Refugee Support

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Refugees Eligibility

Those people with refugee status or exceptional leave to remain in the United Kingdom and a letter from the Home Office to prove it. Exclusions: asylum seekers, refugees with asylum status in countries other than Britain, overseas students in the UK on a student visa, British citizens or refugees now holding British citizenship.

Some preference given to:

Doctors of Medicine, Veterinary Surgeons, Dentists.

These should first apply to the following to get their English up to professional standard:

Mr Sam McCarter,
Waterloo Centre,
Southwark College,
The Cut,
London
SEI 8LE

(Telephone 0207 815 1500).

The Nuffield Centre runs a special course for PLAB preparation for doctors of medicine and will have names of trusts to whom to apply for grants, travel and the qualifying PLAB examination.

Part-time courses

Wherever possible, applicants must try to find a part time course which enables them to get income support.

Full-time courses

Applicants wishing to do a full time BA or BSc degree course should wait until they are eligible for a grant from their Local Education Authority, because of the difficulty in finding money for three years of study.

Average grant award

£1,500 towards fees.

Extra needs - applicants will need to find £400/£500 from elsewhere for travel and essential books.

How to apply

Applicants should apply in March for the following October and must be interviewed on the telephone by Mrs Hannah Scott (0207 833 4440) in order that their command of English may be assessed as well as their eligibility before application forms are sent out. No new applicants are considered after the 1st of May.

An application form can be downloaded here. Good written references will be required. All completed application forms and references must reach Mrs Hannah Scott, The Airey Neave Trust, PO Box 36800, Fifth Floor, 40 Bernard Street, London WC1N 1WJ (Telephone No: 0207 833 4440), not later than 31 May in any year.