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To: University of Lincoln & UOL Students' Union
UOL & SU: New Refugee Scholarship
During the University of Lincoln's referendum on the student union's affiliation with the National Union of Students, comparisons were drawn between the amount of money that could be saved from our disaffiliation and the cost of an undergraduate education for the average student.
The University of Lincoln already offers scholarships to asylum seekers but this campaign calls on the University to establish a new scholarship for refugees and for the Student Union to contribute the first year of savings from our disaffiliation to the education of a refugee.
Why is this important?
The UK government has failed to effectively aid the millions of people fleeing uncertain futures in war zones so Lincoln students need to take action.
In the UK, whilst we do not enjoy free undergraduate education, we have a system in place to ensure we receive a world-class standard of education that is available to everyone.
Around 30 British academic institutions already offer some form of free education or aid service to refugees, the University of Lincoln and its student union should continue to lead morally as well as academically.
We have seen an unprecedented level of human movement from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe due to civil war and economic hardship.
Many of these refugees are young people, many of them are educated to a high standard and all of them had to leave for fear of the own lives.
Our universities societies, by their members own admissions, are already well funded and supported. We also enjoy hosting one of Lincoln's premier venues, The Engine Shed, and we will soon see a new multi-million pound technology building.
The University and its SU are not short of money and you cannot put a price on human life or a good education.
Sign this petition and ensure that a young person gets the future that we all deserve.
