Hanna and Peter Singer Sanctuary Scholarship

The Hanna and Peter Singer Sanctuary Scholarship for postgraduate students is an award of £30,000 which includes a full tuition fee waiver for any full-time postgraduate degree of one year duration, with the remainder available as a stipend to contribute towards living costs. Accommodation at Goodenough College, in the form of a standard Single B room, is also included for the period of 12 months.

Applicants must be a displaced person that falls into one of the following groups:

Asylum Seeker or you have submitted a claim for asylum in the UK or are actively appealing a negative decision on claim for asylum in the UK.
Discretionary or Limited Leave to Remain.
Humanitarian Protection status or the spouse or child of someone with Humanitarian Protection status.
Refugee status or you are the spouse or child of someone with refugee status.
The dependant of any of the above status groups, in recognition that they are also from asylum-seeking or refugee backgrounds.

Alternatively, applicants must have come to the UK under one of the following:

UK Refugee Resettlement Scheme (UKRS)
Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme
Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP)
Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) and Vulnerable Children's Resettlement Scheme (VCRS)
Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine)
Ukraine Family Scheme

Applicants must also:

Be resident in the UK.
Be assigned Home Fee status.
Have received an offer of study for a 1-year postgraduate course beginning in September 2026. You will still have to meet the conditions of your offer of a place to be accepted onto the degree programme and receive the scholarship.
Not have already studied at an equivalent or higher level.
Provide evidence of their immigration status to scholarships@soas.ac.uk by the end of the scholarship application deadline. Applicants sh