Postgraduate Sanctuary Scholarship

To be eligible for the Sanctuary Scholarship, you must: be currently seeking asylum in the UK, or you must be a dependant, spouse or civil partner of someone currently seeking asylum in the UK have received a conditional or unconditional offer on a full-time one-year Masters course at Northumbria University be unable to access UK student finance (tuition fee loans and/or maintenance loans) by virtue of your immigration status. Students selected for the Sanctuary Scholarship will not be eligible for any other Northumbria scholarship or discount during this course of study. The Sanctuary Scholarship is awarded as a 100% tuition fee waiver and a cash sum of £1,000. Northumbria University will make payments through the BACs system and therefore successful applicants will need to provide bank details for payment. Students will receive a 100% tuition fee discount on full-time one-year eligible courses studied at Newcastle City Campus and Coach Lane Campus only. Scholarships will be awarded based on the scholarship application form, relevant documentation and interview - your course application form will not be considered. The Sanctuary Scholarship will be provided for a maximum of one year (including living cost allowance) while the applicant remains eligible and continues to make satisfactory progress on the course of study. If you are successful in being awarded a Sanctuary Scholarship, you must promptly inform Northumbria University if your immigration status changes. If you defer your place or cease to be a registered student at the University, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn. Northumbria University reserves the right to withdraw this scheme at any point. The University's decision to award or withdraw a Sanctuary Scholarship is final and cannot be challenged there is no right of appeal. This does not affect your statutory rights.