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Expected April 2027
Postgraduate
Imperial College London
1 per year (avg)
UK , All International
Applicable to all genders
All types of delivery mode
All eligible students
Full Time, Part Time
All intakes
Mature students
To be eligible for this award, applicants must have applied to study and received an offer for an eligible Master’s programme starting in Autumn 2026 and completed the Sanctuary Scholarship application form by the deadline of 11:59pm (UK time) on Friday 24 April 2026, and fall into one of the following immigration status groups: a refugee (granted refugee status in the UK or another country), a person granted humanitarian protection or another form of protective leave to remain in the UK (including the Ukrainian Family Scheme, Ukraine Extension Scheme, or Ukrainian Sponsorship Scheme visa), or an asylum seeker who has made a claim for refugee status within the UK; eligible courses include one-year full-time or two-year part-time Master’s programmes in Imperial Business School, the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Natural Sciences, and the Centre for Culture, Languages and Communication, while online or distance learning courses, Imperial Business School MBA programmes, and the MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering in the Dyson School of Design Engineering are not eligible.
You need to apply separately for this scholarship
Submit your application to study an eligible Master's course for 2026 entry and receive an offer to study by the scholarship application deadline of 11:59pm (UK time) on Friday 24th April 2026. Search for an eligible Master's course (see list in Eligibility criteria), create an online account and submit your application through our application portal. Use our guide on How to apply for additional help. Some departments have application rounds for the postgraduate taught courses, with fixed application dates throughout the year.
Your personal statement (submitted in application form) assesses your suitability for the Sanctuary Scholarship. You will be asked to address the following:
Why have you chosen to study at Imperial College London?
How do you feel the Sanctuary Scholarship would help you achieve your ambitions for the future?
Explain your personal situation and the barriers you have faced in continuing your education with reference to your current status in the UK.
Details of your financial circumstances. If you have attended school/college since coming to the UK, how have you supported your studies? Will you have any other means to financially support yourself at College other than this scholarship?
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