Sanctuary Scholarship (Undergraduate) : University of Sussex
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Sanctuary Scholarship (Undergraduate) (2026)
The University of Sussex has been awarded the title of University of Sanctuary, in recognition of its efforts to welcome and support forced migrants. This Sanctuary Scholarship is one way that the University supports students that are unable to receive student loans; to enable them to take up a place on their chosen degree at Sussex.
What you get
- Full 'Overseas' tuition fee waiver
- £16,440 per year of undergraduate study (up to 4 years)
- Sussexsport membership
- Guaranteed continuation of housing
Type of award
Full tuition fee waiver and living costs
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 on a 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 an undergraduate degree at the University of Sussex starting in September 2026. Foundation, Year 1 or Year 2 applicants can apply. 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
- Who isn’t eligible
You are not eligible for this scholarship if you:
- Are not currently residing in the UK
- Have applied for, or received, recognition as Refugee (or other forms of temporary leave as the result of an application for Asylum) in a country which is not the UK
- Are applying for a degree at a university that is not at the University of Sussex
- Are progressing into the final year of a degree at Sussex
- Are studying an online course
- Are studying one of the Excluded courses listed below.
- Excluded courses
You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are going to study any of the following:
- Certificates and Diplomas (including PGCE)
- Courses at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)
- Degrees in Social work (if receiving an NHS bursary)
- Online courses
- Schools direct teaching courses
- Courses offered at partner institutes e.g. International Study Centre (ISC)
Number of scholarships available
Three scholarships available across Undergraduate and Masters study
Deadline
1 June 2026 23:59
How to apply
In order to be considered for the scholarship, you will need to have accepted an offer of a place on an eligible Bachelors course.
I sincerely thank the University and the Sussex alumni community for supporting and recognising me in this way. My Article 26 Scholarship was the light at the end of a very dark tunnel” Adarsh Ramdawor\ Law with International Relations, 2021
Contact us
If you have any questions about your eligibility for this scholarship or need any further information, please email scholarships@sussex.ac.uk.
Information and support for forced migrants/refugee students can be found on our University of Sanctuary page.
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Timetable
All applicants will have a final decision by the end of July 2026.
Availability
At level(s):\ UG
Application deadline:\ 1 June 2026 23:59 (GMT)
Countries
The award is available to people from these specific countries:
Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra, Principality of Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia, Kingdom of Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Channel Islands not otherwise specified Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus (European Union) Cyprus (Non-European Union) Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guam (USA) Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) [Hong Kong] Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Northern Ireland Northern Mariana Islands Norway Not Known Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Island Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda S. Georgia and S. Sandwich Isls. Saint Barthelemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Anguilla Saint Lucia Saint Martin (French Part) Saint Tome (Sao Tome) and Principe Saint Vincent and Grenadines Samoa San Marino Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Stateless Sudan Suriname Swaziland (Eswatini) Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Kingdom, not otherwise specified United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City (Holy See) Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (British) Wales Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe