The Article 26 Award for Students Seeking Asylum in UK

By: University of KentLast update: 4/23/2019

Deadline 2019-05-03

(Deadline has passed)

Applicant criteria

NationalityUnited Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen

SpecialityAgriculture and Veterinary Science, Architecture, Art, Design, and Music, Business , Media and Journalism, Computer and Information Sciences, Foreign Languages, Law and Human Rights, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Political Science and International Relations, All Specialties , Hospitality and Tourism, Sports , History and Archeology, Science, Psychology and Sociology, Engineering, Information Technology

Gender

Both

Opportunity criteria

Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature, Music, Art and Graphic Design, Media and Journalism, Marketing, Business and Finance, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Tourism and Hospitality, Technology and Programming, Psychology and Sociology, Law, Human Rights and Gender , Nutrition, Sports and Health, Science, Political Sciences and Economy, Religion and Philosophy, Nature and Environment, Engineering and Architecture

Job locationUnited Kingdom

DegreeBachelors

Needed documentsothers

Opportunity description

The University of Kent, in partnership with the Article 26 Project are able to offer three Article 26 awards for undergraduate entry in 2019-2020. These awards are aimed at helping those seeking asylum in the UK to progress to higher education.

Benefits:

The benefits of the Article 26 award are:

Each recipient’s tuition fees will be waived for the duration of their program of study at the University of Kent (four undergraduate programs only).
The recipients will be eligible to receive financial support from the University of Kent to cover the cost of travel (to the University or for group support), books, equipment etc (This amount is to be confirmed).

Criteria:

To meet the eligibility criteria of the Award, applicants must:

Have refugee status, 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 and.
Have a conditional or unconditional offer of undergraduate study from the University of Kent, having applied through UCAS from here.
Be currently attending a school, college, community or voluntary group which can provide a reference in support of their application.
Be unable to access mainstream funding, e.g. student finance or a local authority grant.
Live within commuting distance of the University of Kent (i.e. within the county of Kent).
Not require support for living expenses or accommodation.

Applicants wishing to study the following subjects at the University of Kent are not eligible to apply for the Article 26 award:

Medicine
Dentistry
Foundation degree programmes
Courses dependent on NHS funding.

About The University of Kent

The University of Kent is one of the UK's leading academic institutions producing world-class research, rated internationally excellent and leading the way in many fields of study. The university has a rural campus north of Canterbury situated within 300 acres (1.2 km2) of park land, housing over 6,000 students, as well as campuses in Medway and Tonbridge in Kent and European postgraduate centres in Brussels, Athens, Rome and Paris. The University is international, with students from 158 different nationalities and 41% of its academic and research staff being from outside the United Kingdom.

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