Scholarship Opportunities for Refugees & Asylum Seekers 2023 One of the best ways for foreign students to be able to go to college is t...
Scholarship Opportunities for Refugees & Asylum Seekers 2023
One of the best ways for foreign students to be able to go to college is through scholarships.
Often, a university or organization will set up a number of scholarships for a certain group of students.
Opportunities for refugees or students looking for protection can save lives. It is an opportunity for students to go to college.
Scholarship programs for refugees are similar to scholarship programs for students who are not refugees, but there are some extra things to think about when it comes to protecting some refugees.
When looking for a scholarship to study abroad, there are a number of things to think about.
As a refugee student, you'll need to know exactly what the scholarship pays for, what you have to do to get it, and what kind of degree you'll get when you're done.
This post talks about scholarship opportunities for refugees and asylum-seeking students in the United States, Europe, Canada, South Africa, Italy, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, Australia, Malaysia, and other places.
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UNHCR
(United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) is a platform that helps students find accredited higher education academic or scholarship courses that have been checked by UNHCR. This lets you study more, learn new skills, and improve your career.
Contact UNHCR if you are a refugee, an asylum seeker, or a person without a country and you want to know more about the services, rights, and responsibilities in your country.
Click on the link below to go to the help platform: http://services.unhcr.org/opportunities/
1. Scholarship for Refugees
Here is a list of scholarships for refugees and students who are trying to get into a new country;
The Albert Einstein Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI), the World University Service of Canada (WUSC), the Odysseus Academic Network, the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships, and the International Telematic University. UNINETTUNO: The Monash Humanitarian Scholarship, the USC Asylum Seeker Scholarship, the ANU Humanitarian Scholarship, the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) Project, the University of the Sunshine Coast Asylum Seeker Scholarship, the Goldsmiths University of London International Response Scholarship, the Rowan Williams Cambridge Studentship, the University of Bath Refugee Bursary, Birkbeck's Sanctuary Scholarships, and the Students of Salaam Immigrant Student Scholarship.
2. Albert Einstein Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI)
The DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) scholarship program gives qualified refugee students the possibility to earn an undergraduate degree in their country of asylum.
Since 1992, the program has helped more than 18,000 young refugees go to college or university with the help of the German government, the UNHCR, and private donors.
Features of the DAFI Scholarship
⦁ Tuition
⦁ Books
⦁ Monthly stipend (e.g. food allowance)
⦁ Housing
⦁ Local transportation expenses
⦁ Health insurance
⦁ Mentoring or psycho-social support
Targeted Country of Asylum
Afghanistan
Algeria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Chad, Côte d’Ivoire
Ecuador, Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Lebanon
Liberia
Malawi
Mali
Martinique
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Pakistan
Russia
Rwanda
Senegal
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Eritrea, Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
India
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Togo
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
3. World University Service of Canada (WUSC)
The Student Refugee Programme is a special program that helps young refugees move to Canada and go to school after high school. It is run by WUSC, a Canadian foreign development organization that does not make money.
Note that the Student Refugee Programme is NOT a scholarship programme. Instead, students are sponsored for one year and given basic cash and social support.
Application Procedures
WUSC accepts applications from people who are qualified in Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Tanzania.
1. Be a refugee staying in an asylum country where the program is active.
2. Have finished high school and have official, original transcripts of their schooling;
3. Be between the ages of 18 and 25;
4. Be able to speak and write in English or French;
5. Be single and have no children or other responsibilities;
6. able to be resettled in Canada through the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program and a good fit for it;
7. Be independent, mature, and ready to settle in Canada; and Be having barriers to getting into or finishing post-secondary education (like college or university).
8. Please remember that each country of asylum has its own rules for who can apply, which will be listed in the Call for Applications each year.
If you want to register for the Student Refugee Programme, you must meet the following general requirements:
9: You have to live in the country of asylum from which you are making your application, and you have to be recognized as a refugee by the government of the host country or the UNHCR.
10. WUSC accepts between 130 and 150 candidates each year from all over the world. The number of kids will change from year to year based on where they came from. There are no set goals for students based on where they come from.
11. The process of getting a sponsor can take two years or more. Before students are allowed to travel to Canada, Canadian immigration officials make the final choices.
12. The Call for Applications, which you can get from our field office or a partner organisation, will tell you what you need to do to apply. Most of the time, you'll be asked to:
13. Fill out the application form for the Student Refugee Programme.
14. Include up-to-date contact information, such as an email address and a phone number (either your own or that of someone who can take a message for you).
