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.
khaing Kyaw Kya says
Dear Sir/Maam,
With due respect and profound veneration my name is Khaing Kyaw May, I am a Burmese refugee in India, and i am jobless and carrier less as the current situation continues. I did my B.Com in Burma and have to ran away before the military junta caught me , because I was a student leader of AASYC .
The current situation of my status have failed to give any job and from which I can get some income for my living but all my hope and dreams seems to shatter as I am not able to take education, I want to peruse for master degree but I have the most essential financial problem. So if you could help me, I can do my corresponding ,master degree and can find a job for maintaining my life.
i have lots of problems as I have to pay house rent which is Rs, 2000 and to eat one meal a day.
Please help me to so that I can carry on my education.
Hoping that you will come with an appropriate answer.
thanking you
khaing Kyaw May
Tika says
my name is TIKA CHAMLAGAI. I was the refugee of bhutan and i lived in Nepal as a refugee for seventeen years in miserable condition without food and house. Sky as my roof and ground as a floor.But then also i got chance to go to school and i had completed highschool before 5 years. Due to third county settlement i am here i USA. I plan to go to college for further study. I plan to go to medical field. i want to be a nursing. so plz help me for scholarship. Plz reply in my email address druk_dhane143@yahoo.com
Akoi Chol says
Dear Sir/Madam,
am a Sudanese young man aged 25 years old and a mandated refugee under UNHCR in Nairobi Kenya.i’ve been living in Kakuma Refugee Camp as from 2001 to 2008 before moving to Nairobi to complete my fourth form(12th year).i successfully completed O Level and i still hold on to my vision.i was offered a place in Kenyatta University to pursue Bachelor of Science(Industrial Chemistry with Management) in the school of Pure and Applied Science.However,am a desperate and a destitute person such that i can afford the fees and that is why am pleading and beseeching your esteemed office to come to my salvage.
i would appreciate if you revive my ambition ,which seemingly perishing due to financial constraints,and mission.my greatest deal of apprehension is what my destiny/fate would be should fail to accomplish my dreams.
All i need is to be granted a scholarship to enable me complete my university education.
i look forward to hearing from you.
Be blessed.
gachoyaak@yaho.com is my e-mail address.
kim mang says
Dear Sir
i am a burmese ,now i am from delhi where i live as a refugee…i want to school IT as a refugee i can’t do.so you can help me?I want to apply for scholarship and i want to study in UK!
Thanks
May God Bless You All
Mr.Pum Kim Mang
mail. marmang@gmail.com
Murad Ali says
Salam Sir…
My name is Murad Ali ..i am from Swat distt im a student of Engineering university Peshawar… we were very gud financially before operation in swat distt.. but when war striked we suffered alot financially..Sir iam a good student in my batch .. holding top 3rd position in the batch but due to poor financially i am not able to fulfill my destiny ..please help me i am in need of your help …thanx
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