The Sanctuary Scholarship
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.
- Get offered a full-time place on an eligible undergraduate (level 5) or postgraduate taught course
- Submit your application with documentary evidence of your circumstances by 30 April 2026, 12pm
- If shortlisted, attend an online interview in the final week of May
- Decision letters issued by 29 May 2026
What to prepare
- Documentary evidence to verify immigration status and circumstances
How they select
application form · interview · evidence of circumstances
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
University of Greenwich has three main campuses: Greenwich, Avery Hill, and Medway.
There are adults, but they are a minority. 15.7% of students are over 30 and 28.8% are over 25 — an average picture for a UK university.
In detail about University of Greenwich: 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 →
PhD/postgraduate research explicitly excluded. Accommodation waiver applies to Avery Hill or Greenwich campus only.