The Adi and Isca Wittenberg Scholarship

The Adi and Isca Wittenberg Scholarship

In 2025, one person will be supported with a Wittenberg Scholarship to study for a first degree or equivalent professional qualification. The Scholarship will focus on mental health related degree courses such as mental health nursing, psychology, or social work.

The scholarship will pay home tuition fees* and associated study costs. The specific amount awarded will be dependent on the candidate’s individual circumstances and university location.

*The Trust will help candidates who are successful at interview to negotiate home fees from their chosen university. The final award of a Wittenberg Scholarship will be dependent on successfully getting a ‘home’ tuition fee offer.

Please click here for more information: The Adi and Isca Wittenberg Scholarship

Please make sure you meet the following criteria before applying:

  1. Be aged 30 years or younger.
  2. Be an asylum seeker (or the dependent of an asylum seeker) who is awaiting a decision or appealing a decision for asylum from the UK Home Office;  OR a person (or dependent of a person) who claimed asylum in the UK and has been granted Limited Leave to Remain or some other form of temporary status such as Calais Leave, Discretionary Leave to Remain, Section 67 leave, or UASC leave.
  3. A student wishing to pursue an undergraduate degree or equivalent professional qualification in a mental health related degree course such as mental health nursing, psychology, or social work

Number of Scholarships

1

Eligible countries/regions

  • England
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Wales

Eligible programmes

Value

Full fee waiver + study costs

How to apply

Applications will open on 1st July 2025, and close at 5pm BST on 21st July 2025. Interviews for successful candidates will be held online in early August. Please note that, due to the rapid timeline of this particular scholarship application, candidates may receive notice of their interview date with as little as one week's notice.

Please read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document before beginning the online application form.

Please also read our online application form Guidance Notes before beginning an application.

Applications must be made using the online form - however, should you wish to prepare your answers, you can do so using this Word version of the form.

Apply directly here: The Adi and Isca Wittenberg Scholarship