Sanctuary Scholarship

What it gives

full tuition waiver · living costs

Full fee waiver + full living-cost stipend; exact GBP amount not published, depends on fee/funding status

Who it is for

asylum seeker (claim pending) · recognised refugee status · humanitarian protection · limited or discretionary leave

Level of study: foundation year, undergraduate, taught postgraduate

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 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 (or be awaiting a decision on) an academic offer for an eligible course at Bristol
Complete the Microsoft Forms application form for undergraduates, or for postgraduates, as applicable
Apply for full student finance if eligible (IFP students and asylum seekers are exempt from this step)
Read the terms and conditions and guidance for applicants before applying

How they select

application form

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.

Where the date comes from: “applications now closed; no future cycle dates published on this page»

Deadline

2026/27 cycle closed (page states applications now closed)

When applications open

Applications for 2026/27 are now closed; no future cycle dates published on this page

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: uob-sanctuary-support@bristol.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

University of Bristol is a campus-based university in Bristol, England. Applicants must be from a refugee or asylum-seeking community and hold, or be awaiting a decision on, a Bristol course offer; the award tops up other funding to cover full tuition fees and a living stipend.

Mostly school leavers. Only 5.5% 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 of Bristol: 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 →

Full eligibility/deadline/places details are on a separate linked terms page not captured in this fetch.