Asylum Seeker Scholarship

What it gives

full tuition waiver · living costs

up to £21,000

Home-Scotland fee waiver + stipend of around £21,000/year (UKRI rate) for living costs

Who it is for

asylum seeker (claim pending)

This scheme does not accept recognised refugee status — its terms narrow the field of applicants.

Level of study: undergraduate

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.

How to apply

Apply for admission to an undergraduate degree programme at Edinburgh
Have your fee status assessed and confirmed by the Fees and Student Support Team as 'home student-Scotland fee rate (Asylum Seeker)'
A panel reviews all eligible applications
Successful candidates informed by early June 2026 (2026/27 cycle)

How they select

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

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: “2026-27 cycle deadline has passed; funding for 2027-28 not yet confirmed»

Deadline

2026-27 cycle deadline has passed (candidates notified by early June 2026); funding for 2027-28 not yet confirmed

When applications open

2026-27 cycle deadline has passed; candidates notified by early June 2026; funding for 2027-28 not yet confirmed

How many places

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: https://registryservices.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/contact

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 Edinburgh, Scotland. Fee status for asylum seekers is assessed by the university's Fees and Student Support Team.

Mostly school leavers. Only 10.2% 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 of Edinburgh: all schemes, student ages, study modes →

Source

We found this scheme in the STAR Network and Displaced Student Opportunities lists, but the institution's own site was unavailable when we checked: the page returned an error or blocked automated access. The record is therefore built from an archived copy and open sources — check the terms with the institution before you apply. Checked on: 22 August 2026.

The scheme page on the institution's site →

Institution's own current page lists 2 awards for 2026-27, not the 4 the aggregator claims.