Airey Neave Trust -Refugee Support
- Those people with refugee status or exceptional leave to remain in the United Kingdom and a letter from the Home Office to prove it. Exclusions: asylum seekers, refugees with asylum status in countries other than Britain, overseas students in the UK on a student visa, British citizens or refugees now holding British citizenship.
- Some preference given to: Doctors of Medicine, Veterinary Surgeons, Dentists.
- How to apply – Applicants should apply in March for the following October and must be interviewed on the telephone by Mrs Hannah Scott (0207 833 4440) in order that their command of English may be assessed as well as their eligibility before application forms are sent out. No new applicants are considered after the 1st of May.
- Average grant award – £1,500 towards fees. Extra needs – applicants will need to find £400/£500 from elsewhere for travel and essential books.
Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative Fund (DAFI)
- UNHCR provides, on a limited basis, scholarships for refugees at the tertiary level in universities and polytechnic institutions through the Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative Fund (DAFI). Funding for this programme is provided by the Federal Government of Germany.
- The purpose of the DAFI Programme is to contribute to the self-reliance of refugees by providing them with a professional qualification for future employment. Scholarships are granted only for studies in the country of asylum. Preferably, UNHCR would like to see the graduates return home and contribute to the reconstruction of their home country, or to the development of the country of asylum or the refugee community at large.
CARA – Refugee Academic Grants
- Grants aim to enable refugee academics achieve employment in the UK at a level commensurate with their skills and experience in the long term. Grants can support refugee academics to re-qualify in a range of professions in the UK such as teaching, academia, engineering, law, the charity sector and medicine.
- CARA holds 2 grant rounds a year, with deadlines for applications every June and December. Decisions on applications are made two months after the deadlines. For details of the next grant application deadline please see ‘Call for Applications’.
The Hegg Hoffet Fund for Displaced Women Graduates
- deals with applications for assistance from graduate women (in special cases tertiary women students) who have been displaced as a result of war, political upheaval or other serious emergencies, and makes short term grants for refresher courses for re-entry into the candidates’ professional fields, and courses for integration into new countries. In case of serious natural disasters, national federations and associations may apply for short-term grants on behalf of university women (women students), who suffered hardship due to the disaster, and who wish to continue their work or studies.
University of Melbourne Refugee and Asylum Seeker Scholarships
- Refugee and Asylum Seeker Scholarships were established by the University of Melbourne with the aim of assisting refugees and asylum seekers with the cost of tertiary education.
- From its office in Khartoum WTI sponsors refugees and internally displaced Sudanese to study undergraduate level courses at universities and colleges in Sudan. To promote gender equity over half the beneficiaries are female. WTI supports scholarships with funds from various donors, and is the implementing partner for the UNHCR Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI). Programme beneficiaries study a wide range of subjects relevant to the social and economic development of Sudan.
Ahmad says
Hi , im nasir from afghanistan and now living in iran , i need to your help to preparing of costs of mastery cours(organic chemistry) in iran . my familly is refuged in iran and thy cant pay cost of ma cours and i have not any permission of work in iran , becouse government of iran dont let me to work.
Please help me .
M.ilyas says
“i am M.ilyas from Matt a swat.I cpmpleted Fsc and now i apply for nursing in shfa nursing college.our sources of income was agriculture which has been fully destroied in the operation.The cost and fee of shfa nursing college is high and i cantsupport fee .i want to study but how without money.if you help me i shall be continue my study. ”
Name:M.ilyas
Email:faroqi90@yahoo.com
contact no:03139477444
City, Country: Matta swat, PAKISTAN
ihsan ali says
i am a studant of medical in kyrgyzstan.i m a rizedant of swat.i need financail support to conyinue my study.any one who want to help me please on emailing at ihsan_shah0072002@yahoo.com.i m so helpless please help i will send complete iddress then.thanks
wajid ali khan says
dear sir,
it is stated that i am a student from swat , due to army oppresion in swat we have lost every thing their as our main income was 4m agriculture.
i am studing in UET abbootabad campus in architecture deptt and facing difficulties in finace.
i will be very thankfull if u help me out
Shown Mupani says
It deeply saddens me that the United Nations an organisation that should be in the forefront of exellence in public adminstration should malfunction as i think it is, I am a refugee from Zimbabwe currently trying to secure help to enable me to proceed with my studies in Public Management and have tried on several occassions to get assistance from the United Nations offices in Pretoria South Africa but noone seems to be interested in my story.
I have tried to call them on several occassions only to be responded to by an uninteresred lady who i felt had an as long as my money comes monthen attitude, i have emailed them a couple of times and no response, i have gone to pretoria from using my meagre savings and spend a whole day looking for their offices only to speak to a security guard who looked equally bored, i am very disappointed, this is a public body and they should lead by example or the place just lacks management.