The International Undergraduate Scholarship

Other eligibility requirements

This scholarship scheme is for international students who are overseas fee payers from specified countries seeking to join our University as an undergraduate student.

Eligibility

• These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely self-funded*.
• Students must be ordinarily resident (see below for the definition of ordinary residence) in one of the countries specified above Or, if you are ordinary resident in the UK, students must be an overseas fee payer and a national of one of the countries listed in the table above.
• Students ordinarily resident (see below for the definition of ordinary residence) in one of the countries specified above must register for the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree** at the University of Essex in October 2026-27. If entering directly through APEL, this can be stage 2 or 3 provided it is your first year of study at the University of Essex.
• The award may be held in conjunction with the Early Bird Discount and cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.
• This scholarship is available for the first year of study at undergraduate level in 2026-27 only.
• Students studying University of Essex Online courses, delivered by the University of Essex.
• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.