Scholarships & funding

Sanctuary Scholarships

The University of Glasgow is offering up to 30 Sanctuary Scholarships for applicants to the University, who have been forced to travel to the UK for humanitarian reasons and are facing challenges in progressing onto Higher Education. The scholarship is open to prospective undergraduate and postgraduate taught students at the University of Glasgow applying for entry in September 2025/26. Please note that you must have applied to the University before submitting an application for this scholarship.

The scholarship will meet the cost of tuition fees for the duration of your programme, for applicants who are unable to access mainstream funding through Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) or Student Finance. The Sanctuary Scholarship also provides a £5,000 per year stipend, to assist with study costs. In addition, if the eligibility criteria for university accommodation is met, this will also be provided for the duration of your degree, if required. For more information on the accommodation criteria, please see the Accommodation Services section on the website.

Undergraduate students with refugee status (or equivalent) and access to funding, are eligible to apply for the scholarship and would receive the £5,000 stipend towards study costs only, if successful.

Postgraduate Taught Masters students with refugee status (or equivalent) and access to funding, are eligible to apply for the scholarship and would receive the £5,000 stipend towards study costs and a partial tuition fee waiver, to cover any shortfall not met by your Postgraduate Masters tuition fee loan.

To be eligible applicants must:

• Hold a firm conditional or unconditional offer for full time study at the University of Glasgow for 2025/26
• Have submitted a claim for asylum in the UK OR are actively appealing a negative decision on claim for asylum in the UK OR have been granted Refugee Status, Humanitarian Protection (HP) or Discretionary Leave (DL) by the Home Office, as a result of an asylum claim.
  
  OR

Have come to the UK through schemes such as:

• UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS)
• Afghan citizens Resettlement Scheme
• Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP)
• Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS)
• Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine)
• Ukraine Family Scheme

Number of Scholarships

30

Value

The Sanctuary Scholarship provides:

• Full tuition fee waiver for the duration of study, where you are not eligible to apply for mainstream student finance to cover full tuition fees 
• £5,000 per year towards for study costs
• University of Glasgow accommodation for the duration of study, if eligible. (For those with no access to public funds only)

Should your immigration status change part way through your studies, you should inform the Scholarships Team as soon as possible, as this may affect your eligibility for the scholarship. Changes to immigration status will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The scholarship funding will not necessarily cease automatically but may be recalculated.

We also have a small number of donor funded scholarships, which cover the £5,000 stipend only. Please note that by submitting an application for the Sanctuary scholarships, you will also be considered for the donor funded awards.

How to apply

Applications for this scholarship are now closed. If you have an queries, please contact us at scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk

The application deadline is 11:00 pm on 1st May 2025. No applications will be accepted after this date.

Please note that you must have applied to the University before submitting an application for this scholarship

Applications CAN NOT be considered without the relevant documentation to support them: -

If you are subject to Home Office Temporary Admission/Immigration Bail Reporting, please provide your:
• Application Registration Card (ARC) or Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) – Front AND Back
• Immigration Bail Reporting Notice (this may also be referred to as a Temporary Admission Document or BAIL 201) – please include every page of this document.

OR

If you are not subject to Home Office Temporary Admission/Immigration Bail Reporting, please provide your:
• Application Registration Card (ARC) or Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) – Front AND Back
• The most recent documentation you have received from the Home Office in conjunction with your application/appeal – this should show your Home Office reference number.

OR

A share code provided by the UK government that can prove your right to study in the UK.

• You will may have access to a share code if you have an e-visa, more information can be found here

IMPORTANT EVISA INFORMATION

- If you have a BRP expiring on 31st December 2025, but your overall visa permission is longer than this, you must take action now. More information can be found here or by emailing the immigration compliance team (immigrationcompliance@glasgow.ac.uk)