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Undergraduate
University of York
2 per year (avg)
All International
Applicable to all genders
All types of delivery mode
Only selective applicants are considered
Full time
All intakes
Mature students
The scholarship provides:
a full fee waiver (you will not need to pay any tuition fees for three years of an undergraduate degree)
a maintenance award of up to £12,300 per annum for three years of an undergraduate degree, to help with living costs.
Our Equal Access Scholarships support asylum-seeking students to access higher education. We also provide bursaries for refugee students and dedicated advice and support for all sanctuary-seeking students and applicants.
Eligibility
Open to International (including EU) students only.
Open to international sanctuary-seeking students already residing in the UK.
To be considered for the scholarship, you must:
Your current immigration status can be described as one of the following:
Discretionary/Limited Leave to Remain (DLR/LLR)
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
Humanitarian Protection (HP) and do not have access to mainstream funding
awaiting a decision on an application for refugee status
leave as an Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Child (UASC leave)
Refused Asylum Seeker - your application for refugee status has been refused and you have submitted an appeal or a fresh claim
a dependent or partner of any of the above status groups.
If you have already been granted Refugee Status or Humanitarian Protection Status, you may be eligible for financial support from Student Finance England (gov.uk).
You will not be eligible if you:
have already completed an undergraduate degree
are applying to study at the Hull York Medical School
are applying for the two-year LLB (Hons) Law (Senior Status)
Students are shortlisted based on their
You need to apply separately for this scholarship
Step 1. Apply to the University of York to study an eligible undergraduate course
Please see our 'eligibility' section to see courses exempt from the scholarship and advice on courses with work placements eg nursing, midwifery, and social work.
We would encourage you to share information about your circumstances in the ‘more about me' section of your UCAS application. This will help us to support you better. Your UCAS application will also be looked at by our scholarship awarding panel.
Step 2. Apply for the Equal Access Scholarship
You must apply online for this scholarship using this form.
As part of the application, you will need to provide:
your UCAS personal ID (this is ten digits long and can be found on your offer letter)
your York Application ID (this is nine digits long and can be found on your offer letter)
evidence of your asylum status, for example, your biometric residence permit or a UKVI share code
You will also need to answer three supporting questions which will help our scholarship awarding panel learn more about you. See the ‘how we allocate’ section for guidance on what our panel is looking for and how these are assessed.
After applications have closed you may be invited to an informal interview with our scholarship awarding panel. We will contact you directly if we require this.
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