Travel bursary for Displaced Students

Travel bursary for Displaced Students

The University of Glasgow is offering travel bursaries to assist with public transport travel costs, to support undergraduate and postgraduate students are currently asylum seekers and who could face financial difficulties in taking up their place to study at the University for 2025 entry. The value of the bursary is 50% of your monthly public transport travel costs to get to University, up to a maximum value of £50 per month.

To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Be seeking asylum and have asylum seeker status and be classified as a 'Home' student for fee purposes.
  • hold the offer of a place to study, full-time, at the University of Glasgow in the forthcoming academic year (September 2025)
  • be undertaking their first undergraduate or postgraduate degree. Continuing students previously in receipt of the bursary can apply, however, preference will be given to new entrants. 
  • provide evidence that their, or their family's, circumstances are such that they may find it difficult to take up/continue their place at the University for financial reasons. We will normally consider applicants with a household income of up to £26,000 per annum.

Number of Scholarships

Unlimited

Eligible countries/regions

  • Scotland

Eligible programmes

Value

50% of monthly travel expenses, up to a maximum of £50 per month for one year of study

For undergraduate students this would be 8 monthly payments paid from October to May will be processed, assessed on your journey costs. The University will cover the cheapest feasible route.

 For postgraduate students, this would be 11 monthly payments October to May. 

How to apply

Please submit your application by selecting the "Apply Now" button at the top of this page. If you have not yet received an offer for a programme from the University of Glasgow, please wait until your offer is confirmed before applying. Submitting a scholarship application without a programme offer will render your application invalid.

The application deadline is 11:00 pm on 30th of June 2024. No applications will be accepted after this date.

For more information contact: scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk


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