To be eligible for the Sanctuary Scholarship, you must:
- Be currently seeking asylum in the UK, or you must be a dependant, spouse or civil partner* of someone currently seeking asylum in the UK
- Be able to provide evidence of your current immigration status
- Have received a conditional or unconditional offer on a Full-Time Undergraduate course at Northumbria University, starting in September 2026
- Be starting at level four (i.e. the first year of a Full-Time Undergraduate degree)
- Meet all the conditions of your course, including English Language competency requirements
- Be living in the North East of England (Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Northumberland, Cleveland and North Cumbria) at the time of application
- Be unable to access UK student finance (tuition fee loans and/or maintenance loans) by virtue of your immigration status
* Your spouse or civil partner must have been your spouse or civil partner on the date that your asylum application was made. Dependent children or step-children must have been aged 18 or under on the date that your asylum application was made.
