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USW Postgraduate Sanctuary Scholarship

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Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, United Kingdom
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Award value

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Funding type

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Deadline

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Study level

Postgraduate

About this scholarship

Awarding Institution

University of South Wales

Number of awards

2 per year (avg)

What does this scholarship cover?

  • Tuition fees

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  • The scholarship will waive the full tuition fees costs of an eligible full time taught on campus postgraduate degree for the duration of your original programme or until such a point that you become eligible to apply for UK.

Entry requirements

Nationality

All International

Gender

Applicable to all genders

Delivery mode

In Person

Selection approach

All eligible students

Study mode

Full Time

Intake year

All intakes

Other criteria

Mature students

Course subject and study level you are applying for

Subject area(s)*

Not subject specific

Study level

Postgraduate

Other eligibility requirements

To be eligible you must be assessed by USW as having one of the following immigration status's: 

  • Be a Person Seeking Asylum  
  • Limited Leave to Remain (as a result of an Asylum application)  
  • Be the partner/dependent included on the application of a person of any of the above groups*  

* Spouses/civil partners must have been the spouse/civil partner on the date on which the asylum application was made. Children/step-children must have been aged under 18 on the date on which the asylum application was made 

In addition, you must also 

  • Have been offered a conditional or unconditional offer for a full time taught on campus postgraduate degree at the University of South Wales
  • Accepted the offer on a firm basis 
  • Live within reasonable commuting distance to the campus that your chosen course is on 
  • Not require additional support from the University for living expenses or accommodation other than that provided through the USW Postgraduate Sanctuary Scholarship.  
  • Due to your immigration status, not be eligible for Student Finance from another authority e.g. Student Finance Wales, Student Finance England, SAAS, Student Finance Northern Ireland etc.

The scholarship will waive the full tuition fees costs of an eligible full time taught on campus postgraduate degree for the duration of your original programme or until such a point that you become eligible to apply for UK government student financial support, at which point scholarship recipients must apply for this support.  

Selection basis

Students are shortlisted based on their

  • Refugee/asylum status

Selection criteria

To determine who will receive an USW Postgraduate Sanctuary Scholarship, the awarding panel will

consider each of the following:

1. whether applicants meet the eligibility criteria for the scholarship.

2. which eligible applicants would benefit most from receiving the USW Postgraduate Sanctuary.

Scholarship taking into account: residency status; any barriers applicants have faced to access and complete higher education; access to other sources of funding; applicants' future ambition; applicants' support networks; applicants personal statement. Location applicants currently live in relation to the campus your course is on.

How to apply

Application process

You need to apply separately for this scholarship

Application details (from the awarding institution)

Once you have received and accepted a conditional or unconditional offer on to a full-time taught on campus postgraduate degree, you will be sent an email containing a link to apply for the USW Postgraduate Sanctuary Scholarship. The email will be sent to the email address listed on your course application to the University. 

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