We’re pleased to offer two Equal Access Scholarships for undergraduate students who are seeking refuge in the UK. Please note that you must have applied to the University of York before submitting an application for this scholarship.
Scholarship benefits
-A full fee waiver (you will not need to pay any tuition fees).
-A maintenance award of up to £12,300 to help with living costs.
Eligibility
▪︎Open to international students(non-EU) students only.
▪︎Have a conditional or unconditional offer from the University of York for 2023.
▪︎Have applied for asylum before you have applied for a place at university.
▪︎Not have access to mainstream funding eg student finance or a local authority grant.
If you are an asylum seeker and have not already done so please apply to the York Access Scheme after submitting your application to the University.
Before applying to study at the University of York you should carefully consider the documentation you have received from the Home Office in relation to your asylum. Please be aware that some programmes require you to undertake work placements that may not be permitted under the terms of your documentation.
Application process
Step 1: Apply to the University of York to study an eligible undergraduate course.
Step 2: Complete an Access Scheme application if you are an asylum seeker.
Step 3: Apply for the Equal Access Scholarship.
You must apply online for this scholarship using our scholarship application form.
As part of the application, you will need to provide:
- your UCAS personal ID (this is ten digits long and can be found on your offer letter)
- your York Application ID (this is nine digits long and can be found on your offer letter)
- evidence of your asylum status, for example, your biometric residence permit
- answer three supporting questions which will be assessed and help our scholarship awarding panel learn more about you. See the ‘how we allocate’ section for guidance on what our panel is looking for and how these are assessed.
After applications have closed you may be invited to an informal interview with our scholarship awarding panel.
Step 4: Your application outcome.
If you are eligible to be considered for the scholarship, we’ll be in touch by email with the outcome of your application by 31 May 2023.
Application deadline
Tuesday 25 April 2023, 9am BST.
For more details visit here.
