Strathclyde Asylum Seeker Scholarship 2020

Deadline:  May 29, 2020	Institution(s): University of Strathclyde
Level of Study: Undergraduate,Masters	Study in: UK

Scholarship Description

Strathclyde Asylum Seeker Scholarship

Strathclyde Asylum Seeker Scholarships are open for international students to pursue their undergraduate and masters degree program in UK. The University of Strathclyde Glasgow has worked closely with the University of Strathclyde Students’ Association, Scottish Refugee Council and The Carnegie Trust in developing this Scholarship which is intended to help Asylum Seekers and those staying in the UK on humanitarian grounds to overcome barriers in progressing to higher education. this scholarship for Undergraduate and Postgraduate.

The scholarship is open to prospective undergraduate and taught postgraduate students of the University of Strathclyde. The scholarship meets the cost of your tuition fees and includes an allowance for essential study-related expenditure.

Program Period:

As per Program

Scholarship Coverage

Strathclyde Asylum Seeker Scholarship provides the recipient with the following benefits:

• Tuition fees.
• Travel costs.
• Equipment and study costs.

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for Strathclyde Asylum Seeker Scholarships, candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements below:

• Required Language: English
• Eligible Countries: All World Countries
• hold a conditional or unconditional offer for study at the University of Strathclyde for 2020-2021.
• have submitted, or are the dependant of someone who has submitted, an application to the Home Office for recognition as a Refugee under the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees (hereafter “The Convention”) and not yet received a decision from the Home Office on that application.
• have been offered leave to remain in the UK on the grounds of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights provided that the student has not become eligible for Student Support from the relevant student funding body in Scotland, England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
• Applicants must live within the Glasgow area at the point of application as housing costs are not covered by the scholarship. Applications will only be accepted from prospective students outwith the Glasgow area if they submit written evidence of appropriate accommodation arrangements at the point of application.
• Applications will also be considered from students who have already started their course of study but have subsequently applied for asylum and can no longer access their original funding. In these cases it will be necessary to establish that the original funding for study is no longer available and applicants will be required to provide supporting evidence.