Postgraduate Sanctuary Scholarship

This scholarship supports students seeking asylum and are currently living in the United Kingdom.

UK Postgraduate Full-time September
Amount

Full tuition fee waiver and £1000/month for up to 12 months.

Eligibility

Students must fulfil all criteria below: 

  • You must have an offer from the University of Westminster for a place on a full-time master’s course starting in September 2026
  • You must be resident in the UK
  • You must hold one of the following eligible immigration statuses before submitting your application 
    • UK asylum seeker 
    • UK discretionary leave to remain (as a result of an asylum application) 
    • UK limited leave to remain (as a result of an asylum application) 
  • Students who already have a master’s degree are not eligible to apply
  • Students who are able to receive taught postgraduate student loans from Student Finance are not eligible to apply 
  • The following categories of students are not eligible: 
    • Postgraduate Diploma 
    • Professional courses (eg RIBA pt III, ACCA, CIMA, CiLEX) 
    • Conversion courses (eg Graduate Diploma in Law) 
    • Integrated Masters/MPhil/
Number available

Two

Deadline

3 July 2026

Application form

Please return your completed application form including any required supporting evidence as pdf attachments to .