Article 26 Sanctuary Scholarship
How to apply
You do not need to wait for an offer — the scholarship application can run alongside admission.
- Apply to the University of Manchester for a course place starting September 2026 (a course offer is NOT required before submitting the scholarship application)
- Submit the scholarship application form
- Shortlisted applicants are invited to interview
- 2026-entry applications are closed; the 2027-entry application form opens in early 2027
How they select
application form · 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
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
Mostly school leavers. Only 9% 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 The University of Manchester: 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 →
Excludes Medicine, Dentistry, Architecture. Explicit: 'unable to access mainstream funding such as student finance loans' due to immigration status as a Sanctuary Seeker.