ELIGIBILITY:

Scholarships are open to applicants that:

Are holding an offer for a UG or PGT course at Lancaster starting in October 2025

Are unable to access mainstream funding (e.g. a Student Finance loan)

You will be eligible for this scholarship if you residency status is one of the following:

Asylum Seeker: Currently seeking asylum in the UK

Refused Asylum Seeker: Your application for refugee status has been denied, but a fresh claim is in process

Limited or Discretionary Leave to Remain

Indefinite Leave to Remain

You will also be eligible for this scholarship if your status meets one of the following. This will only apply if you already have a degree of the same level you wish to study at Lancaster (from a University outside of the UK, and therefore ineligible for mainstream student funding):

Refugee Status, or the spouse or child of someone with refugee status

Humanitarian Protection Status, or the spouse or child of someone with this status

Section 67 Leave, or the dependent child of someone with Section 67 Leave

Calais Leave

Stateless Person Leave, or the spouse or child of someone with this status

Leave granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme, the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, or the Ukraine Extension Scheme

BENEFIT:

A place to live: Free accommodation on the University campus. 

Tuition fee waiver: 100% tuition fee discount until such a time as you are awarded a status in the UK that allows you to apply for support from Student Finance England (Wales or Northern Ireland) or the Student Awards Agency for Scotland.

Support to live: Up to £5,000 per year to support with living costs, non-repayable until such a time as you are awarded a status in the UK that allows you to apply for support from Student Finance England (Wales or Northern Ireland) or Student Awards Agency for Scotland.

Support to succeed: A guaranteed place on the Lancaster Success Programme, which includes one-to-one coaching and support.