The Asylum Seeker Bursary is designed to support students pursuing at University of Surrey. It offers financial support of upto undefined for Tuition fees and is open to eligible Masters, undergraduate students.
Overview of the Asylum Seeker Bursary scholarship
Who can apply for the Asylum Seeker Bursary?
The Asylum Seeker Bursary will provide a bursary per academic year for the duration of a student's studies towards tuition fees and maintenance. This will be awarded to one undergraduate student who is an asylum seeker, has Indefinite Leave to Remain, or has humanitarian protection without access to Student Finance. The successful applicant will be awarded the bursary as follows:
A tuition fee waiver (up to a total of £22,500 per academic year). Under this waiver, students will be classed as international students, but the tuition fee amount (up to £22,500 per academic year) will be waived
A maintenance bursary of up to £1,500 for the first year of study.
Please note that application to the Asylum Seeker Bursary is competitive and not all applications will be successful. Final decisions on bursary applications will be made by a panel so please be aware that you may be invited to attend an interview to discuss your bursary application.
Eligibility criteria
To be considered for the Asylum Seeker Bursary you must:
Be an asylum seeker OR been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) OR have humanitarian protection without access to Student Finance
Have firmly accepted a place on an undergraduate course at the University of Surrey
Not already hold an equivalent or higher level qualification.
Head over to the University of Surrey for more details on the scholarship and application guidelines
Head over to the University of Surrey for more details on the scholarship and application guidelines


Asylum Seeker Bursary scholarship
What does the Asylum Seeker Bursary include?
This scholarship provides the following support:
What is the selection process for the Asylum Seeker Bursary?
Here's an outline of the selection criteria and process to help you understand how the recipients are chosen:
Applying for the Asylum Seeker Bursary: What you need to know
Ready to apply? Here's what you need to know before submitting your application: