Sanctuary Scholarships

What it gives

full tuition waiver · application support

up to £4,000

£4,000 study-cost bursary (UG & PGT); UG fee waiver up to 4yrs, PGT fee waiver up to 18 months

Who it is for

asylum seeker (claim pending) · other categories — see terms

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.

Hold a conditional or unconditional offer for an eligible course starting Sept 2026
Gather documents: immigration status proof, referee statement, ~1,000-word personal statement
Submit online application via the UniHub portal by midnight, 22 June 2026
Await a shortlisting notification
If shortlisted, attend an interview
Receive an outcome decision by September

What to prepare

Home Office share code plus decision letter (or ARC card and asylum confirmation for pending claims)
Referee statement from a non-family member (teacher, charity worker, faith representative or health professional)
Personal statement (~1,000 words)

How they select

application form · personal statement · references · interview

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

2026/27 round closed · next date not announced

Next year's round usually opens in winter or spring. Write to the university early: ask for the date and to be added to their mailing list.

Where the date comes from: “2026/27 deadline midnight 22 June 2026»

Deadline

22 June 2026, midnight, for 2026/27

When applications open

Annual; 2026/27 deadline midnight 22 June 2026, decisions by September

How many places

3 (1 UG, 2 PGT)

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

Sheffield, City Campus (Howard Street, S1 1WB). Fee status/eligibility is tied to Student Funding England (or the Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland equivalent) determining the applicant ineligible for mainstream funding; the university also prioritises applicants living locally to Sheffield.

There are adults, but they are a minority. 20.4% of students are over 30 and 31.8% are over 25 — an average picture for a UK university.

In detail about Sheffield Hallam 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 →