SOAS Sanctuary Scholarships 2026/27
How to apply
You do not need to wait for an offer — the scholarship application can run alongside admission.
- Apply for your undergraduate programme via UCAS
- Apply for the scholarship by 12 noon UK time on 3 July 2026, via the admissions portal (a course application gives you portal login)
- Email evidence of your immigration status to scholarships@soas.ac.uk by the deadline
- If applicable, include evidence your Student Finance loan application was rejected
- A panel of at least 3 members assesses your scholarship and course applications together
- Outcome expected by end of July at the earliest
What to prepare
- Evidence of immigration status
- Evidence a Student Finance loan application was rejected (if applicable)
How they select
application form · 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
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: scholarships@soas.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
SOAS, University of London is at 10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG.
Mostly school leavers. Only 12% 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 SOAS, University of London: 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 →
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