Scholarship overview

  • Degree level

    Undergraduate

  • Value

    Full tuition fees, stipend of £15,000 and one-off equipment grant of £1,500

  • Number of awards

    1

  • Academic year

    2025/2026

  • Tuition fee status

    Home, Overseas

  • Mode of study

    Full time

  • Available to

    Prospective students

  • Application deadline

    25/04/2025

  • Additional information

    Scholarship page

    student.funding@imperial.ac.uk

  • Available to applicants in the following departments

    • Aeronautics
    • Bioengineering
    • Business School
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Chemistry
    • Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Computing
    • Design Engineering
    • Earth Science and Engineering
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Life Sciences
    • Materials
    • Mathematics
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Medicine
    • Physics

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for this award you must:
  • have received an offer to study any undergraduate programme starting in autumn 2025 by Friday 25 April 2025 
  • have completed the Sanctuary Scholarship application form (linked in Application process) by the deadline of 11:59PM GMT on Friday 25 April 2025
  • fall into one of the following immigration status groups:
    • a refugee - a person who has been granted refugee status either in the UK or in another country
    • a person who has been granted humanitarian protection or some other form of protective leave to remain in the UK (including a Ukrainian Family Scheme, Ukraine Extension Scheme or Ukrainian Sponsorship Scheme visa)
    • an asylum seeker - a person who has made a claim within the UK for refugee status

Please note: This scholarship is not available to continuing students.

Application process

  1. Submit your UCAS application and receive an offer to study by Friday 25 April 2025. 
  2. Complete the Sanctuary scholarship application form by the deadline of 11:59PM GMT on Friday, 25th April 2025.

You will be asked to confirm your personal details, immigration status and provide a personal statement supporting your application. You will be asked to upload proof of your immigration status. If you cannot provide it at this time there is an option to explain why in the form. 

Personal Statement

Your personal statement assesses your suitability for the Sanctuary Scholarship. You will be asked to address the following:

  • Why have you chosen to study at Imperial College London?
  • How do you feel the Sanctuary Scholarship would help you achieve your ambitions for the future?
  • Explain your personal situation and the barriers you have faced in continuing your education with reference to your current status in the UK.
  • Details of your financial circumstances. If you have attended school/college since coming to the UK, how have you supported your studies? Will you have any other means to financially support yourself at College other than this scholarship?
Outcome

Candidates will be notified of the outcome no later than 30 June 2025. 

Additional information

Visit our our Fees and Funding webpages for more information on funding options for Home fee status students: Undergraduate funding | Imperial students | Imperial College London

Please see the Student Support Zone to discover the extra support available to refugees, asylum seekers and forced migrants.

Contact

If you have any additional questions, please contact us at student.funding@imperial.ac.uk.