ELIGIBILITY:

Please ensure that you meet all of the following eligibility criteria before making an application:

You must be:

An asylum seeker or the partner/dependent of an asylum seeker;

OR

An asylum seeker/partner/dependent who has been granted Discretionary Leave to Remain (DLR) or some other form of temporary status as a result of an asylum claim.

AND

Hold a conditional or unconditional offer for a taught postgraduate course at UEL for 2026/27 entry

Unable to access mainstream student funding

Not require additional support for living costs

Provide documentation from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to confirm your immigration status and give UEL consent to check this with our Premium Account Manager at UKVI.

Before starting your application, you must make an application to start an eligible course at UEL. Once you have applied, you will be given a unique Student ID number, which you will need in order to submit a scholarship application.  

If you are already enrolled on a programme at UEL, you will not be eligible to apply for a scholarship towards that same programme.

September entry, 2026

Scholarship applications for the academic year 2026/27 are now open! The final deadline to submit your application is Sunday, 2 August 2026, 23:55pm.

 Late applications will not be accepte; therefore,e please make sure you submit your application prior to the deadline.

BENEFIT:

Successful applicants will be awarded 100% tuition fee support until they are awarded such immigration status that enables them to access support from Student Finance.

ELIGIBILITY:

This scholarship is offered to forced migrants or applicants granted a temporary form of leave only, to provide financial assistance in order to enable them to take up a place in a master’s degree at the University of Sussex. Therefore, applicants will be required to provide evidence of this in order to apply.

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must have received an offer of a place to study for a master’s degree at the University of Sussex. starting in September 2026. You must also:

Have submitted, or are the dependent of someone who has submitted, an application to the UK Home Office for recognition as a Refugee; or

Have been granted temporary form of leave to remain in the UK as a result of an asylum application (e.g., limited leave to remain, humanitarian protection) and not be eligible for funding from Student Finance England; or

Be a partner/child of an asylum seeker or an unaccompanied asylum-seeking child; and

Have a household income of under £35,000; and

Be unable to access UK government student financial support because of your current immigration status

In order to be considered for the scholarship, you will need to have accepted an offer of a place on an eligible Master’s course.

BENEFIT:

Full ‘Overseas’ tuition fee waiver 

£16,440 living costs

Sussexsport membership