The University of Manchester Humanitarian Scholarships
Social responsibility lies at the heart of our University and we are committed to playing our part in helping those fleeing conflict and persecution by offering the opportunity to study at Manchester.
The scholarships are now closed for September 2024 entry.
We'll update this page once applications for 2025 entry are open - please check our eligibility criteria before applying.
Set up in 2022, our Humanitarian Scholarship programme supports individuals at immediate risk who have been forced to flee their homes as a direct result of armed conflict. The awards cover tuition fees, living expenses and visas.
For 2024 entry, we are offering up to ten scholarships. The scholarships are available for a wide range of full-time undergraduate and postgraduate-taught courses, excluding medicine, dentistry, nursing and architecture.
Eligibility for the scholarships
If you will be applying for the humanitarian scholarships next year, please ensure you have read the eligibility criteria listed below.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from individuals who are currently in the UK or EU.
If you are on one of the Ukraine visa schemes or a asylum seeker or refugee in the UK, please see guidance below.
Timeline for 2024/25
| Applications open for academic admission in 2024 | 1 October 2023 |
| Scholarship applications open | 1 March 2024 |
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Application deadline |
15 April 2024 |
| Selection panel assesses applications | May 2024 |
| Deadline for undergraduate applicants to accept Manchester as their firm UCAS choice | 6 June 2024 |
| Applicants receive results | 28 June 2024 |
| Students arrive in Manchester | September 2024 |
To apply for a scholarship, you’ll need all of the following:
- be at serious risk as a direct result of armed conflict, and/or
- be displaced inside or have been forced to leave your home country within the last three years because of armed conflict;
- be unable to access or complete higher education;
- have not previously studied, at any level, in the UK or EU;
- have received an offer of admission for entry in September 2024;
- be able to demonstrate knowledge of, and commitment, to, your chosen course;
- have an excellent academic background.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from individuals who are currently in the UK or EU.
If you’re on one of the Ukraine visa schemes (Homes for Ukraine, Ukraine Family Scheme, Ukraine Extension Scheme), you’ll have access to Student Finance England and can apply for tuition fees and maintenance loan funding through them.
If you’re an asylum seeker or refugee in the UK and want to study for an undergraduate degree, we offer Article 26 Sanctuary Seeking Scholarships.
When reviewing applications, the University selection panel will consider:
- the level of risk you are experiencing and how this is impacting on your ability to pursue higher education;
- academic merit and potential;
- demonstrated interest in the field of study;
- your financial circumstances and if you've received funding from any other source to support your studies.
After submitting your application please wait to hear if you've been selected. There is no interview requirement. We guarantee to be in touch with you by 28 June 2024.
We'll email you to let you know our decision, whether successful or unsuccessful.
Contact us
If you have any questions that are not answered on this page, please send them to humanitarian-scholarship@manchester.ac.uk.