Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The University of Glasgow is offering 4 Sanctuary PhD Scholarships (1 per College) for PhD applicants to the University, with Refugee or Asylum Seeker status.
Benefits
£5,000 per annum towards study costs
100% tuition fee waiver (Home/RUK fees only)
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- currently be located in the United Kingdom and be eligible for Home or Rest of UK (RUK) fee status;
- recipients must be able to be based within commutable distance to the UofG Campus at which they will be registered. This Scholarship cannot be awarded to undertake a PhD by Distance;
- have lodged an application to a PhD programme within the College of Arts and Humanities
- note that only PhD programmes are eligible - other Doctorate or Research Masters programmes are not eligible.
- note that only full-time study is eligible – applications for part-time study cannot be considered.
AND
- have submitted a claim for Asylum in the UK OR are actively appealing a negative decision on a claim for aslyum in the UK OR have been granted Refugee Status, Humantarian Protection (HP) or Discretionary Leave (DL) by the Home Office, as a result of an asylum claim
OR
- have come to the United Kingdom through schemes such as:
- UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS)
- Afghan citizens Resettlement Scheme
- Afghan Relcoations and Assisitance Policy (ARAP)
- Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS)
- Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine)
- Ukraine Family Scheme
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Apply for a PhD within the College of Arts and Humanities as soon as possible, and no later than 29 May
All applicants must also complete the CoAH Sanctuary PhD Scholarship application via the Scholarships Application Portal.