Partially funded

Compass Project Sanctuary Scholarship

Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The Compass Project Sanctuary Scholarship opens higher education to people from a forced migrant background by funding study of a university-level programme at Birkbeck. It targets people who may lack academic documents or have been out of education for a long time.

Birkbeck sponsors a limited number of students each year (about ten, per the financial support listings). Scholars receive a full tuition fee waiver plus help with study costs. The scheme is competitive.

Award Information

  • Seeking asylum in the UK, or holding Limited Leave to Remain, Discretionary Leave to Remain, Refugee status or Humanitarian Protection as a result of an asylum claim.
  • Resident in the UK.
  • Not eligible for student finance.
  • Offered a place on a permitted Birkbeck course starting October 2026: Certificate of Higher Education or Graduate Certificate (full- or part-time), part-time undergraduate degree, or part-time postgraduate degree.
  • Programme based at the Bloomsbury campus in London (including online delivery).
  • Priority for applicants who have not studied a degree at a UK institution and who have been out of formal education for more than five years.
  • Full tuition fee waiver for the chosen programme.
  • Additional financial support for costs such as transport, childcare and books.
  • Accommodation is not included.

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Documents you will need

  • Evidence of immigration/asylum status, UK residence and ineligibility for student finance.

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