UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER HUMANITARIAN SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Opens: 3 February 2025; Deadline: 31 March 2025

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The Humanitarian Scholarship program supports individuals at immediate risk who have been forced to flee their homes due to armed conflict. The awards cover tuition fees, living expenses, and visas.

For 2025 entry, they are offering up to five undergraduate scholarships. The scholarships are available for various full-time undergraduate courses, excluding medicine, dentistry, nursing, and architecture. 

ELIGIBILITY:

To apply for a scholarship, you’ll need all of the following: 

be at serious risk as a direct result of armed conflict, and/or 

be displaced inside or have been forced to leave your home country within the last three years because of armed conflict; 

be unable to access or complete an undergraduate degree; 

have not previously studied, at any level, in the UK or EU; 

have  applied for a place on a course starting in September 2025; 

be able to demonstrate knowledge of, and commitment, to, your chosen course; 

have an excellent academic background. 

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from individuals who are currently in the UK or EU. 

If you’re an asylum seeker or refugee in the UK and want to study for an undergraduate degree, we offer Article 26 Sanctuary Seeking Scholarships

If you’re on one of the Ukraine visa schemes (Homes for Ukraine, Ukraine Family Scheme, Ukraine Extension Scheme), you’ll have access to Student Finance England and can apply for tuition fees and maintenance loan funding through them.

To apply for the scholarship, you must have applied to The University of Manchester for a place on a course starting in September 2025. Undergraduate applications for September 2025 entry are now open and you must apply via UCAS.  

Timeline for 2025/26

Applications open for academic admission in 20253 September 2024
Scholarship applications open3 February 2025
Application deadline31 March 2025
Selection panel assesses applicationsApril 2025
Applicants receive resultsMay 2025
Students arrive in ManchesterSeptember 2025

 

BENEFIT:

The awards cover tuition fees, living expenses and visas. 

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BARD COLLEGE BERLIN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: January 15, 2025

LOCATION: Germany

This scholarship is intended to support graduates of the IB diploma program with a strong academic record who desire to study at Bard College Berlin.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants for the IB Scholarships must:

Apply for admission to one of the BA programs

Earn a full International Baccalaureate diploma with excellent predicted final results in a challenging subject combination.

Demonstrate financial need The tuition waivers are renewable for four years contingent on the recipients’ maintenance of a B average or better.

To apply, complete an application for admission to a BA program

Visit How to Apply for details on how to complete the application

Download and complete the Financial Statement Form

Visit Financial Aid to download the form and for details on how to complete the application

Upload the completed Financial Statement Form along with supporting documentation to your applicant portal

If you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Admissions Office at admissions@berlin.bard.edu.

BENEFIT:

Award Amount: need-based award up to 20,000 EUR; renewable for up to 4 years

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