BBC News
By Alexandra Bassingham
image captionDr Katie Bales (right) talking to sanctuary students Stella Ogunlade and Sarmad Ozan
Students seeking sanctuary in the UK have said being offered university scholarships made them feel like members of society again .
The University of Bristol s sanctuary bursary was set up to offer the chance of higher education to people fleeing conflict and persecution.
Scholar and third year law student Taina Maneus said: Finally I m feeling free, like a citizen again.
Many recipients are continuing their asylum claims while studying in the UK.
Miss Maneus, 22, who left Haiti for the UK in 2016, remembered crying with joy on receiving the scholarship, which has enabled her to study at the University of Bristol.