Syrian Futures

31/01/2024

Sheffield Hallam University has just published a scholarship opportunity on the Displaced Student Opportunities Portal! The deadline is 13 April 2023



Degree Scholarships for students from refugee backgrounds

3 degree scholarships at Sheffield Hallam University for degree study from September 2024. The scholarships are only for students in the UK who:

Have made an asylum application in the UK
Are living in the UK, with an immigration status connected to their asylum claim
Are not eligible for funding from Student Funding England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland at the start of the course
Hold an academic offer for an eligible course starting in September, or are awaiting a course decision.
All the eligibility criteria and full info is here:

How to apply for a Sanctuary Scholarship as an asylum seeker.

08/12/2023

The Centre for Open Learning at The University of Edinburgh is offering displaced persons the opportunity to take General English courses for free. These free places are available only for displaced people in Scotland, i.e. people from an area of instability or a zone of conflict who have refugee status, or indefinite leave to remain, are asylum seekers, or under humanitarian protection. This includes people from Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan and Hong Kong.

Please check the link for more information

https://www.ed.ac.uk/lifelong-learning/our-programmes/languages-for-all/language-short-courses/general-english

The University of Edinburgh

Short courses in General English.

13/10/2023

Did you know courses are running to enhance people's understanding of the UK legal system?
In these turbulent political times it is more important than ever to be well informed and educated when it comes to laws impacting refugees and asylum seekers.

Learn more here about the courses, videos and learning resources available for individuals, groups and businesses: https://edin.ac/3RJTH5g

13/10/2023

Knowledge is power!
Empower yourself to better support refugees and asylum seekers. Attend our UK Immigration and Asylum Law event: https://edin.ac/3RJTH5g

16/03/2023

Job opportunity

🔊 Join our team! We are delighted to be recruiting for 2 x Food & Health Sessional Workers.

The development team sessional workers will be deployed to one or more of our community development projects within the contracted period to facilitate cooking group sessions, deliver educational activities and promote positive public health messages around nutrition and diet to adults and/or children.

This role is ideally suited to candidates with a background as a chef or community cook but also for those with a nutrition or community development background.

💻 Head to our website for more information and how to apply: http://bit.ly/3J4DMIM

🍓 Closing date 24th March 2023. Interviews week commencing 27th March 2023.

community food

A recent period of growth in the organisation makes this a fantastic opportunity for the perfect candidate to join with our amazing development team. We require two enthusiastic Food and Health Sessional workers for part-time, fixed contracts. Apply today.

16/02/2023

World Refugee Day Storyteller Celebration 2023

Calling all aspiring or ! You don't have to be a great writer, we just want your .

Please share around, so this may reach a courageous soul!

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

Submit your story for the 2023 USA for UNHCR Storyteller Celebration!

16/02/2023

The The University of Edinburgh created a page outlining support for the recent and .

Check it out and share it around:

Find out how you can support communities that have been affected by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

16/02/2023

One Health FIELD Network: Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fundraiser

Since 2019, the interdisciplinary One Health FIELD Network at the University of Edinburgh has worked with Syrian-led organisations in southern Turkey and northern Syria. To support our partners after the earthquake, please join us for a fundraiser on Friday, 17th February 2023:

On Easter Bush Campus, 12:15-13:45: https://bit.ly/3YK2YKI

On Central Campus, 15:00-16:30: https://bit.ly/3RYpNs8

Find out more about One Health Field : https://www.ed.ac.uk/health/news/2020/one-health

16/02/2023

Have you followed us yet?

Please support us! Expect a lot of exciting and interesting projects and look back at our work

Syrian Futures is a diverse initiative at the University of Edinburgh offering support to Syrians refugees.

09/02/2023

Did you know that Syrian Futures actively works with the City of Sanctuary?

Find out more about The University of Sanctuary here:
https://universities.cityofsanctuary.org/

09/02/2023

Have you had a look at the varied work, projects and initiatives we do with Syrian refugees?

Check out our website; https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/alwaleed/syrianfutures

Don't forget to follow our new Twitter page: https://twitter.com/SyrianFutures

Watch this space!

06/02/2023

Give us a follow on Twitter.
We just made an account and would appreciate your support!

https://twitter.com/SyrianFutures