TIKO Foundation is an educational grant-giving charity.

It funds young people living in the UK who are not entitled to student finance and could not otherwise afford the costs of higher education, at prestigious UK universities. It supports these young people to become leaders in their academic fields. One current opportunity, for example, will allow a student to travel to the baltic sea area, to investigate and study the ecology issues there.

Who do we fund?

We fund young asylum seekers or young people with limited leave through higher education in the UK who are not entitled to student finance and cannot otherwise afford the costs of higher education.

 

Why do we fund this?

We fund this group of young people because their immigration status does not allow them to secure student finance and therefore does not allow them to access and progress in higher education, despite legally being allowed to live in the UK.

Fundamentally, we see access to higher education as a human right, set out by Article 26 of the Declaration of Human Rights.

We wish to support these rights.

 

  • Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.

  • Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.

  • Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.