15 Send a copy of your high school diploma and all of your important academic records, including, if you have them, any past English or French language test results.
4, USC Asylum Seeker Scholarship
The goal of the USC Asylum Seeker Scholarship is to help people who are looking for asylum in Australia by paying for their fees and giving them money to help them study, among other things.
Every year, the University (USC) will pay for two (2) scholarships.
Each scholarship will cover the full cost of tuition for any undergraduate or graduate program at USC that an international student is qualified to take. It will also provide a stipend of $4,000 per year (pro-rated for part-time study) and a one-time payment of $1,000 in the first year.
Eligibility
In order to study at a university, one must first complete an undergraduate degree program.
3. Bridging Visa E (subclass 050)
4. Visa for short-term protection (subclass 785)
5. Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (subclass 790)
6. Financial need
https://www.usc.edu.au/study/scholarships/equity-scholarships/unisc-asylum-seeker-scholarship
5. The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is happy to recognize the work of immigrants and refugees who have come to the United States over many years.
Eligibility
1. The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program chooses Fellows based on three main criteria:
2. The candidate has shown creativity, originality, and effort in one or more areas of her or his life.
3. The candidate has shown that he or she is committed to and able to do things that have taken drive and consistent effort.
4 The candidate has shown he or she cares about the principles in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. This would include, but not be limited to, supporting human rights and the rule of law, opposing unwarranted restrictions on personal freedom, and promoting the duties of citizenship in a free society.
The program also takes into account two other factors:
The candidate says he or she will keep making important efforts. These contributions will likely show the candidate's creativity, originality, and initiative, and they will make her or him a leader and influential figure in her or his area.
The candidate's graduate training fits with her or his long-term job goals and could help her or him be more creative and successful in the future.
Now is the time to apply: https://www.pdsoros.org/apply/online-application
6. The International Telematic University UNINETTUNO
The foreign Telematic University UNINETTUNO gives 50 scholarships to students who are eligible for foreign protection so they can take classes at the University.
The 50 people who get one of these scholarships will be able to sign up for one of the online University's degree programs for free.
The goal is to help and encourage foreigners with refugee status to do well in school and to help them find jobs in the country that is taking care of them.
People from more than 140 countries are registered at NINETTUNO University, and its educational website (www.uninettunouniversity.net) is the only one in the world to be made in 5 languages (Italian, English, French, Arabic, and Greek).
Students who are interested in this project can talk to the following people at UNINETTUNO:
Those who run the Secretariat
Mr. Raffaele Carracoy Dr. Tiziana Giovannelli Tel: +39 06 692076 50 / +39 06 692076 88 Mail: t.giovannelli@uninettuno.it / r.carracoy@uninettunouniversity.net
6. Monash Scholarship for Humanitarian Work
The Monash Humanitarian Scholarship is for students with a bridging visa or asylum seekers.
If you are accepted, you will get full funds for your undergraduate degree at Monash and a yearly allowance of $6,000.
Scholarship Eligibility
1. A person who is in Australia and has: 2. a Bridging Visa E, or 3. a Bridging Visa A and has applied for a Permanent Protection visa, or 4. a Temporary Protection visa, or 5. a Safe Haven Enterprise visa.
6. A student who is starting or finishing an undergraduate degree as an international student at a Monash campus in Australia, or who plans to do so.
7. Have gotten an ATAR score of at least 70.
8. Every term, you have to keep a pass average of at least 50%.
9. If your place of residence changes, you can still get the scholarship. If your place of residence changes to a Commonwealth Supported Place and you are qualified to defer your fees, you won't be able to get tuition payments anymore, but you can still get the allowance.
10. Donors may ask for a yearly progress report, which gives you a chance to talk about what you've learned and how it's helped.
Apply now at https://www.monash.edu/study/fees-scholarships/scholarships/find-a-scholarship/monash-humanitarian-scholarship-7004
7. the Goldsmiths University of London International Response Scholarship Worth £8,825 Allowance A full waiver of school fees for each year of study Accommodation fee for a single study room in Goldsmith's halls of residence (up to £200 per week).
Number Available
Up to four (two for undergraduates and two for teaching postgraduates)
Criteria for eligibility
You must meet the general rules and requirements for qualifying. You also have to:
1. Have refugee status in the UK or be in the process of applying for asylum in the UK. You will need to show proof of your position. Your MyGoldsmiths account is where you should put any supporting papers.
