Newcastle University Sanctuary Scholarships (2023 entry)

Newcastle University is proud to support equal access to higher education and is pleased to offer sanctuary scholarships consisting of full tuition fee support and a bursary for living expenses for applicants wishing to study at the University. The following categories of applicants can apply under this scheme: a. asylum seekers, b. children of asylum seekers and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (e.g. children migrants under 18), c. applicants with refugee status (ineligible for Student Finance government funding). Applicants must be living in the UK at the time that they apply for consideration under the scheme. Priority will be given to applicants from the North East of England (Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Northumberland, Cleveland and North Cumbria). Applicants must have applied for a place on a Newcastle University degree programme. Priority will be given to applicants applying for their first degree. Their predicted grades must meet the entry requirements for the degree concerned. Applicants must meet the English language criteria for their course or have relevant qualifications to indicate their English language competency. Applicants must be unable to access mainstream funding, for example from Student Finance England or a local authority grant. These criteria have been discussed and agreed with the Asylum and Migration Justice Forum.