Featured byRoyal Holloway University of London
Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
Full tuition waiver + £12,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
Description
One scholarship is available to a new eligible undergraduate in any subject.
Benefits
Full tuition fee reduction and £12,000 towards living costs for a student who has fled persecution and is seeking asylum in the UK.
Eligibility
- Asylum seeker, the child of an asylum seeker or hold Discretionary Leave to Remain
- Ineligible to obtain funding from the Student Loan Company (tuition fee loan or maintenance loan)
- Right to study in the UK
- Hold an offer to study an undergraduate course at Royal Holloway
- Have evidence you have sought asylum on arrival in the UK and that your asylum application is under consideration by the Home Office.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
09 Apr 2026
You will need to write a scholarship statement of no more than 1,000 words which should include:
The county of origin that you have left to claim asylum status
The terms of which you are claiming asylum status (e.g. political, religious, educational etc.) and provide details about that reason
Reference to your current status in the UK
Details of the date you arrived in the UK and the current status of your asylum application
Details of your personal and family circumstances and what barriers you have overcome to continue with your education
Academic achievements you are particularly proud of and why these really matter to you
Why you have chosen to do the degree you have applied for
What your future aspirations are and how the scholarship will help you to achieve your future goals
Any other information that we could consider before making an award.
Applications which exceed the word count will automatically be rejected.