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
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
- Submit your UCAS application and receive an offer to study by Friday 25 April 2025.
- 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?
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 LondonPlease 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.