University of London Goldsmiths Sanctuary Scholarship

The University of London Goldsmiths Sanctuary Scholarship (formerly International Response Scholarship) provides an £8,825 allowance, a full tuition fee waiver for each year of study, and an accommodation fee for a single study bedroom in Goldsmiths halls of residence (up to £200 per week). The page also notes it is delivered for applicants meeting the stated criteria.

The scholarship is available for undergraduate students and postgraduate taught students. It requires that you have refugee status in the UK or an active application for asylum in the UK, and that you hold an offer of study at Goldsmiths on an undergraduate or taught postgraduate degree. It also requires that the degree is taught in person (online degrees are not eligible).

Selection is described as competitive. The Scholarships Co-ordinator completes initial shortlisting by eligibility criteria, and applicants who meet the eligibility criteria are forwarded to an awarding panel. The panel considers the applicant’s academic record and answers to questions in the award application form, with equal consideration and focus on the content and relevance to the questions.

Support includes an £8,825 allowance, a full tuition fee waiver for each year of study, and accommodation fees for a single study bedroom in Goldsmiths halls of residence (up to £200 per week). The page instructs that if you wish to live in Goldsmiths accommodation, you must submit a separate accommodation application. It also states that final award recipients and reserve candidates are decided by the panel.

• You must meet the general eligibility criteria and regulations.
• Have refugee status in the UK, or have an active application for asylum in the UK; you must provide documentation to demonstrate your status, uploaded to your MyGoldsmiths account.
• Be holding an offer of study on an undergraduate or taught postgraduate degree at Goldsmiths.
• Be taught in person (online degrees are not eligible).
• You must be eligible to study in the UK.
• If you are on Immigration Bail, this must not have a condition prohibiting you from studying.
• Any scholarship applications from Ukrainian applicants seeking refuge in the UK under the special arrangement set by the Home Office will be considered for this scholarship.

• £8,825 allowance.
• Full tuition fee waiver for each year of study.
• Accommodation fee for a single study bedroom in Goldsmiths halls of residence (up to £200 per week).

1. Submit an application for the scholarship. (The page states that applications for the scholarship for the relevant entry are closed.)
2. Upload supporting documents to your MyGoldsmiths account to demonstrate your refugee status or active asylum application status.
3. If you wish to live in Goldsmiths accommodation, make a separate accommodation application.
4. In the notes section of the accommodation application, include that you are applying for the International Response Scholarship.

• Documentation to demonstrate your refugee status in the UK, or your active application for asylum in the UK; uploaded to your MyGoldsmiths account.