The scholarship entitles recipients to the following support for each year of undergraduate study:
a full tuition fee waiver
52 weeks of paid for on-campus accommodation per year (where required).
and
access to a Maintenance Grant equivalent to the maximum government Maintenance Loan for each academic year.
The Sacred Heart Sanctuary Scholarship is designed to support those who might otherwise be unable to access higher education funding as a result of their immigration status.
The Sanctuary Scholarship will be awarded to one student who meets the following criteria:
Currently living in the UK with a UK postcode
Meet or exceed their predicted A level grades or equivalent
Applying to study an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Roehampton (including four year extended degrees)
Are seeking asylum or humanitarian protection in the UK, or a dependent or partner of someone seeking asylum who has the following status:
Refugee
Humanitarian protection status – a residual form of protection available to those not eligible for refugee status, who do not have a right to subsidiary protection but cannot be removed from national territory because of objective and serious personal situations
Discretionary/limited leave to remain on human rights grounds including UASC (unaccompanied asylum seeking children) - granted to people who are able to prove to the Home Office that their circumstances are compelling on compassionate grounds or are such that they can be granted leave outside UK Immigration Rules
Submitted an asylum claim in the UK – a person who has asked for asylum in the UK and is waiting for a decision from the Government on that claim.
Are unable to access UK Government Student Finance (tuition fee loans or maintenance loans/grants) by virtue of their immigration status.
