Arc of Sanctuary: Events and Opportunities
The Eastern Arc Sanctuary Network (ESN) exists to provide an avenue through which our staff and students can create a stable, open and creative environment for our sanctuary scholars, researchers at risk and all those affected by issues of sanctuary to learn from and support each other.
Central to this is sharing opportunities for us to work together through our events and meetings. On this ‘noticeboard’ we will provide details of all upcoming events and opportunities, and links to information on previous ones.
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Details to be confirmed, but the 2025 conference will take place at the University of Sussex.
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The University of Sanctuary Scholarship at Essex is available to new Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Masters students taking up a place to study in 2024-2025, who have UK Asylum status or Discretionary/Limited Leave to Remain as a result of an asylum application, and those with Humanitarian Protection, as result of an asylum application or through a dependant’s claim.
To find out more, click here.
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The Global and Lifelong Learning team were delighted to welcome staff and students from Kherson State University (KSU) recently for an academic mobility visit, bespoke short-course, and tour of the University and City. This visit is a remarkable testament to the twinning collaboration between our institutions, forged in June 2022 as part of the five-year Twinning Initiative backed by the UK government, Universities UK, and Cormack Consultancy Group.To find out more about the initiative and the event, click here.
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The University of Kent, in partnership with the Article 26 Project offers each year up to five Sanctuary Scholarships for undergraduate entry. These awards are aimed at helping those seeking asylum in the UK to progress to higher education. The benefits of the Sanctuary Scholarship award are:
- Each recipient’s tuition fees will be waived for the duration of their programme of study or until they are able to access Student Finance England funding at the University of Kent (undergraduate programmes only).
- The recipients will be eligible to receive financial support from the University of Kent to cover the cost of travel (to the University or for group support), books, equipment, etc. This is a bursary payment of £2000 at the start of the academic year.
- The Students will be allocated an Adviser from Student Services to support them during their studies and to help access any support services and this will be a chance to check in and get extra support when or if it is needed.
To find out more click here.
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The University of Sussex has been awarded the title of University of Sanctuary, in recognition of its efforts to welcome and support forced migrants. This Sanctuary Scholarship is one way that the University supports students that are unable to receive student loans; to enable them to take up a place on their chosen degree at Sussex.
What you get
- Full ‘Overseas’ tuition fee waiver
- £14,400 per year of undergraduate study (up to 4 years)
- Sussexsport membership
- Continuation of housing
- Type of award
- Full tuition fee waiver and living costs
Eligibility
This scholarship is offered to forced migrants or applicants granted a temporary form of leave only, to provide financial assistance in order to enable them to take up a place on a degree at the University of Sussex. Therefore applicants will be required to provide evidence of this in order to apply.
To find out more, click here.
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Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, resilience and creativity of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
Whilst the national refugee week is held in June, this year UEA is joining universities across the UK to collaboratively organise events from the 1st-8th of March to coincide with when campuses are busiest.
The theme for national refugee week 2024 is “Our Home”; from the places we gather to our collective home, planet earth.Refugee week offers us the opportunity to reflect and consider what actions we can individually and collectively take to create a kinder, more compassionate world.
To find out more about the week’s events, click here.