

How to apply for Sanctuary Scholarship (Pathway 2):

1. Before applying, read this FAQs document. You will find additional information on the eligibility and the application process.
2. Complete this online application form.

Please note, it is not possible to save and return to your application. You will therefore need to complete the application in one sitting.

 

Key Dates

Applications are open and will close on 11.59pm 1st April 2024.

We aim to contact all candidates during the week commencing 3rd June 2023 with a decision.

If you have any queries about the application process, please contact the Widening Participation Department on priority-groups@kcl.ac.uk.