University of Reading Sanctuary Scholarships

For all awards, you must:

• be granted a form of leave (leave to remain, limited leave to remain, discretionary leave to remain, humanitarian protection) as the result of an asylum application or human rights application or be an asylum seeker or be granted settlement in the UK through the ARAP or ACRS schemes for Afghan refugees or have a right to remain in the UK through the Ukraine Family Scheme or the Ukraine Sponsorship (Homes for Ukraine) scheme
• have applied to the University of Reading for 2025 entry and have received either a Conditional or Unconditional offer
• currently reside in the UK

The Sanctuary Scholarships scheme offers these awards each year, to eligible applicants:

four bursary payments of £5,000* each year of study for new applicants to undergraduate courses** with refugee, humanitarian protection status, or be granted settlement in the UK through the ARAP or ACRS schemes for Afghan refugees, or have a right to remain in the UK through the Ukraine Family Scheme, the Ukraine Sponsorship (Homes for Ukraine) scheme, the Ukraine Extension Scheme, or the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme.
one bursary payment of £10,000*** (pro rata-ed for part-time students) for new applicants to postgraduate taught courses with refugee, humanitarian protection status, or be granted settlement in the UK through the ARAP or ACRS schemes for Afghan refugees, or who have a right to remain in the UK through Ukraine Family Scheme, the Ukraine Sponsorship (Homes for Ukraine) scheme, the Ukraine Extension Scheme, or the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme.
two scholarships of a fee waiver and a bursary payment of £14,200* for each year of study for new applicants to undergraduate courses**** with asylum seeker status
Two scholarships of a fee waiver and a bursary payment of £14,200* (pro rata-ed for part-time students) for new applicants to postgraduate taught with asylum.