Fully Funded Scholarships for Refugees in the UK at York University

York University is offering the Equal Access Scholarships for undergraduate students who are seeking refuge in the UK. There are 2 available scholarships for the academic year 2021/2022. The Equal Access Scholarships support asylum-seeking students to access higher education, and also provide bursaries for refugee students and dedicated advice and support for all sanctuary seeking students and applicants.

Eligibility:-

• Open to International (non-EU) students only.

• Open to students currently seeking sanctuary in UK, without access to mainstream funding.

• To be considered for the scholarship you must:

  • Have a conditional or unconditional offer from the University of York for 2021.

  • Have applied for asylum before you have applied for a place at university.

  • Not have access to mainstream funding, eg student finance or a local authority grant.

• Your current immigration status can be described as one of the following:

  • Discretionary/limited leave to remain (DLR/ LLR).

  • Indefinite leave to remain (ILR).

  • Humanitarian Protection (HP) and do not have access to mainstream funding.

  • Awaiting a decision on application for refugee status.

  • Leave as an Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Child (UASC leave).

  • Refused Asylum Seeker - your application for refugee status has been refused and you have submitted an appeal or a fresh claim.

  • A dependent or partner of any of the above status groups.

• If you have already been granted Refugee Status or Humanitarian Protection Status, you may be eligible for financial support from Student Finance England (gov.uk).

• You will not be eligible:

  • If you have already completed an undergraduate degree.

  • If you are applying to study at the Hull York Medical School

  • If you are applying for the 2 year LLB (Hons) Law (Senior Status)

  • If you are applying for a course which includes work placements and you do not currently have a right to work in the UK.

Terms and Conditions:-

• If you are successful, you must make the University of York your firm choice university on your UCAS application in order to receive the scholarship.  

• If you receive any notification of a change to your immigration status during the application period or before commencing your course, you must email equal-access-scholarships@york.

• You must inform Tracey Clarke, Student Support Services at student-hub@york.ac.uk immediately if you receive any notification of a change to your Asylum Status during your time at the university.

• If you receive a notification of a change in your Asylum Status which means that you become eligible for student financial support from the UK government, you must make an application for support for the next academic year. 

• If you receive notification that you are liable to be detained, your scholarship will be suspended for the duration of your detention. York University will support you to help you resume your studies if your status enables you to continue.

• Your scholarship will be renewed for each year of your course providing you satisfactorily progress through to the next year of study and you maintain your registration as a full-time student.

• If at any point during the application process or after you start your studies, you are informed by the Home Office that you should not be studying at University, you will no longer be eligible for the award.

Benefits:-

The scholarship provides:

• A full fee waiver (you will not need to pay any tuition fees).

• A maintenance award of up to £10,660 to help with living costs.

About York University:-

York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and over 325,000 alumni worldwide. York University works collaboratively in partnership with institutions across the world to develop life-saving discoveries and new technologies that tackle some of the most pressing global challenges.

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