Sanctuary Scholarships

UEA Masters Sanctuary Scholarship

We welcome applications to these scholarships from anyone who is seeking sanctuary in the United Kingdom and applying to study at masters level. For this scholarship applicants may have one of the following residency statuses:

• Asylum seeker
• Limited or Discretionary Leave to Remain
• Refugee
• Humanitarian Protection
• Indefinite Leave to Remain
• Ukraine schemes
• Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) or the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS)
• Other forms of sanctuary (including Calais Leave, Section 67 Leave, UASC Leave and Stateless Leave)

Applicants may have another immigration status which relates to their status as seeking sanctuary. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss this.

Value of Scholarship award

The Scholarship awards the student honorary Home fee status, and pays for: 

Postgraduate taught level: the Home rate (£11,200* per annum) and an annual bursary (£9000) for one year of study. 

Eligibility

To be eligible for this Scholarship, applicants must:

• Have applied for a place at UEA for a full-time postgraduate taught masters course and have met the offer conditions.
• Provide evidence of their background of seeking sanctuary in the UK. They should hold one of the residence statuses discussed above or another immigration status which clearly relates to their status of seeking sanctuary. They will need to provide their most recent evidence of their background of seeking sanctuary, such as a Bail 201 letter detailing any restrictions.
• Not apply for the MB/BS course at the Norwich Medical School.
• If the applicant is applying for any UEA course which includes a placement component, they need to ensure that their immigration status will allow them to undertake placements.
• Declare all previous study completed in a higher education setting.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The full terms and conditions can be found ​HERE.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 

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The deadline for sanctuary scholarship applications is 11.59pm on 31st May 2026.

HOW TO APPLY

Please click HERE to access the application form.

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any queries, please email: m.dutton@uea.ac.uk

Are you interested in finding out more about the UEA Sanctuary Scholarships, including the criteria, terms and conditions and how we can support you through the application process?

Information on our next information session will be listed here shortly.

In partnership with UEA International Study Centre, a Pre-sessional English scholarship is available to applicants whose standard of English does not meet UEA’s course requirements (a maximum of 0.5 IELTS lower than the level required by your University School of Study, both overall and in subskills). The award includes a bursary of up to £1000 to cover living expenses whilst undertaking the 4 week in-person course which runs from 10th August 2026 - 4th September 2026.

Course features

Designed to improve your English language skills to the level required by your chosen degree. (A maximum of 0.5 IELTS lower than the level required by your University School of Study, both overall and in subskills.)

• Focus on research and study skills to prepare you for academic life at a UK university.
• Enables you to adjust to the demands, challenges and expectations of UK higher education.
• Teaches you how to give presentations on different areas of academic interest.
• Time to prepare for living and studying in the UK.

To find out more information about the course, please visit: Pre-sessional English | University of East Anglia | INTO (intostudy.com)

HOW TO APPLY

Please note, in order to be eligible for the scholarship, you will need to be applying for the main UEA Sanctuary Scholarship. All applications to the Pre-sessional English Language scholarship are made via the main Sanctuary Scholarship application form.

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you have any further queries, please email: m.dutton@uea.ac.uk

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All applicants to the University of East Anglia will be asked to demonstrate an acceptable level of English language before they can be admitted onto any course or programme. For further guidance on the minimum entry levels for the university, please click ​here.

The University of East Anglia accepts a selection of English language tests, including Duolingo. The Duolingo English language test is an online test which can be taken anytime, anywhere. The test is one hour long and the results take two days to be processed.

​Duolingo English Test Access Programme ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
As a University of Sanctuary, we are delighted to be taking part in the Duolingo English Test Access Programme which offers a set number of free English language test places for students from a forced migration background. To find out more about Duolingo, including further
guidance on preparing for the test, please click ​here. ​

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To access your free test place, please email: university.of.sanctuary@uea.ac.uk.
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Preparing for University-Online Course
UEA offers a free online course which explores the following areas:

• the skills needed to do well at university
• engage with the key skills required for success at university
• identify with what university lecturers have to say about skills their students excel at or struggle with
• explore what lecturers value in their students
• collect top tips for coping with the university learning environment

This free online course can be completed over a six week period. To find out more and sign up click here.​