Warm Welcome Scholarship Scheme for Afghan Students

Brief Description:

This year, the UK Department of Education, in partnership with the British Council, announced two new scholarship initiatives for Afghan students affected by the conflict in their country. The scholarships are designed to help Afghan students of all levels pay their education in the UK for up to four years.

·        The In-Year Scholarship is intended for current Afghan students in UK universities.

·        The Full Degree Scholarship is for those eligible Afghan students in the UK who will start their degree on Sep/Oct 2022.

Scholars will receive a quarterly stipend payment from the Warm Welcome Full Degree Scholarship program to cover housing and living expenses. Tuition and other course fees will be waived for scholars for the duration of their studies at participating higher education institutions.

Scholarship Details:

Opportunity Type: Fully Funded, Partially Funded

Language Requirement: TOEFL, IELTS, Not Required

Language of Instruction: English

Number of Scholarships: 300 (100 for In-year and 200 for Full degree scholarships)

Eligible nations: Afghans

Types of scholarship: 

·        Warm Welcome In-Year Scholarship

·        Full Degree scholarship

Deadline to apply to a university program:

·        Undergraduate and master’s degree applicants: 11 June, 2022

·        Ph.D. applicants:  18 June 2022

·        Sponsored applicants must submit their scholarship applications through the British Council portal (27 June – 8 July).

·        Confirmation and results will be announced on 13 August 2022.

Level of Study:

·        Bachelor Degree

·        Master Degree

·        PhD Degree

Field of Study:

These scholarships are available for any degree; though certain subjects will be prioritized for the full degree scholarship listed below:

·        Agriculture, food and related studies

·        Nursing and midwifery

·        Health and social care

·        General, applied and forensic sciences

·        Education and teaching

·        Pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy

·        Physics and astronomy

·        Medical sciences

·        Allied health

·        Computing

·        Chemistry

·        Materials and technology

·        Mathematical sciences

·        Biosciences

List of universities:

·        Coventry University

·        The Engineering and Design Institute London – TEDI-London

·        University of Exeter

·        University of Glasgow

·        Glasgow Caledonian University

·        Goldsmiths, University of London

·        University of Hull

·        King’s College London

·        Lancaster University

·        University of Leicester

·        Cardiff University

·        Anglia Ruskin University

·        University of Oxford

·        Middlesex University

·        University of Portsmouth

·        Queen Mary University of London

·        University of York

·        University of Southampton
And other universities to be added to British Council’s list of Higher Education Providers (HEPs).

Benefits of Scholarship:

These scholarships cover the following:

·        A tuition fee waiver beginning in September/October 2022.

·        Quarterly stipend to cover housing and other living expenses as listed below:
£12,667 funding undergraduate level.
£16,068 funding for postgraduate (master).
£16,068 funding stipend for Ph.D. level, London rate

Eligibility:

Eligibility for residency status: 

·        Eligible scholars are those who qualify for a place at a UK university and fall into one of the following categories:

·        Afghanistan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) route.

·        Afghanistan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) route to resettlement.

·        Those with Afghan links which are already enrolled at a UK university are experiencing financial hardship due to the situation in Afghanistan.

·        British Afghan Nationals (ABNs) are those who were evacuated during Operation Pitting and entered bridging accommodation or who presented as homeless to a council but who have British citizenship or another status that allows them to remain and reside in the UK without the need for leave to remain.

Course eligibility requirements

·        In-Year Scholarship

·        To be eligible for a Warm Welcome In-Year Scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:

·        currently enrolled in a full-time undergraduate, taught master’s or Ph.D. program at a UK higher education provider.

Full Degree Scholarships

It will help if you meet the following criteria to be considered for a Warm Welcome Full Degree Scholarship:

planning to apply for, or have applied for, a full-time undergraduate, taught master’s, or Ph.D. program at a UK higher education provider starting in September/October 2022.

Students who have completed their current program this academic year and intend to continue their studies by applying to a higher level of study at a UK higher education provider beginning September/October 2022 may be eligible to apply for the Warm Welcome Full Degree Scholarship route. In such cases, you must choose whether to apply for the In-Year or Full Degree Scholarship course because you cannot apply for both.

Be in the UK at the time of applying to higher education institutions.  Please note the those with current asylum status can not apply to this scholarship.

Rules and Conditions of scholarship

·        You must not accept any other publicly funded award (for example, a student loan or another scholarship).

·        Applicants can work part-time.

·        You can apply for additional government benefits or assistance. If applicable.

·        Grant for Adult Dependents.

·        Childcare Grant and Parents’ Learning Allowance (CCG).

·        Disabled Students Allowance (DSA).

·        You must follow the conduct and attendance standards that your institution expects of you.

·        You must not engage in any political or public-spirited activities that may have a negative impact on the British Government.

How to Apply?

·        In-year Scholarship:

·        In order to apply for the In-Year scholarship scheme students must their applications to the British Council directly through their online application form. 

Full Degree Scholarship: There are two-stage application procedures for Afghan students to apply:

Interested scholars will first apply to study at one of the participating higher education institutions, indicating that they intend to apply for a Warm Welcome Scholarship and be accepted and sponsored by them.

Using the British Council application form, sponsored applicants apply for scholarship funding.

Since this scholarship has not been opened yet, register yourself through Apply Now button below to get the notice upon commencing the applications by British Council.

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If you still can’t find what you’re looking for, please email at  scholarships_info@britishcouncil.org

To learn more, kindly visit the British Council’s official webpage.

Deadline:

·        Undergraduate and master’s degree applicants: 11 June, 2022

·        Ph.D. applicants:  18 June 2022

Sponsored applicants must submit their scholarship applications through the British Council portal (27 June – 8 July).