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Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition fees + £10,300
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
Description
The University of Sheffield offers Sanctuary Scholarships for those who have sought refuge in the UK - for example, students who have been displaced or affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a conflict in their home country or have another reason for their forced migration to the UK.
Benefits
The 5 fully-funded Sanctuary Scholarships for entry cover the cost of tuition and provide a £10,300 award to support living costs for each year of study.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the scholarship you must:
- Have been granted humanitarian protection or limited leave to remain in the UK, be a dependant or partner of someone with humanitarian protection or limited leave to remain, or you or your parent/guardian or partner are an asylum seeker and have submitted a claim within the UK for refugee status and have not yet received a decision from the Home Office on that application.
- Have applied for asylum on arrival in the UK, and before you have applied for a place at university.
- Currently attend a school, college or community/voluntary group that will provide a reference in support of your application.
- Hold an offer from the University of Sheffield to study an undergraduate or postgraduate taught course starting in September.
- Be studying at degree level in the UK for the first time (applicable to undergraduate students only)
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
30 Jun 2026
To access the application form, you will need to hold an offer for an eligible course starting at the University in September 2025 and use your MUSE for offer holders log-in. It may take up to 24 hours to be able to access the form after you have received your offer.
The deadline to submit applications is 1pm (UK time) on 30 June.
You will need to provide some personal details.
You will need to provide a supporting statement from your referee from the school, college or community/volunteering/support group you currently attend.
You will need to provide us with all the documentation that you have received from the Home Office in relation to your asylum claim and your referee’s statement.
You should submit your application and all required documentation before the deadline.
All eligible applicants will be notified of the outcome of their scholarship application before the end of July 2025.