Other funding opportunities for displaced students and academic staff.
Student funding from the University and partner organisations.
The University has offered tuition fee and living cost support to those seeking asylum in the UK for entry in 2023/24. Information on availability of scholarships for 2024/25 will be available soon.
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Edinburgh offers sustainability-themed postgraduate scholarships to leaders from across Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on refugees, women and learners with disabilities.
Find out more about the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
There are other funding options that are not specifically for displaced students but may be of interest.
Learn about other scholarships and student funding opportunities
The Displaced Student Opportunities UK website, hosted by Refugee Education UK, Student Action for Refugees (STAR) and Universities of Sanctuary, provides information on opportunities available across the UK.
Refugee Education UK also have some general guidance for accessing University.
Scholars at Risk (SAR) protects scholars suffering grave threats to their lives, liberty and well-being by arranging temporary research and teaching positions at institutions in our network as well as by providing advisory and referral services.
Visit the Scholars at Risk website
SAR also lists other job opportunities and funding opportunities.
IIE Scholar Rescue Fund arranges, funds, and supports fellowships for threatened and displaced scholars at partnering higher education institutions worldwide, including inside their home regions.
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