Scholarship

Asylum Seeker Scholarship

University of Edinburgh Original Source

About This Opportunity

The University of Edinburgh will offer 2 awards for entry into academic year 2026-2027. The award offers tuition fee and living cost support to those most in need who are seeking asylum. Each scholarship will cover the 'home' rate of fee and provide a stipend per annum of around £21,000. This scholarship is available to students commencing undergraduate degree programmes at the University of Edinburgh. To be eligible, applicants must have applied for admission to an undergraduate degree programme and received confirmation that their fees status has been updated to home student-Scotland fee rate (Asylum Seeker). The scholarship excludes students who already hold a first undergraduate degree.

2 awards
Renewable
Early June 2026

Who Can Apply

Region
United Kingdom
Residency
United Kingdom
Project in
United Kingdom
Applicants
individual
Post-degree
Up to 1 years
Priority for
refugees

Application Details

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

cover_letter

Review process

A panel will review all eligible applications

Restrictions

  • employment_restrictions

Post-award obligations

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