University of York 2025 Equal Access Scholarship for Undergraduate Students

Applications are now open for the University of York 2025 Equal Access Scholarship for Undergraduate Students. They are pleased to offer two scholarships for undergraduate students who are seeking refuge in the UK. You must have applied to the University of York before submitting an application for this scholarship.

• Table of Content
• About University of York
• Equal Access Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Equal Access Scholarship
• Requirements for Equal Access Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Equal Access Scholarship

Application Deadline	19 May 2025
Country to study	United Kingdom
School to study	University of York
Type	Undergraduate
Sponsor	University of York
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Equal Access Scholarship

The scholarship provides:

• A full fee waiver (you will not need to pay any tuition fees)
• A maintenance award of up to £12,300 to help with living costs.

Requirements for Equal Access Scholarship Qualification

To be considered for the scholarship you must:

• Have a conditional or unconditional offer from the University of York for 2025
• Have applied for asylum before you have applied for a place at university
• Not have access to mainstream funding eg student finance or a local authority grant.

Your current immigration status can be described as one of the following:

• Discretionary/Limited Leave to Remain (DLR/LLR)
• Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
• Humanitarian Protection (HP) and do not have access to mainstream funding
• awaiting a decision on an application for refugee status
• Leave as an Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Child (UASC leave)
• Refused Asylum Seeker - your application for refugee status has been refused and you have submitted an appeal or a fresh claim
• A dependent or partner of any of the above status groups.

Application Deadline

May 19, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of York on york.qualtrics.com to apply

Step 1. Apply to the University of York to study an eligible undergraduate course

Please see our 'eligibility' section to see courses exempt from the scholarship and advice on courses with work placements eg nursing, midwifery, and social work. 

We would encourage you to share information about your circumstances in the ‘more about me' section of your UCAS application. This will help us to support you better. Your UCAS application will also be looked at by our scholarship awarding panel.

Step 2. Apply for the Equal Access Scholarship 

You must apply online for this scholarship using the form on this page.

As part of the application, you will need to provide:

• Your UCAS personal ID (this is ten digits long and can be found on your offer letter)
• Your York Application ID (this is nine digits long and can be found on your offer letter)
• Evidence of your asylum status, for example, your biometric residence permit.

You will also need to answer three supporting questions which will help our scholarship awarding panel learn more about you. See the ‘how we allocate’ section for guidance on what our panel is looking for and how these are assessed. 

After applications have closed you may be invited to an informal interview with our scholarship awarding panel. We will contact you directly if we require this.

Step 3. Your application outcome

If you are eligible to be considered for the scholarship, we’ll be in touch by email with the outcome of your application on Tuesday 3 June 2025.

If you are successful, you must make the University of York your firm choice university on your UCAS application in order to receive the scholarship.  

If you receive any notification of a change to your immigration status during the application period or before commencing your course, you must email [email protected].

For more details, visit University of York scholarship webpage