Undergraduate Opportunities

This page provides information on undergraduate bursary opportunities offered at UK universities for the academic year 2018/19. 

What do you need to do?

Submit an application through UCAS (www.ucas.com). An offer via UCAS for a place at one of the universities on this list is essential.
Check the details of the bursary scheme at your chosen university/ies (if you want to apply for a scholarship at more than one university).
Once you have been at offered a place apply DIRECTLY to the university for a scholarship to support you in your studies.

Scholarship Schemes

Each university offers different support to different students. Check the details of the scholarship scheme at the university you have applied to in the table below - the link will send you directly to the university website.

Some universities help meet the cost of accommodation and living expenses, the majority of universities are not able to meet these costs, therefore you need to make alternate provision for your living and accommodation needs during your degree programme. For some students this means that they can only consider universities in close proximity to where they currently live.

This table is merely a guide to help you identify the scholarships that you may be eligible to apply for based on your immigration status. Each university will have additional eligibility criteria that you will need to meet in order to make an application. You will need to check and adhere to the information on the individual university websites for precise details on available scholarships and how to apply. By clicking on the links provided in the table, you will be re-directed to the relevant webpage of each university. Please contact individual universities if you have specific questions regarding your application. Contact details should be included on the web page, or you can contact the relevant university student services department.

Keep Up to Date
The list of universities offering places will continue to grow, keep checking our webpage for updates. 

Alternative Sources of Support
There are alternative sources of funding and support if you are not successful in your application for a scholarship. The links below are to other organisations that offer provide:

Refugee Support Network provides advice and guidance on access to higher education:

Refugee Support Network: https://www.refugeesupportnetwork.org/ for advice and guidance via their telephone and email helpline.

Schwab & Westheimer Trusts: http://www.schwabwestheimertrust.org.uk/

TIKO Foundation:http://http://www.tikofoundation.org/

The key at the bottom of the table explains the use of letters in the eligibility column to denote different forms of immigration status.

University                 
Deadline
No. of Bursaries  
Available
NHS
Bursaries
Eligibility Status Web Link
University of Aberdeen       R  
University of Bath       R, HP, DLT Click here
University of Birmingham  31.07.18     AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR Click here
Bradford University        AS, AS(fc), R, DLR/LLR, DLR/LLR, HP  
University of Bristol 03.05.18     AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR, HP Click here
Brunel University of London 19.08.18 5   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR, HP, R Click here
Canterbury Christ Church University  30.04.18     AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR, HP Click here
Cardif University    2   AS Click here
City University, London 29.06.18 3   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR Click here 
University College London (UCL) 06.07.18 2   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR, HP Click here
University of East Anglia TBC 2   AS, R, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), ILR, HP Click here
De Montfort University 06.04.18 8   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR Click here
Edge Hill University 28.04.18 2   AS, DLR/LLR, HP Click here
University of Edinburgh  TBC 3     Click here
University of Exeter 15.05.18 3   AS, R, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), ILR, HP Click here
University of Hull 03.08.18 3   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), ILR, HP Click here
Goldsmiths University       AS, R, DLR/LLR (as)  
University of Glasgow 30.06.18 4   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR Click here
Keele University 03.06.18 2   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR Click here
University of Kent TBC TBC   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR Click here
Kings College London 29.03.18 8   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR, HP Click here
Kingston University 19.03.18 4  

AS, R, DLR/LLR(as), AS(fc), DLR/LLR, ILR, HP, 

Click here
University of Leeds  13.07.18 3   AS, R, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR, HP Click here
Leeds Trinity University 30.05.18 1   AS, DLR/LLR(as), AS(fc) Click here
University of Liverpool 31.05.18 2   AS, DLR/LLR(as), AS(fc) Click here
University of Manchester 08.06.18 1   AS, R, DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR, ILR Click here 
Newman University, Birmingham 15.06.18 1   AS, DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR Click here
University of Nottingham  31.07.18 1   AS, DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR Click here
Nottingham Trent University TBC 2   AS, DLR/LLR(as) Click here
Queen's University, Belfast 04.04.18 2   AS, DLR/LLR(as), DLR/LLR Click here
Queen Mary University of London 29.06.18 2  
AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR,
Click here
Royal Holloway University 19.03.18 1   AS, DLR/LLR(as) Click here
University of Salford 25.05.18 3   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR, HP Click here
University of Sheffield     1 AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), DLR, R, ILR, HP
 
 
SOAS University of London 31.05.18 6   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as), HP, R Click here
University of Strathclyde 25.05.18       AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR(as) Click here
University of Sussex 01.08.18 1   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR, DLR/LLR(as) Click here
Teeside University 30.04.18 3   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR, DLR/LLR(as) click here
Ulster University 30.06.18 3   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR, DLR/LLR(as) Click here
University College London (UCL) 06.7.18 2   AS, AS(fc), DLR/LLR, DLR/LLR(as) click here
Warwick University 29.06.18 4   AS, DLR/LLR(as) click here
Westminster University 31.05.18 1   DLR/LLR(as) Click here
Winchester University 29.04.18 5   AS, DLR/LLR(as), AS(fc), DLR/LLR, HP, Click here
University of York 30.06.18 2   AS, DLR/LLR(as), HP Click here
York St John University 15.05.18 1   AS, DLR/LLR(as) click here
           

Eligibility/Status code explained:
AS Asylum Seeker: must have either submitted a claim for asylum or be actively appealing a negative decision on claim for asylum. (in most cases dependents of asylum seekers are also eligible to apply. Check the individual university for details)
AS (fc) Asylum seeker who has submitted a fresh claim for asylum due to all appeal rights exhausted on their initial asylum claim.
R Refugee status
DLR/LLR (as) Discretionary Leave to Remain/Limited Leave to Remain as the result of an asylum claim
DLR/LLR Discretionary Leave to Remain/Limited Leave to Remain for reasons other than an asylum claim
ILR Indefinite Leave to Remain
HP Humanitarian Protection

SVPRS   Syrian Vulnerable Person Relocation Scheme

* DLR / LLR represent people with temporary status

Disclaimer:
This table is merely a guide to help people identify the scholarships that they might be eligible to apply for based on their immigration status. Each university will have additional eligibility criteria that applicants will need to meet in order to make an application. We advise applicants to check and adhere to the information on the individual university websites for precise details on available bursaries on and how to apply. We have provided a link to the relevant webpage of each university in the table above. Questions specific to individual universities need to be addressed to them – contact details should be included on the web page, or contact the relevant university student services department.

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