2. Have an offer to study at Goldsmiths for an undergraduate degree or a teaching postgraduate degree.
Apply now at https://www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding/scholarships/international-response-scholarship/#d.en.1807613
8. Rowan Williams's time at Cambridge
The Cambridge Trust set up the Rowan Williams Cambridge Studentship scheme to help students who have a hard time getting to Cambridge to study.
Eligibility
People who want to apply must:
1. Have a conditional offer of entry to any degree program at the University of Cambridge. 2. Be from an unstable or conflict zone. 3. Be at risk of discrimination, persecution, suffering, violence, or other violations of their human rights, or have been in the past.
Applicants do not need to have Refugee status.
Postgraduate Application
Postgraduate applicants should: 1. apply for funding by the deadline for their chosen course of study and be offered conditional admission to the University of Cambridge; 2. check the box to apply for funding and fill out the Cambridge Trust section of the online form, explaining how they meet the eligibility criteria, as part of their application for admission through the University's Applicant Portal.
Application for Undergraduate
Those who want to go to college should
3. Fill out a UCAS application for admission to the University of Cambridge by the published deadline. 4. If a Cambridge College offers conditional admission, fill out an Application for Scholarships for Undergraduate Studies offered by the Cambridge Trust (sent by the College at the time of the conditional offer) and include a Personal Statement explaining how they meet the eligibility requirements.
9. University of Bath Refugee grant: This grant is for new undergraduate students who have Refugee status or Humanitarian Protection, as explained below.
As confirmed by UKCISA, the definition for people learning in England is that eligible students with Refugee or Humanitarian Protection status are:
Must be an ordinary resident of England on the first day of the first academic year of your course. Must have been recognized as a refugee or given HP by the UK Government, or be the spouse/civil partner/child of someone with that status, and have been an ordinary resident of the UK and Islands since then.
Eligibility
To qualify, you also have to:
be registered as a student at the University of Bath and engaged in a full-time undergraduate or foundation degree program.
if you started your course here in 2017-18 or later.
have a family income of less than £42,875
not already have a master's degree or something similar.
8. Sanctuary Scholarships from Birkbeck
The Compass Project gives people who wouldn't be able to get a college education anywhere else a chance to do so.
The following rules must be met by applicants:
Those who have never gotten a degree from a UK school. Those who have not been in school (including high school) for more than five years.
Besides this, you must also have the following:
You must be an asylum seeker in the UK or have one of the following categories because of your asylum claim: You must have either Limited Leave to Remain or Discretionary Leave to Remain. You must live in the UK. You must not be able to get student loans. You must have applied to Birkbeck and been offered a place on a study.
Eligibility
We offer scholarships for the following types of degree courses, which can be taken either part-time or full-time:
Foundation Year Certificate of Higher Education in: Life Sciences for Subjects Related to Medicine Psychodynamic Counselling Physics and Maths Postgraduate degree, including master's
Apply now at http://www.bbk.ac.uk/student-services/financial-support/compass-project-fund.
1.Students must fill out an application for the Refugee Bursary and show proof in the form of an original letter or paper from the Home Office or UK Government that shows they are a Refugee or need Humanitarian Protection. Your income as a family will also need to be checked.
2. 3. The Bursary is worth £1,000 per academic year of study, plus £1,000 to help with start-up costs and another £1,000 when you graduate, for a total of £7,000 over a five-year course that includes a placement year.
4. You can't be considered for an award if you haven't given us the proof we asked for about your position as a refugee or person needing humanitarian protection.
5. You can't get a scholarship for a year that has already passed.
6. If you don't do well in school, your award won't be taken away and you won't have to pay it back.
7. Awards will only be given for one year or part of a year. For consideration for extra support, students who have had to repeat a course of study for more than one year will need to provide proof of mitigating circumstances.
8. The University holds the right to end an award and ask for money back if the person who has it gets in trouble with the rules. The Director of Student Services will look at each situation on its own.
9. The University has the right to take away a Refugee Bursary from anyone who is found to have lied to the University about any part of their status or to get back any money that has already been paid.
Every school year, the Bursary is usually paid in two parts, in December and March. Those who are eligible will have to fill out and sign a bank payment form.
11. Please be aware that Student Services may share your information with other parts of the University to make sure you get the right help and advice. If you have any worries about this, please contact us to talk more about it.
Apply now https://www.bbk.ac.uk/student-services/financial-support/compass-project-fund
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