Postgraduate Sanctuary Scholarship

Other eligibility requirements

To be eligible you must be assessed by USW as having one of the following immigration status's: 

• Be a Person Seeking Asylum  
• Limited Leave to Remain (as a result of an Asylum application)  
• Be the partner/dependent included on the application of a person of any of the above groups*  

* Spouses/civil partners must have been the spouse/civil partner on the date on which the asylum application was made. Children/step-children must have been aged under 18 on the date on which the asylum application was made 

In addition, you must also 

• Have been offered a conditional or unconditional offer for a full-time taught on campus postgraduate degree at the University of South Wales starting in September 2026
• Accepted the offer on a firm basis 
• Live within reasonable commuting distance to the campus that your chosen course is on 
• Not require additional support from the University for living expenses or accommodation other than that provided through the USW Postgraduate Sanctuary Scholarship.  
• Due to your immigration status, not be eligible for Student Finance from another authority e.g. Student Finance Wales, Student Finance England, SAAS, Student Finance Northern Ireland etc.

The scholarship will waive the full tuition fees costs of an eligible full time taught on campus postgraduate degree for the duration of your original programme or until such a point that you become eligible to apply for UK government student financial support, at which point scholarship recipients must apply for this support.