Featured byThe Open University UK
Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition fee waiver
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The scholarship is available to eligible students seeking sanctuary in the UK who are beginning undergraduate study with The Open University. Ten scholarships are available for the academic year, each covering up to 360 undergraduate credits, with funding for up to 120 credits per academic year.
Benefits
A scholarship covers up to 360 credits of OU undergraduate credit-bearing study, paying for the full tuition cost of these credits.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a scholarship, you must meet all the following criteria.
Be a forced migrant to the United Kingdom and unable to access student finance by being:
- a person who is an Asylum Seeker
- a person resident in England and granted limited leave to enter or remain due to a failed application for asylum or humanitarian protection. (This category doesn’t apply to applicants ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland, Scotland, or Wales.)
Be ordinarily resident in the UK
- Hold no existing higher education qualification attained in the UK
- Be a new student to The Open University in the academic year
- Be intending to enrol for an undergraduate OU module commencing in the academic year.
- Be studying at a minimum intensity of 25% (30 credits) per academic year
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
22 Jul 2027
We’re now accepting applications for the academic year. You’ll need to download the full scholarship terms and conditions and the application form to apply.Once completed, please email your application and supporting evidence to our Student Fees team. Their contact details are on the first page of the application form.