Scholarships at Keele University

Article 26 of the Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to Education”. Keele University are committed to supporting students from all backgrounds to access Higher Education and provide scholarships for asylum seekers and forced migrants who are seeking sanctuary in the UK. 

The award

Here at Keele we believe that everyone has the right to education and are working to ensure that asylum seekers and students from a forced migrant background are able to access Higher Education. Successful applicants for the 2025/26 Article 26 Sanctuary Scholarship at Keele University will be provided with: 

• A full tuition fee waiver for up to 4 years.

• A cash award of £1200 each year towards living costs.

• An additional award of £250 towards course costs each year of study to be loaded onto the student’s Keele card.

• Personal support will also be available for each successful student to enable them to identify and overcome barriers to achievement on their degree programme.

Applications for the 2025/26 Article 26 Sanctuary Scholarship fund are open between 20 January 2025 - 25 April 2025 17:00 BST.