Refugee or humanitarian protection

UWE Cares eligibility and how we assess you for our support.

If you apply for an undergraduate course at UWE Bristol and you have refugee status, humanitarian protection or granted leave under the Ukraine Schemes, you may be eligible for financial and non-financial (pastoral) support.

 If you are an asylum seeker, please see our Sanctuary Scholarship.

Eligibility

To be eligible for our support you must:

  • be considered a Home UK undergraduate student by Student Finance
  • provide evidence of your status to our Admissions team. 
  • be studying your first undergraduate degree, studying at least 30 credits per year.
  • not receive a full or part sponsorship (for example from an employer) for your tuition fees

Bursary and accommodation support

For bursary and accommodation support you must meet all the above eligibility criteria and be income assessed by your Student Finance body as having a household income under £25,000. 

The quicker you apply for student finance the better. This will help UWE Bristol to assess your eligibility for our UWE Cares bursary and waiving of the advanced rent payment for UWE Bristol accommodation. It will also enable us to give you the support you might need before you join us.

If you are not sure whether you are eligible or you are a current student and want to be assessed for support, please contact us at UWECares@uwe.ac.uk.

What you need to do

  1. Step 1

    You will need to send evidence of your refugee status or humanitarian protection to the Admissions team at UWE Bristol.  

    You can do this by:

    • Uploading your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) status confirmation letter to your UWE Welcome portal; or
    • Emailing your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) status confirmation letter to admissions@uwe.ac.uk. You must include your UWE Bristol ID number and explain why you are sending the status letter to ensure your email is uploaded to the correct application.

  2. Step 2

    If you are eligible for the UWE Cares bursary, you will also be eligible for UWE Cares accommodation support.

    When you choose UWE Bristol as your firm choice on UCAS, you’ll receive an email from our Admissions team inviting you to apply for student accommodation.

    We will give you more information about applying for accommodation when you contact us.

  3. Step 3

    Please refer to our application guidance if you need help.

  4. Step 4

    If you have refugee status, it's important that you let UWE Cares know you are coming to study with us at UWE Bristol. This helps us make sure you have all the info you need to access support and events when you begin your course.

    If you are an applicant, you can fill out the survey we send to your UWE Welcome portal when you receive your offer or contact us at UWECares@uwe.ac.uk.

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