# Sanctuary Scholarship (Undergraduate) : University of Sussex

**Source**: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/undergraduate-scholarships/view/1945-Sanctuary-Scholarship-Undergraduate
**Parent**: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/undergraduate-scholarships/browse

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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](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/sport/) 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.

- [Who is eligible](#)

  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.

[Applications open 1st May](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/undergraduate-scholarships/sanctuary-scholarship-undergraduate)

> 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](mailto:scholarships@sussex.ac.uk).

Information and support for forced migrants/refugee students can be found on our [University of Sanctuary](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/university-of-sanctuary) page.

### You might also be interested in

- [How to apply for an undergraduate degree](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply)
- [Visiting the University](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/visit-us/)
- [Student Action for Refugees (STAR)](http://www.star-network.org.uk/)

### 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