Equal Access Scholarships for International Students at University of York

The University of York offers 2 Equal Access Scholarships to international (non-EU) undergraduate students who are seeking refuge in the UK. Each award covers your tuition in full and adds a maintenance award of up to £10,660 toward living costs.

To be considered, you must:

• hold a conditional or unconditional offer from the University of York for AY 2020
• have made York your firm choice through UCAS
• have applied for asylum before applying for a university place
• not have access to mainstream funding, such as student finance or a local authority grant

• Host: University of York, UK
• Level: undergraduate Bachelors degree
• Awards: 2 scholarships
• Value: full tuition fee waiver plus a maintenance award of up to £10,660
• Who: international (non-EU) students seeking refuge in the UK
• Deadline: 30 April 2020
• Course start: September 2020

University of York, UK.

Bachelors degree in any field, except undergraduate studies at Hull-York Medical School.

2

Refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.

The scholarship provides a full tuition fee waiver and a maintenance award of up to £10,660 to help with living costs.

Applicants must be international (non-EU) students whose current immigration status is one of the following:

• Discretionary/limited leave to remain (DLR/LLR)
• Indefinite leave to remain (ILR)
• Humanitarian Protection (HP)
• Awaiting a decision on an application for refugee status
• Leave as an Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Child (UASC leave)
• Refused Asylum Seeker, where the application for refugee status has been refused and the candidate has submitted an appeal or a fresh claim
• A dependent or partner of anyone in the status groups above

Those who have already completed an undergraduate degree are ineligible.

This award suits an undergraduate applicant who is already in the UK on a refugee or asylum-related immigration status and who cannot draw on student finance or a local authority grant. You also need to be holding an offer from York and to have made it your firm UCAS choice.

As part of the application, you will need to provide a personal statement of maximum 400 words:

• Describing your family circumstances and the barriers you have overcome in order to continue with your education, with specific reference to your current status in the UK
• Information on when you arrived in the UK, your country of origin and the current status of your application for asylum. You do not need to give details of the events that led to you seeking asylum unless you wish to do so.

You will also need to explain, in no more than 300 words, how this scholarship will help you achieve your ambitions for the future.

The deadline for scholarship application is 30 April 2020.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

• Who can apply for the Equal Access Scholarships? International (non-EU) students in the UK who are seeking refuge and hold one of the listed immigration statuses, as long as they have not already completed an undergraduate degree.

• What does the scholarship cover? A full tuition fee waiver plus a maintenance award of up to £10,660 to help with living costs.

• How many awards are available? 2.

• When is the deadline? 30 April 2020.

• Can I apply for any subject? Yes, any Bachelors degree except undergraduate studies at Hull-York Medical School.

• Read the official scholarship guidelines before you start writing, and check which documents you need to supply.
• Prepare your personal statement and your ambitions statement early so you have time to revise both.
• Keep to the word limits: maximum 400 words for the personal statement and no more than 300 words on your future ambitions.
• Confirm your offer and firm choice through UCAS before the deadline.