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A.S. Hornby Educational Trust, delivered with University of Exeter (MEd TESOL) · England · South West England (Exeter)

Hornby Scholarship for Teachers of English to Refugees

What it gives

full tuition waiver · living costs · English tuition

Full tuition + monthly living stipend (exact £ not published) + approved English test fees

Who it is for

recognised refugee status

Level of study: taught postgraduate

The student finance condition

Open to applicants who do receive student finance

Having no access to student finance is not a condition here: people with recognised refugee status who already receive a student loan can apply.

How to apply

Confirm you are an experienced teacher who is a refugee or has previously held refugee status, currently teaching English to refugees/asylum seekers in the UK
Meet the University of Exeter's Master's entrance criteria, including its Profile B2 English language standard
Read 'Information about Hornby Refugee Scholarship' and download the 'Refugee Scholarship Application form' (.docx) from the Hornby Trust site
Complete and submit the application form while the call is open (most recent call, for 2025/26, is now closed)
Direct questions to refugeescholarship@hornby-trust.org.uk

What to prepare

Refugee Scholarship Application form (.docx)

How they select

application form

There is no interview — the decision is made on documents. On most routes there are no subject entrance exams either: the main hurdle on the way into university is proving your level of English. The exceptions are medicine, dentistry and creative courses, where tests and portfolios do appear.

Dates

Can you apply now · as of 6 September 2026

Opens: November 2026

Where the date comes from: “announced in November each year»

Deadline

Call for latest cohort now closed; no next round date published

When applications open

Call for applications is announced in November each year; currently closed with no next round date published

How many places

For how many years

Given for one year. For the next year you have to apply again or find other support.

Ask before you apply

We do not fill in the gaps for the institution. Here is what its own page leaves unclear — these are normal questions, everyone asks them.

What happens to the payments if I am granted refugee status mid-year?

Who to write to: SoE-HornbyScholarship@exeter.ac.uk

If this scheme is not for you

See the full list of schemes — it has a filter for your status and for whether student finance is available to you.
Check whether you are entitled to student finance — if it is, a scholarship stops being the only road.
Foundation year and Access to HE — routes for people who only have a school certificate.
Education hub — where to start if you have not chosen a route yet.

About the institution

One-year MEd in TESOL delivered at the University of Exeter; the scholar is based in Exeter for the programme. The A.S. Hornby Educational Trust is a UK-registered charity that funds the scholarship.

Source

Every fact on this page we opened and read on the institution's own site, rather than taking it from an aggregator. Checked on: 22 August 2026.

The scheme page on the institution's site →

Narrow scheme for refugees who are already experienced ESOL/EFL teachers currently teaching refugees in the UK — distinct from Exeter's general Hornby TESOL award for overseas teachers.