2026-27 Sanctuary Scholarships (UG and PGT)

What it gives

full tuition waiver · living costs

up to £9,000

Освобождение от платы за обучение на 100% + £9,000 в год деньгами: 25% в ноябре, 25% в феврале, 50% в мае

Who it is for

asylum seeker (claim pending) · dependant of a person with status

Level of study: undergraduate, taught postgraduate

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.

Important warning

Payments stop if you are granted status during the course. Ask in advance what happens to the money: a decision can arrive mid-course.

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.

Get a conditional or unconditional offer for a full-time course (UG starting at level 4)
Read the Guidance Notes document
Complete the online written application via the Gecko Form
If shortlisted, attend an in-person interview at Newcastle City Campus with your immigration documents
Selection panel notifies successful applicants by end of June 2026

What to prepare

Evidence of current immigration status (e.g. Home Office letters), shown at interview

How they select

application form · interview · evidence of circumstances

There is an interview here. It is a conversation about your situation and your study plans, not a subject exam: nobody tests the school syllabus or tries to catch you out. You can answer calmly, in your own words.

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.

Where the date comes from: “Applications for 2026/27 are now closed; no recurring opening date stated»

Deadline

Applications closed for 2026/27 (UG page updated 27/04/26, PGT page updated 05/08/26) — both cycles now shut

When applications open

Applications for 2026/27 are now closed; no recurring opening date stated. Cash is paid 25% in November, 25% in February, 50% in May each year held.

For how many years

Renewed for the following years of the course, as long as you keep studying.

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

Northumbria University is in Newcastle upon Tyne (Newcastle City Campus and Coach Lane Campus); this scholarship also requires residency in the North East (Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Northumberland, Cleveland, North Cumbria).

There are adults, but they are a minority. 16.1% of students are over 30 and 27.6% are over 25 — an average picture for a UK university.

In detail about Northumbria 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: 24 August 2026.

The scheme page on the institution's site →

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