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National Film and Television School (NFTS) · England · Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

NFTS Humanitarian Scholarships

What it gives
full tuition waiver · living costs
up to £15,000
Postgraduate scholarship: full tuition + £15,000/yr living support; Filmmaking and Indie Games Certificates are fully-funded places (no separate stipend stated)
Who it is for
asylum seeker (claim pending) · limited or discretionary leave · humanitarian protection
Level of study: taught postgraduate, other programmes
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.

  1. Submit a course application to the NFTS first (Postgraduate diploma, Filmmaking Certificate, or Indie Games Certificate)
  2. Email studentfunding@nfts.co.uk to request the Humanitarian Scholarship application form
  3. Complete and submit the scholarship form

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: January 2027
Where the date comes from: “Indie Games Certificate deadline 3 September 2026; other tracks reopen early 2027»
Deadline
Postgraduate and Filmmaking Certificate deadlines closed (reopen early 2027); Indie Games Certificate deadline 3 September 2026 (still open)
When applications open
Postgraduate and Filmmaking Certificate deadlines closed, reopening early 2027; Indie Games Certificate deadline 3 September 2026 (open as of Aug 2026)
How many places
3 total (1 postgraduate + 2 certificate)

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: studentfunding@nfts.co.uk

If this scheme is not for you

About the institution

National Film and Television School — specialist postgraduate film and games school based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (with a London base), not a university; the student funding team (studentfunding@nfts.co.uk) handles both course and scholarship applications.

Adults are a visible share. Roughly one student in four is over 30 (29.1%), and 67.5% are over 25.

In detail about National Film and Television School (NFTS): 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 →

Postgraduate scholarship restricted to UK residents; the two Certificate scholarships are open to applicants inside or outside the UK.