NU Sanctuary Scholarships

Eligibility

The following categories of applicants can apply under this scheme:

• Asylum seekers and refugees
• Children of asylum seekers and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (eg children migrants under 18)*

• Applicants must be living in the North East of England (Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Northumberland, Cleveland and North Cumbria) at the time that they apply for consideration under the scheme.*
• Applicants must have applied for a place on a Newcastle University degree programme. Priority will be given to applicants applying for their first degree.
• Their predicted grades must meet the entry requirements for the degree concerned.
• Applicants must meet the English language criteria for their course or have relevant qualifications to indicate their English language competency. Personal circumstances will be taken into account if there is good reason for criterion 4 or 5 not being met.
• Applicants must be unable to access mainstream funding, for example from Student Finance England or a local authority grant.

These criteria have been discussed and agreed with the Asylum and Migration Justice Forum.

*Applicants who have been granted Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave to Remain as a result of an application for asylum, or the children of a parent in this position, may also be considered.

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At Newcastle University, we have always focused on academic excellence and the impact of our academic work. Today, these long-held ideals are more relevant than ever. They define our vision for the University – the kind of university we wish to be. Our mission statement recognises the breadth of our academic purpose, our current and aspirational strengths, and our pivotal position in society.

Our Vision expresses our collective sense of purpose. We aspire to be a peoplefocused university that harnesses academic excellence, innovation and creativity to provide benefits to individuals, to organisations and to society as a whole.

Newcastle University exists for the public benefit to advance education, learning and research. Our objective is to build on this core purpose and, in doing so, provide new knowledge and creative solutions that make a positive impact. We aim to work collaboratively with our many external partners to shape brighter futures, grow the economy and champion social justice.

We will maintain and build upon our longstanding commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, while continuing to respect and protect the principle of academic freedom. We are passionate in our belief that universities should play a fundamental role in creating and fostering more equitable societies. Our new Vision builds actively on these Values, but also identifies three aspirational Values that inform everything we do and will guide us we develop and grow as an institution.