Motion: University of Edinburgh Asylum Seeker Scholarships

University of Edinburgh Asylum Seeker Scholarships

Lodged by Jim Eadie Standard Motion 31 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the University of Edinburgh’s announcement that it will provide fully-funded scholarships to five undergraduate asylum seeking students admitted in 2016; understands that the fees for any additional undergraduate students seeking asylum will be set at £1,820, instead of the tuition fees for international students, which are approximately nine times higher; further understands that the university will also provide financial support for postgraduate students through one full scholarship being awarded to an asylum seeker taking a taught masters degree, while the fees for asylum seekers on similar programmes will be approximately half the cost that would normally apply to overseas students; notes that the university is to continue to support Syrian refugees by providing three masters students with full scholarships in 2016, as well as covering their living costs; applauds the university for additionally setting aside £100,000 to provide other forms of assistance, including English language support, for new students who are asylum seekers or refugees, and commends the university for providing this package of support, without which, it understands, access to higher education for asylum seekers would not be possible.

Supporters (31)