Financial support for students from refugee and asylum-seeking communities.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are essential to building the creative, innovative and nurturing ethos that we pride ourselves on. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we will be annually awarding a Sanctuary Scholarship to students from refugee and asylum-seeking communities.
Applications for the 2024/25 academic year are now closed.
What's included
The 2024/25 Sanctuary Scholarship includes:
An annual bursary of up to £2,000 for the duration of the undergraduate or postgraduate programme of study as a contribution towards study costs.
A tuition fee waiver to cover tuition fees for the duration of the undergraduate or postgraduate programme of study.
The Sanctuary Scholarship is awarded at the sole discretion of Bath Spa University.
Criteria
Applications are welcomed from individuals seeking asylum in the UK, refugees, and those individuals in the UK under the government’s Homes for Ukraine Scheme and the Ukraine Family Scheme.
All applicants must have applied to study their first undergraduate degree or postgraduate degree at Bath Spa University for 2024/25 entry.
Conditional and unconditional offer holders will be considered for the scholarship.
All applicants must be residing in the UK when applying for the scholarship. The successful candidate must live in the UK for the duration of the undergraduate programme of study.
The terms and conditions outline further details on the eligibility criteria. The Sanctuary Scholarship is awarded at the sole discretion of Bath Spa University.
Applications
Applications for the 2024/25 Sanctuary Scholarship are now closed. If you'd like to find out more about applying to study at Bath Spa University, visit our How to Apply pages.
Contact us
You can contact the Immigration Advice Service in any of the following ways:
Meet us in person on campus on Tuesdays. These sessions are run by the Immigration Advice Service and Immigration Compliance Team.
Immigration compliance and advice drop-in service
We're doing things a little differently and visiting Student Hubs on different campuses from February 2025 to April 2025.
Please see below for our upcoming drop-in dates, times and locations. If you haven’t used our service before, please refer to the information below on what we can and cannot help with before attending.
This drop-in service is only available to students and staff of Bath Spa University, so you may be asked to provide evidence of your status (such as your ID card) before any information or advice is provided. We also run an online drop-in service if you're unable to attend an in-person session.
There are strict legal rules around who can provide immigration advice in the UK, and the advisors at Bath Spa can only provide advice on a limited range of issues, mainly restricted to Student visa requirements and conditions. Before contacting us, please refer to the table below to make sure that our service can help you.
Applications for a Student visa, Skilled Worker, or Standard Visitor visa to study/work at Bath Spa University, made from either inside or outside the UK. For Student visa applications made in the UK, we offer a free check-and-send service, including Student Dependant applications for dependants of BSU students.
Visa application questions for any category other than Student (and Student Dependant), Standard Visitor, Skilled Worker, or Graduate (e.g. asylum applications, indefinite leave to remain, citizenship, family visas, etc.). These need to be handled by a registered immigration adviser. Some free advice can also be obtained through Citizens Advice.
General information and signposting for post-study work visa options, including the Graduate route.
Visa applications for countries other than the UK – these should be directed to the embassy of the country to which you will be travelling.
Advice for those on a Student visa before suspending, changing course, or withdrawing from studies.
Requests to retake modules, appeal academic decisions, or to consider exceptional circumstances for your academic results. Please refer to the instructions in your results email or discuss with the Student Information Team.
Questions about work restrictions on a Student visa.