Ss guidance Notes

Sanctuary Scholarship application form guidance notes

Background Information

Leeds Trinity University works in partnership with the Article 26 Project to enable people seeking sanctuary to progress to higher education. Successful applicants for the Sanctuary Scholarship at Leeds Trinity University will be provided with:

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  Tuition Fee Support: Successful students will be offered a tuition fee waiver at university until such times as they are awarded status that entitles them to access student finance.
  
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  Personal Support: In addition to fee waiver, support will be developed for each student to enable them to identify and overcome barriers to achievement on their degree programme.
  

Leeds Trinity University will not be able to provide any financial support for accommodation or living costs. Students should only apply if they are able to support these costs themselves during their university course.

Eligibility criteria and the selection process

Before making an application for the Sanctuary Scholarship please ensure that you meet our eligibility criteria as follows:

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  An asylum seeker or the partner / dependant of an asylum seeker; OR
  
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  An asylum seeker / partner / dependant who has been granted Discretionary Leave to Remain (DLR) or some other form of temporary status
  

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  Have a conditional or unconditional offer from Leeds Trinity University
  
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  Unable to access mainstream funding, e.g. student finance
  
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  Live within commuting distance of Leeds Trinity University
  
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  Do not require support for living expenses or accommodation
  

Applicants must meet these strict eligibility criteria and be in a position to verify their circumstances in order to apply. Applicants who do not meet the criteria will not be considered for a scholarship. If you have any questions about whether or not you should apply for a scholarship please contact Emma Quirke, Student Adviser, by emailing: [e-mail]

How to apply

The student should read the guidance notes fully before completing the application form.

Completing the application form

There are 4 sections to complete in the application form. Please note that the information you provide in the form will be held and processed in accordance with our Data Protection Policy.

Note 1: Personal details

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  Please complete the personal information section of the form – we need this information to contact you about your application. Please print your details clearly.
  
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  Please ensure that you put your name as you would want to see it on, for example, a certificate, with your first name in one box and your surname in the other. You don’t need to include your middle names.
  

Note 2: Applicant’s Personal Statement

When answering the questions in the personal statement section of the form please consider the following. In making a judgement about your application, the selection panel will base their assessment on:

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  Your personal and family circumstances and the barriers that you have faced in continuing your education – with particular reference to your current status in the UK.
  
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  Your ambitions for the future, why you have chosen your course of study and how the Sanctuary Scholarship will help you to achieve your ambitions.
  
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  Your financial circumstances, including how you have managed financially and how you will support yourself at university – Leeds Trinity University cannot support living costs, such as accommodation and food – how will you support these costs whilst at university?
  
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  What additional support will you need whilst at university?
  

Your application for the Sanctuary Scholarship is completely confidential and the selection panel will only be able to take into account information that is given in your answers to the four questions. Whilst the selection panel do need some details of personal circumstances we do not need to know about the circumstances that led to you seeking asylum in the UK if you don’t wish to provide this information. If there is any information that you feel should be taken into account when your application is considered you must include it here.

Note 3: Declaration of eligibility and checklist

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  Please confirm, by ticking the appropriate box, that you meet the eligibility criteria.
  
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  Please confirm that should your application be successful, you will inform the Student Support department immediately if your circumstances change.
  
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  Please look through the items on the checklist carefully and tick to indicate that you have met all these requirements.
  

Note 4: Equal Opportunities Monitoring Information

Please complete the equal opportunities section of the form – it is important to ensure that we are accessible to all students and we will use this information to evaluate the effectiveness of the Sanctuary Scholarship scheme.

Informing you of the outcome of your application

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  Please note that this is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful.
  
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  Following initial assessment the University will contact you to let you know whether or not your application will progress to the next stage of the selection process.
  
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  If your application is taken forward, you will be invited to an interview to verify the information you have provided in your application.
  
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  We will normally let you know the outcome of your application within two weeks.
  

For further information on any aspect of completing your application please email Emma Quirke ([e-mail])