Refugee Week University Visit

This is for school pupils — not for an adult. Year 10–13 (aged 14–18), school pupils. The record is kept for parents: if you have a child of this age, it could be their first step towards university. For yourself, see the full list.

What it gives

application support

No cash award; free campus visit/outreach event with lunch provided

Who it is for

School pupils — see the notice above

Level of study: other programmes

The student finance condition

Open to applicants who do receive student finance

Having no access to student finance is not a condition here: people with recognised refugee status who already receive a student loan can apply.

How to apply

You do not need to wait for an offer — the scholarship application can run alongside admission.

Sign up using the link on the Refugee Week University Visit page
Complete the sign-up form with a parent or carer nearby — they need to complete some sections
Submit before the stated deadline (10am, 4 June for the 2025 event)

How they select

automatic, no separate application

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

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.

Deadline

4 June 2025 sign-up deadline for the 2025 event (closed); runs around Refugee Week each June but no 2026 date published on the page

When applications open

Runs annually around Refugee Week each June; 2025 event's sign-up deadline was 10am Wed 4 June 2025; no 2026 date published on the page yet

For how many years

Given for one year. For the next year you have to apply again or find other support.

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?

Who to write to: wp.pre16@ucl.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

UCL, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT. No cash award — a free campus visit/outreach event with lunch provided. Fee-status assessment is not addressed on this page.

Mostly school leavers. Only 11.2% 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 University College London (UCL): 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 →

For Year 10-13 school pupils, not a funding scheme.