Postgraduate Sanctuary Scholarship
University of Bath
About this opportunity
For the 2022/23 academic year, the University of Bath will offer two Scholarships:
• the Marie Morley Sanctuary Scholarship
• the Appleton Sanctuary Scholarship
Scholarships are for taught postgraduate master’s students who are seeking asylum in the UK, and who are not eligible to receive postgraduate financial support from Student Finance.
Each Sanctuary Scholarship will consist of:
• a fee waiver covering the full cost of tuition fees
• a bursary up to £15,609
If you are eligible for the Sanctuary Scholarship, you could be paid up to £15,609 and have your course fees waived to help with course and living costs.
Level of Study
- Master’s - Taught
Eligibility
Asylum seeker, Limited or Discretionary Leave to Remain (private/family life)
Additional notes about eligibility criteria
You must also be:
• a new taught postgraduate student starting studies in 2022
• resident in the UK
You are not eligible if:
• you are able to receive taught postgraduate student loans
To be eligible for the scholarship, you must have applied to study a full-time or part-time course with the degree outcome of:
MSc
MA
MBA
stand-alone MRes
This includes programmes with a combined Pre-sessional English course.
Please note that these conditions can only be met for courses completed in a maximum duration of two years for full-time programmes or four years for part-time programmes. Part-time programmes must be studied at a minimum of 50% intensity (for example, a programme which would take one year if studied full-time can take up to two years if studied part-time). Distance Learning programmes are also not eligible for this scheme.
What is included in this opportunity?
- Fee Waiver (no fees)
- Partial bursary (study costs and partial living costs)
- Other (see below)
Types of study available
- Full-time
Additional details about application process
You must apply in this order:
1. Apply for an eligible course through the University of Bath, receive a conditional or unconditional offer and accept your offer via your Application Tracker.
2. If you receive an offer, you will need to complete and upload the fee classification questionnaire and evidence of your Asylum Seeker status via your Application Tracker so that the PGT Admissions team can assess your fee status.
3. Apply for the scholarship scheme via the application form.
Completed application forms can be returned by email to studentsuccess@bath.ac.uk
You can also return them by post to:
Student Retention Team
Student Support University of Bath
Claverton Down
Bath
BA2 7AY
Number of places available
2
Is this opportunity available for individuals outside of the UK?
No
On-going opportunity
Yes
For further questions contact Imroze Sahota and Joanna Newman
Call Us
01225 383838
Email Us
studentsuccess@bath.ac.uk
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