Refugee Support
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.