{"id":737,"date":"2022-01-03T12:53:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T12:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/?page_id=737"},"modified":"2025-12-21T10:15:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T10:15:04","slug":"education-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/how-can-i-seek-asylum-in-iran\/durable-solutions\/complementary-pathways\/education-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Pathways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Complementary Education Pathways include opportunities for refugees to continue their higher education in a third country. Depending on the program, students enter the third country on a temporary student visa but may have opportunities to apply for different types of visas at the end of their studies or access asylum systems in third countries.

Education opportunities and scholarships are limited and highly competitive. They often have strict requirements for acceptance based on an applicant\u2019s educational background and linguistic skills. Not only do education pathways have competitive requirements, but they are often reserved for candidates within certain age ranges. In most countries, student visas are only provided for the students themselves, and dependent family members (including spouses and minor children) cannot be included. It is important that you thoroughly examine the requirements of each scholarship before deciding to apply.

Each scholarship has different requirements and application processes. Often, applications are open only during specific periods of the year, and deadlines are relatively short. It is important to pay close attention to the requirements and check the deadlines of each program.<\/strong>

Accredited higher education and scholarship opportunities that have been verified by UNHCR are listed on UNHCR\u2019s Scholarship Opportunities for Refugees platform.  The criteria, areas of study, application process, and other relevant details of these programs are different for every school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of education pathways<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n