Sanctuary Award
How to apply
You need a place first: apply to the programme and wait for an offer. Scholarship applications are only considered from people who already hold one.
- Hold a conditional or unconditional offer from Cardiff Metropolitan University for the relevant September entry
- Read the Sanctuary Award Guidance Notes
- Complete the Cardiff Met Sanctuary Award Application Form via Jotform
- Submit supporting documents: Cardiff Met offer letter, a reference, and proof of immigration status
- Deadline 1 July for Sept entry; notified by end of August
What to prepare
- Cardiff Met offer letter
- A reference (from school, college, community group, or Ukraine scheme sponsor)
- Proof of immigration status
How they select
application form · references
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
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?
- Is the scholarship for one year or for the whole course?
Who to write to: sanctuary@cardiffmet.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
Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff. Applicants must also live within commuting distance, since the award does not include accommodation or living-cost support — it is a full fee waiver (domestic rate) plus travel assistance, a daily campus meal allowance, a mentor, and a laptop loan.
Mostly school leavers. Only 11.9% of students are over 30. If you are over 35, look at other universities on the list — there are more adults there.
In detail about Cardiff Metropolitan University: all schemes, student ages, study modes →
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 →
No quantified cash amount; meal allowance and laptop loan don't map to a covers category cleanly.