Scholarships at University of Essex

Postgraduate

If you're an international student from an African nation and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship of £4,000, paid as a discount on your tuition fee. Ghana: CGPA 3.0/4.0 or above; Nigeria: CGPA 3/5 or above Other member states of the African Union: 2:1 or above (or equivalent as defined by our Postgraduate Admissions selection criteria) You will also be considered for this award if you are a national of an African nation and you have a degree: from a recognised UK university, other than Essex, with a 2:1 or above, or from a recognised university with a 2:1 or above (or equivalent as defined by our Postgraduate Admissions selection criteria) or from any of the following countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Vietnam. Eligibility- You must meet all of the following conditions: be classified as an international student for fee purposes, be a national of an African nation (defined as a member state of the African Union), be entirely self-funding your studies, be a graduate of any African country, or any of the countries specified in the Terms and Conditions, for 2020-21 entry: be applying for a full-time Masters course starting in 2019-20 (excluding MBA), meet the academic criteria in the table above.

For 2020-21 entry: If you meet all the eligibility criteria and firmly accept the offer of your place by 18 September 2020 then you will automatically be awarded this scholarship.

Fees coverage

Once

a scholarship of £4,000, paid as a discount on your tuition fee.

Expected September 2021

Postgraduate

Eligibility You must meet all of the following conditions. be classified as an international student for fee purposes; be entirely self-funding your studies; for 2020-21 entry: be applying for a full-time Masters course starting in 2020-21 (excluding MBA); meet the academic criteria in the table above; be available for promotional activities. If you're an international student, took your undergraduate degree overseas or in the UK and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship worth up to £5,000, paid as a discount on your tuition fee.

If you meet all the eligibility criteria and firmly accept the offer of your place by 30 September 2020 then you will automatically be awarded this scholarship.

Fees coverage

Per year

a scholarship worth up to £5,000, paid as a discount on your tuition fee.

Expected September 2021

Postgraduate

You must meet all of the following conditions: be classified as an international student for fee purposes; be fully self-funding your studies; be selected by one of our global channel partner institutions (Chulalongkorn University; Feng Chia University; National Cheung Kung University; National Taipei University of Technology; National Sun Yat Sen University; Providence University; Tamkang University, Lanyang Campus; Walailak University; Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages); be in your first year of study at the University at the start of the award; for 2021-22 entry: have firmly accepted an offer of a place by 18 September 2021 and met the academic conditions of entry.

If you meet all the eligibility criteria you will automatically be considered for this award. You don’t need to complete an application form. The University will assess your eligibility based on the academic transcripts and certificates that you submit with your application for your place at Essex. No alternative supporting evidence will be accepted.

Fees coverage

Per year

Scholarship worth up to £2,000 is provided, which you'll receive as a tuition fee discount distributed across your years of study.