Sanctuary Scholarship

What it gives

full tuition waiver · living costs

up to £17,635

Full fee waiver + grant equal to full SFE maintenance loan + £3,500 living bursary; total award for 2026/27 stated as £17,635 (institution's earlier published figure was £13,510/yr)

Who it is for

asylum seeker (claim pending) · limited or discretionary leave

Level of study: undergraduate

The student finance condition

Only if you cannot access student finance

This scheme is for people without access to government student finance — usually asylum seekers and some limited-leave categories. If you have refugee status and can access student finance, this is normally not for you.

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.

Apply through UCAS as a new full-time first-year undergraduate entrant and receive a conditional or unconditional offer from City St George's
Complete the official Sanctuary Scholarship application form via the Qualtrics link provided by the university
Write a personal statement covering your rationale for higher education, any interruptions to your prior education, and your support needs
Provide a referee statement in support of your application
Submit supporting documentation including evidence of your immigration status
Submit everything before the deadline of 1 May 2026

What to prepare

Evidence of immigration status
Personal statement
Referee statement

How they select

application form · personal statement · references · evidence of circumstances

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

Dates not published — ask the university

The provider's page gives no date. Write to them — it is the first question in the list below.

Deadline

Not confirmed for 2026/27 cycle — could not verify directly, see notes

When applications open

Deadline around 1 May each year for UCAS applicants starting the following September

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?

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

City St George's, University of London was formed from the 2024 merger of City, University of London and St George's, University of London (the medical school); London-based.

Mostly school leavers. Only 13.4% 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 City St George's, University of London: all schemes, student ages, study modes →

Source

We found this scheme in the STAR Network and Displaced Student Opportunities lists, but the institution's own site was unavailable when we checked: the page returned an error or blocked automated access. The record is therefore built from an archived copy and open sources — check the terms with the institution before you apply. Checked on: 22 August 2026.

The scheme page on the institution's site →

University renamed City, University of London → City St George's, University of London (merger with St George's, Univ of London); the institution's own page 403'd on every WebFetch attempt (both www and bare domain). […]