NMITE Refugee Bursary

This bursary is for new undergraduate students who have Refugee status or Humanitarian Protection as defined below.  

The definition for those studying in England, as confirmed by UKCISA, states that eligible students with Refugee or Humanitarian Protection status: must be ordinarily resident in England on the first day of the first academic year of your course; and must have been recognised as a refugee or granted HP by the UK Government or be the spouse/civil partner/child of a person with that status, and have remained ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands since then.  

To be eligible, you must also:  

• be enrolled on either a degree level programme with or without Foundation year.
• started your course here in the academic year 2026/27
• have a household income of £42,875 or below
• not already hold an honours degree (or equivalent)  

Please email your expression of eligibility for the Estranged Student Bursary to bursaries@nmite.ac.uk by 5pm on 26 June 2026.  Students are required to provide evidence of their refugee status; this must be in the form of an original letter/document, showing their Refugee or Humanitarian Protection status, from the Home Office/UK Government. Your household income will also need to be verified.  

The Bursary is worth £1000 per academic year of study, plus £1000 to help with start-up costs, to a maximum of £4000 

Awards cannot be claimed retrospectively for previous academic years.  

The Bursary is paid in three instalments each academic year: normally September, January, and May.  

The funding will support one student through up to three years of study 

Students cannot receive more than one Care Leaver, Estranged student, and Refugee Bursary. If you meet the eligibility criteria for more than one of these Bursaries, then it will be at the discretion of the Financial Awards Committee which Bursary you receive.  

Full terms and conditions for each bursary are available at Financial Awards Terms and Conditions