What counts as displaced for scholarship purposes?

Most programmes count refugees (with UNHCR status), internally displaced persons (IDPs), stateless persons, and those holding a travel document rather than a national passport.

Scholarships for Displaced Students 2026 — Refugees & Conflict-Affected

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Displaced-student programmes include DAFI (UNHCR), Hopes & Homes, SPARK, Al-Fakhoora, and humanitarian tracks within Chevening, Fulbright, and university programmes.

DAFI/UNHCR: specifically for refugees in host countries
SPARK: for displaced MENA students
Chevening and Fulbright: displacement-relevant eligibility tracks

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Some scholarships accept UNHCR registration in place of standard national documents
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Humanitarian scholarships often have shorter application windows — check deadlines frequently

Scholarships for Displaced Students

Programmes for refugees, conflict-affected students, and those without standard documentation.

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Scholarships for Displaced Students

The Connect: North Korea Scholarship

Undergraduate Sanctuary Scholarship

Ernest Edward Scholarship 2026

Refugee Scholarship

HESPAL Scholarship — Higher Education for Palestinians from Syria in Lebanon

Chevening Scholarship — Syria

The Compass Project

BNU Asylum Seeker Scholarship

Bath Spa University Sanctuary Scholarship

Bonnart Trust Sanctuary Scholarship

Financial Support for Refugees

Foundation Year in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

University of Bradford Sanctuary Scholarship

Scholarship for Teachers of English to Refugees

Dr Monica Malik Refugee Bursary

University of Amsterdam (UvA) — M.Sc./M.A. in Computer Science

University of Gothenburg — Jubilee Scholarship for Refugees

Taawon Scholarship Programme — Palestinian University Students

UNRWA-TIKA (Turkey) Scholarship Programme

NU Sanctuary Scholarships

Scholarships and bursaries

Access to Education Undergraduate Scholarships

Article 26 Scholarship

Access to Education Graduate Scholarships

Welfare Association Emergency Education Grant — Gaza Students

The Maycock-Whileman Scholarship

Bristol Sanctuary Scholarship – Women Priority Track

Goldsmiths – Sanctuary Scholarship for Palestinian Students

University of Manchester – Humanitarian Scholarship

Koç University — Anatolian Scholarships (Displaced Students)

Fulbright Foreign Student Program — Syria (in-exile applicants)

University of Alberta – Disrupted and Displaced Palestinian Student Tuition Support Program

New University in Exile Consortium – Palestinian Student Initiative

Islamic Relief Worldwide – Education Scholarships for Palestinians

Copty Scholarship

Sanctuary Scholarships and Friendly Hand Bursary

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