Scholarships Merit-based
University of Essex

Africa Postgraduate Regional Scholarship

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Any
Disciplines
4500 GBP
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
Not specified
Application deadline

About

The university offers many funding opportunities to support students, including a broad range of University of Essex scholarships, bursaries and research council funding to awards funded by charities and other external organisations. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

£4,500 tuition fee waiver

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

If you're an international student from an African nation and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship, paid as a discount on your tuition fee.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The scholarship is worth £4,500.

Eligibility

  • These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely self-funded.
  • Students must be ordinarily resident (see the terms and conditions below for the definition of ordinary residence) in an African nation (defined as a member state of the African Union).
  • These scholarships may be awarded to applicants who have completed relevant school or university studies in one of the specified countries above.
  • Applicants must have been awarded an undergraduate degree with the grade specified or above. A higher Masters grade cannot be taken to compensate for a lower Bachelors grade.
  • Only one scholarship award can be made per student and the award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.
  • This scholarship is available for the first year of Masters study only.
  • Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

United Kingdom

Nationality

52 nationalities

Study experience required

Master

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

Not specified

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 your country of domicile and fee status that you submit on your application for your place at Essex.

 

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