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.
Wenga Mulindwa says
To whom it my concern
Dear sir/madam
I hereby come to your responsability apply for academic assistance. Indeed I am refugee from democratic Republic Of Congo living in South Africa since 2002. At the moment, Iam getting involve in HIV/AIDS programme at the University of Stellenbosch where I am doing my Mphil in HIV/AIDS management in the world of work. As you know, my country has been affected by several wars at the moment, HIV/AIDS remain big issue in mankind. Reason why I decided to study this course in order help my community in DRC congo.
I hope your contribution will help me to finish this course.
Kind regards
B. Wenga Mulinbwa
+27732300771
Emanuel Muza says
My name is Emanuel Muza and I am 32 years of age. I am from Zimbabwe . I live in Pretoria and I am here in RSA as a refugee
At the moment I am not employed and my main problem is that there is an international IT course that I wish to write but I can not afford to pay the fees. All the interviews that I have gone to, they have asked for that course. The name of the course is called Comptia Linux Certified Professional. So I am asking for some assistance from anyone who is kind hearted to assist me with the examination fee which is R1700. As a person who does not want to raise suspicions, I do not want to be given cash; anyone who is wiling to help can pay directly to the testing centre where the examinations are held. If granted that big help, which I believe will have a positive bearing on my life, I will be willing to repay the money. I just need a few days to prepare for the exam because I have been doing self studying for sometime now.
I am an orphan but I stay with my wife, kids and sister. We are all not employed but I believe once I write that course life will be much better for us.
I am always available on my cell number 0792821053. I just pray and hope that soon I am going to find some help. I may need different kind of help by the most important one at the moment is for the exam fee to paid.
I hope I am going to get some feed back whether I find help or not.
May God Bless You.
Yours Sincerely
Emanuel Muza
mahmoud says
dear sir/madam
hi my name is mahmoud from somalia , i am a refugee in south africa
i am doing my first year electrical engineering in cape peninsula university of technology
i cant pay my fees my rent and also i have no mony to buy books, clothes. etc.
so i am kindly requesting your help.
i am looking forward to hearing from you
contact details
email: mukhtaar7114@hotmail.com
cell: +27732209080
yours sincerely
mahmoud
fasil million says
hay i am fasil million i am ethiopian but am know in uganda as a refugee. i am graduate in diploma program in 2007 from unity university collage in law. at the moment am not continue my education b/c of am forced out my country in the current goverment of ethiopia; so also here in uganda there is no possibelity to continue my education b/c i can’t affored the money all ugandian university asks so; will u give me the possible solution so that i can study. you went any information and contact when i am here.
thank you.
fasilmillo@yahoo.com
fasilmillo@hotmail.com
or mobil +256779456027 kampala uganda.
Paulos says
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Paulos Zekarias. I am an Eritrean citizen residing in the country of Sudan as a refugee.
I graduated with B.Sc degree from the University of Asmara, Eritrea in 1997 Majoring Mathematics and my minor was Statistics. Although I graduated in 1997, I was not able either to continue my studies or to work with my work experience as desired due to the boundry conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
After graduation I was recuired at TFanus Enterprise (computer Training Center) as a computer trainer as well as computer maintenant. After staying in the computer training center for about five 8 months, the Eritrean – Ethiopian boarder conflict broke out.
Hence the government of Eritrea forced me to work under the Ministry of Defense as a national service in May 1998. Since then I stayed in that ministry as a national service til the end of February 2009.
My day and night dream was to continue my study to a higher level education; and to imrove and update my work experience to modern world. However my commanding officer didn’t allow me to get such a chance. Therefore I stayed in that Ministy as an IT for only six personal computers. Although I tried to improve my personal skills by taking computer based courses, I am not satisfied with the quality and qualification of the courses that I was getting.
At last I decided to leave Eritrea and to cross to the neighbouring countries either to get a job opportunities with my field of study or to upgrade my study to a higher level of Education. But in Sudan being a refugee, it is impossible to have either.
I don’t think You need to be informed about my financial situation since I am a refugee. I am fighting there just for survival.
It is easy for you to understand that a person who is fighting just for survival can’t afford money to continue with quality education at a higher level education.
Therefore I am kindly asking you to grant me a computer based B.Sc degree level scholarship.
Here I remained.
Thank you.
Address:
Paulos Zekarias Gebreiesus
e-mail address: paulo_zekaria@yahoo.com
paulo_zekaria@hotmail.com
paulo_zekaria@geezemail.com
paulo.zekaria@gmail.com
Tele. 00249919955645
Khartoum
Sudan