University of Bradford Sanctuary Scholarship

Other eligibility requirements

Successful applicants for the Scholarship Award at the University of Bradford will be provided with:

• Tuition Fee Grant: Successful students will be offered a tuition fee-remitted (i.e. no fees) place at university until such time as they are awarded status that entitles them to access student finance (if at all)
• A Travel and Course Costs Grant: Successful students will be offered a £4,000 a year (per year if applicable) grant to help with travel and course costs.
• Personal Support: In addition to fee remission, support will be available for students to enable them to identify and overcome barriers to achievement on their degree programme and for their future careers.

You must be:

• An asylum seeker or the partner/dependant of an asylum seeker; OR
• An asylum seeker/refugee/partner/dependant who has been granted Discretionary Leave to Remain (DLR) or some other form of temporary status ; OR

Please note that:

• Previous Sanctuary Scholarship winners can apply, however, should previous applicants progress to interview stage and score evenly with candidates that haven't received the scholarship previously, priority will be given to the candidate who has not received the award before.
• Students with equivalent level qualifications will not be considered.

Please ensure that:

• You have a conditional or unconditional offer from the University of Bradford for September 2026 start - for undergraduate study you need to apply for a Bradford course via UCAS.
• Postgraduate students will need to apply for a place on a course via the University of Bradford website.

Please also ensure that:

You can provide a supporting statement from a school, college, community or voluntary group
You are unable to access mainstream funding, e.g. student finance