Policy paper

Support for students travelling to the UK from Gaza

How the government is helping students travelling to the UK from Gaza to take up a scholarship.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 15 September 2025
• Last updated: 15 July 2026
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  1. 15 July 2026

     Updated to reflect the continuation of the policy for academic year 2026.

  2. 27 October 2025

     Updated to provide further information on support for students from Gaza and their dependants.

  3. 15 September 2025

     First published.

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

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What the Department for Education (DfE) is doing to help students travelling to the UK from Gaza to take up fully funded scholarships and places at UK universities.