Sanctuary Scholarship

What it gives

full tuition waiver · living costs

up to £2,000

Full fee waiver plus annual £2,000 grant for study-related costs

Who it is for

asylum seeker (claim pending) · limited or discretionary leave · dependant of a person with status

Level of study: undergraduate, taught postgraduate, research postgraduate

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.

Important warning

Payments stop if you are granted status during the course. Ask in advance what happens to the money: a decision can arrive mid-course.

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.

Apply for your chosen course; asylum-seeker UG applicants should first email hefunding@hull.ac.uk for an application number (format 202XXXXXX)
After your course application, submit the separate Sanctuary Scholarship application form
Meet any conditional-offer conditions by 26 June 2026
If shortlisted, you're contacted week commencing 3 July 2026 with interview details
Attend interview week commencing 20 July 2026
Enrol for September 2026 entry if successful

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

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: “no explicit calendar date for deadline or next window opening; only process milestones given»

Deadline

Deadline for Sept 2026 entry has passed

When applications open

Annual; conditions met by 26 June, shortlist contact w/c 3 July, interviews w/c 20 July, for September entry

How many places

up to 3

For how many years

Renewed for the following years of the course, as long as you keep studying.

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

Hull, UK (Cottingham Road, HU6 7RX). Administered by the university's HE Funding team.

Adults are a visible share. Roughly one student in four is over 30 (27%), and 41.6% are over 25.

In detail about University of Hull: 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 →

Also excludes applicants who are formally eligible for government student finance in principle but cannot receive it due to prior HE study.