# Sanctuary Scholarship 2026/27

**Source**: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/scholarships/items/bursary---sanctuary-scholarship-202627.html
**Parent**: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/funding_masters/index.html

## About the award

**Level:** Undergraduate\
**Course:** All in the Faculty of Science & Engineering or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.\
**Country/Region:** United Kingdom\
**Value:** Full fee waiver; £1,700 Queen Mary Bursary per year; £9,118 living cost grant per year for those living in a parental home or £14,135 living cost grant for those living independently. \
**No. of awards:** up to 2\
**Deadline:** Applications are not open yet

## More information

Queen Mary University of London is offering tuition fee and maintenance support for up to two undergraduate students who are asylum seekers or have a temporary immigration status awarded as a result of a claim for asylum but outside of the immigration rules, studying on degree programmes in the Faculty of Science & Engineering or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Successful applicants will be awarded a full tuition fee waiver and maintenance support. The non-repayable maintenance scholarship will include £1,700, the equivalent of the Queen Mary Bursary, and the equivalent of the student loan which most closely matches your circumstances, £9,118 for those living in a parental home, £14,135 for those living independently.

Funding will be provided for the normal duration of your course, if you need to apply for extra funding, e.g. for a course change or repeat year, your individual circumstances will be examined by the panel and a decision will be communicated to you.

**Eligibility**

For us to consider your application for our Sanctuary Scholarship you must:

- have a temporary immigration status awarded as a result of a claim for asylum but outside of the immigration rules (e.g. limited leave to remain, discretionary leave to remain, humanitarian protection); *or*
- be an asylum seeker or child of an asylum seeker;

*AND*

- be ineligible to obtain funding from the Student Loan Company due to your immigration status; *and*
- have submitted a UCAS application for a place on an Undergraduate course in the Faculty of Science & Engineering or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences by 14th January 2026, have received a conditional or unconditional offer from Queen Mary University of London; and
- not already hold an equivalent or higher level qualification.

**How to apply**

The deadline for the Sanctuary Scholarship 2026/27 is 15th May 2026

Please complete the form below to submit your application:  'Applications are not open yet'

Alongside your application, you must email all relevant documentation to  [askqm.qmul.ac.uk](http://askqm.qmul.ac.uk/) - this may include but is not limited to:

- ARC (Application Registration Card)
- Bail form (Temporary Admission Document or BAIL 201
- BRP (Biometric Residency Permit)/eVisa
- Passport/Travel Document
- Driving Licence
- Birth Certificate

Please be aware that we may request further evidence/documentation from you to confirm Right to Study.

When you are completing your application, you may wish to refer to our guidance notes to assist you with your application:\
[Sanctuary Scholarship Guidance Notes 2025-26 [PDF 238KB]](https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/arcs/students/finances/bursaries-grants-scholarships/scholarships/Sanctuary-Scholarship-Guidance-notes-2025_26.pdf)

If you have any enquiries about your application please find our contact details below:

**Contact us at [askqm.qmul.ac.uk](http://askqm.qmul.ac.uk/)**

Find us online:    [**Queen Mary Bursary**](https://www.qmul.ac.uk/registry-services/student-information/my-finances/bursaries-grants--scholarships/)