Asylum Seeker Fee Waiver Terms and Conditions

Brunel University of London are proud to continue the Asylum Seeker Fee Waiver for academic year 2026/27. The fee waiver offers a substantial reduction in tuition fee to support Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught and Postgraduate Research applicants who are still seeking asylum.

Value: The overseas tuition fee will be reduced to match the “home” tuition fee rate for your chosen course, please visit our website for the current fees.

The fee waiver will be applied once for each eligible level of study.

How many: Unlimited

Application process: No separate application is required. All students will be considered for the award automatically based on the information supplied in their course application and a completed fee status assessment.

Receipt of the fee waiver is conditional upon students meeting the remaining offer conditions and registering at Brunel University of London in the 2026/27 academic year.

The fee waiver will be awarded to those applicants who also meet all the following eligibility criteria:

• Must hold an offer of a place on a full time or part time Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught or Postgraduate Research course starting in 2026/27, this includes distance learning courses.
• Must have an ongoing UK asylum application and provide their Application Registration Card (ARC) card, or other official evidence as part of their application or fee status assessment.
• Must be classed as an Overseas fee-paying student based on the UK government regulations. Applicants who are unsure of their fee status should note Brunel uses the information they have provided in their application form to assess fee status against regulations set by the UK government. For information on these regulations please visit the independent organisation UKCisa’s website.
• Offer must be ‘Unconditional Firm’ (UF) by the registration date (i.e. applicant must have met all offer conditions and firmly accepted the place before they register).
• Must commence the course in the upcoming academic year (applicants for deferred entry will not be considered for the fee waiver and will be considered in the year they start their course and not in the year of their course application).
• Applicants entering an Undergraduate course at FHEQ Level 5 (year 2) or FHEQ Level 6 (year 3) in 2026/27 will be considered for the fee waiver.

b) Those not eligible for this Scholarship

• Applicants classed as Home for fees purposes based on the UK government regulations, or those with an unresolved fee status.
• Applicants entering a course with the Brunel Language Centre (BLC).
• Applicants entering the MBBS programme.
• Applicants entering an online learning course.
• Applicants on all associate courses or modules, undertaking short courses or undertaking a dissertation only module (march start).
• Students currently enrolled on a course at Brunel University of London or Brunel Pathway College.
• Students who become eligible for home fees or your immigration permission changes before you register for the course. For example, if a student is awarded the fee waiver and is granted refugee status or humanitarian protection before registration, they will no longer be eligible to receive the fee waiver. Please contact the Admissions Team at admissions@brunel.ac.uk so that a new fee status assessment can be carried out. Students will also need to notify the Scholarship Team by emailing Scholarships@brunel.ac.uk.
• Students whose immigration status changes during their studies at Brunel and become eligible for home fees are no longer eligible for the fee waiver. Students should contact the Scholarship Team and Student Hub immediately if this is the case.

3.1 Students awarded this fee reduction will have their overseas fee reduced to match the Home fee for the course, the fee reduction will apply for each year of study.

3.2 The reduction is applied only to the tuition fees and not to any other type of additional fee that may be incurred, such as resubmission, repeat modules or re-sit fees.

3.3 The fee waiver will be applied once for each eligible level of study, subject to normal progression criteria having been met.

4.1 Eligibility criteria are reviewed annually.

4.2 Fee reductions are awarded to those who meet the eligibility criteria at the time of allocation. All decisions are final. Any appeals in respect of the decisions made by the Panel should be referred to the admissions policy. An appeal will only be considered in line with procedural irregularities, where an applicant believes that the University has not followed the procedures stated within the relevant Terms and Conditions and there is reasonable doubt as to whether the outcome might have been different had the error not occurred. Any appeals relating to the fee reduction outcome must be lodged at the start of the student’s first academic year at the University. Brunel will not be able to consider later appeals.

4.3 The award does not replace the deposit of £5,000. All applicants will need to pay the £5,000 deposit for their course in order to formally receive the award.

4.4 The fee reduction will only be applied providing the student is fully enrolled at the University which includes having their qualifications and other documentation verified and checked and completing the University enrolment procedures. This includes holding the correct visa to study.

4.5 The Scholarship Team will liaise with all relevant departments. The Discount will automatically be added to the student registration record in time for registration. If a student registers earlier in the year, the University records will still show the full overseas fee rate.

4.6 If an applicant is eligible for more than one scholarship/bursary/discount/fee reduction, they will be awarded the one which is the most financially beneficial across the course duration, exceptions may apply, please review individual scholarship terms and conditions for further information.

4.7 The fee reduction cannot be combined with any other University scholarship, bursary, discount or award, with the exception of the 2% early payment discount, or unless specifically stated in the individual scholarship terms and conditions.

5.1 Misleading information: The University reserves the right to withdraw a fee waiver from anyone who is found to have misled the University about any aspect of their eligibility and to seek payment of discounted fees already paid by appropriate means.

5.2 Fee waivers applied at the start of an academic year will not be amended once the fee has been processed. Any tuition fee liability remaining after fee reductions are applied will therefore be calculated in accordance with the Student Financial Policy.

5.3 Withdrawal from Study: A student who withdraws from their programme prior to completion and who is in receipt of a scholarship award will not normally be requested to repay scholarship payments made up to the point of withdrawal. However, entitlement to all future fee reductions cease immediately when a student withdraws from Brunel University of London.

Any queries relating to these terms and conditions should be addressed to the Scholarship Team.

Updated 23 January 2026.