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Sanctuary Scholarship 2026/27

About the award

Level: Undergraduate
Course: All in the Faculty of Science & Engineering or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Value: Full fee waiver; £1,700 Queen Mary Bursary per year; £9,118 living cost grant per year for those living in a parental home or £14,135 living cost grant for those living independently.
No. of awards: up to 2
Deadline: Applications are not open yet

More information

Queen Mary University of London is offering tuition fee and maintenance support for up to two undergraduate students who are asylum seekers or have a temporary immigration status awarded as a result of a claim for asylum but outside of the immigration rules, studying on degree programmes in the Faculty of Science & Engineering or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Successful applicants will be awarded a full tuition fee waiver and maintenance support. The non-repayable maintenance scholarship will include £1,700, the equivalent of the Queen Mary Bursary, and the equivalent of the student loan which most closely matches your circumstances, £9,118 for those living in a parental home, £14,135 for those living independently. 

Funding will be provided for the normal duration of your course, if you need to apply for extra funding, e.g. for a course change or repeat year, your individual circumstances will be examined by the panel and a decision will be communicated to you.

Eligibility

For us to consider your application for our Sanctuary Scholarship you must:

  • have a temporary immigration status awarded as a result of a claim for asylum but outside of the immigration rules (e.g. limited leave to remain, discretionary leave to remain, humanitarian protection); or
  • be an asylum seeker or child of an asylum seeker;

AND

  • be ineligible to obtain funding from the Student Loan Company due to your immigration status; and
  • have submitted a UCAS application for a place on an Undergraduate course in the Faculty of Science & Engineering or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences by 14th January 2026, have received a conditional or unconditional offer from Queen Mary University of London; and
  • not already hold an equivalent or higher level qualification.

How to apply

The deadline for the Sanctuary Scholarship 2026/27 is 15th May 2026

Please complete the form below to submit your application:  'Applications are not open yet'

Alongside your application, you must email all relevant documentation to  askqm.qmul.ac.uk - this may include but is not limited to:
  • ARC (Application Registration Card)
  • Bail form (Temporary Admission Document or BAIL 201
  • BRP (Biometric Residency Permit)/eVisa
  • Passport/Travel Document
  • Driving Licence
  • Birth Certificate

Please be aware that we may request further evidence/documentation from you to confirm Right to Study.

When you are completing your application, you may wish to refer to our guidance notes to assist you with your application:
Sanctuary Scholarship Guidance Notes 2025-26 [PDF 238KB]

If you have any enquiries about your application please find our contact details below:

Contact us at askqm.qmul.ac.uk

Find us online:    Queen Mary Bursary

 

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