Scholarships at University of Essex

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. For eligible students with a UK degree, the amount of the award will be set at £2,000.

Postgraduate applicant is eligible for a scholarship worth GBP4,000 if requirements are met.

Eligibility

Please refer to the table above. There is a change to the following countries: 

If you're an international student studying the Law LLB M103 (Senior Status) programme you could be eligible for a scholarship worth £3,000, which you'll receive as a fee discount in your first year of study.

Eligibility

• These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely selffunded. 

• These scholarships are restricted to students studying on the LLB M103 Law (Senior Status) programme only.

• Students must register for the first year (Year 1) of study on the LLB M103 Law (Senior Status) programme at the University of Essex in 2024-25.

• Students must have been awarded an equivalent of a UK 2.1 at undergraduate level.

• The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.

• This scholarship is available for the first year of study (Year1) at undergraduate level in 2024-25 only.

• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

• Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded. This includes, but isn’t restricted to tuition fee loans from the following bodies: 

  • Student Finance England/Wales/Northern Island.

  • Student Awards Agency Scotland .

  • US Federal Direct Loans.

  • Canada student loans.

  • Norwegian State Loan (Lanekassen).

  • Swedish Board of Student Finance (CSN).

  • Social Insurance Institution of Finland (KELA).

  • Denmark State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme.

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for the Scholarship, regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students who are fully or partly sponsored.

• Students who are assessed as Home fee payer.

• This scholarship award does not apply to deferred entry. Where a scholarship has been awarded to a student who subsequently defers entry to the following academic year, the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry. 

• Current students whose first year of undergraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2024-25. 

If you're an international student from a member state of the African Union and are self-funding your undergraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship of £4,000, paid as a discount on your first year’s tuition fee.

Eligibility

• These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely selffunded.

• Students must be ordinarily resident (see below for the definition of ordinary residence) in a member country of the African Union.

• Students must register for the first year (Year 1) of a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Essex in October 2024-25. 

• The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.

• This scholarship is available for the first year of study (Year1) at undergraduate level in 2024-25 only.

• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities. 

• Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded.

• Courses leading to the award of a Diploma of Higher Education, Bachelors Degree, Integrated Masters (four years).

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School.

• University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students progressing from the International Year One.

• Students undertaking a degree that is normally delivered wholly online.

• Students who are not ordinarily resident in a member country of the African Union.

• This scholarship award does not apply to deferred entry. Where a scholarship has been awarded to a student who subsequently defers entry to the following academic year, the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry.

• Students transferring into the second and third year from another institution.

• Students who are fully or partly sponsored. 

• Students who are assessed as Home fee payer.

• Current students whose first year of undergraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2024-25.

If you're an international student from one of the above countries and you're funding your own studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship worth £3,000 which you'll receive as a tuition fee discount in your first year.

Eligibility

• These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely selffunded.

• Students must be ordinarily resident (see below for the definition of ordinary residence) in one of the countries specified above.

• Students must register for the first year (Year1) of a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Essex in October 2024-25.

• The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.

• This scholarship is available for the first year of study (Year1) at undergraduate level in 2024-25 only.

• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

Courses leading to the award of a Diploma of Higher Education, Bachelors Degree, Integrated Masters (four years).

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School.

• University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students.

• Students undertaking a degree that is normally delivered wholly online.

• Students who are not ordinarily resident in one of the countries listed. 

• This scholarship award does not apply to deferred entry. Where a scholarship has been awarded to a student who subsequently defers entry to the following academic year, the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry.

• Students entering the second and third year.

• Students who are assessed as Home fee payer.

• Current students whose first year of undergraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2024-25.

If you’re an international student studying at one of our global channel partners, you could be eligible for a 20% tuition fee discount or a scholarship worth up to £3,000, which you’ll receive as a tuition fee discount on your first year of study.

Eligibility

• These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely selffunded*. 

• Students joining Essex from one of our Global Channel Partners listed above will be considered for this award.

• Students must be studying on one of the accelerated Master’s progression programmes outlined in the link/partnership agreement between the University and the appropriate Global Channel Partner listed in these terms and conditions.

• Students must register at the University of Essex in October 2024 or January 2025 for the first year of a full-time Masters course in academic year 2024-25.

• 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 at Essex only.

• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

*Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded.

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for the scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students studying a postgraduate course at East 15 Acting School. 

• Students undertaking a Masters course that is normally delivered wholly online. 

• Courses below Masters level: including, but not limited to, Graduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, Postgraduate Certificates (PGCerts), and Postgraduate Diplomas (PGDips). 

• This scholarship award does not apply to deferred entry. Where a scholarship has been awarded to a student who subsequently defers entry to the following academic year, the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry. 

• Students who are fully or partly sponsored. 

• Students who are in receipt of funding support from FUNED or FIDERH, who will receive a fee discount associated with Essex’s affiliations with these organisations.

• Students who are assessed as Home fee paying students.

• Current students whose first year of Postgraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2024-25. 

If you're an international student studying at one of our Global Partner Institutions listed below and are self-funding your undergraduate studies, you could be eligible for up to a 20% tuition fee discount, which will be distributed across your years of study.

Eligibility

• These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely selffunded*.

• Students must be studying on a link/partnership agreement at one of our Global Channel Partners listed above to be considered for this award (excluding applicants on the UKT Law programmes with specific partner institutions for which we have a separate scholarship – please see Essex Law Global Partners Scholarship T&Cs for eligibility requirements).

• Applicants must meet our standard conditional offer. 

• CSCSE students are only eligible for the award with A in one graded component for 3+1 SQA Undergraduate entry in link agreement programme/s.

• The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships. 

• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School.

• University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students.

• Students undertaking a degree that is normally delivered wholly online.

• This scholarship award does not apply to deferred entry. Where a scholarship has been awarded to a student who subsequently defers entry to the following academic year, the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry.  

• Students who are fully or partly sponsored.

• Students who are assessed as Home fee payer.

• Current students whose first year of undergraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2024-25. 

• Students studying the EWIE joint educational programme.

If you're an international student studying at one of our Law global channel partners detailed in the table below, you could be eligible for a scholarship worth up to £3,500, which you'll receive as a tuition fee discount distributed across your years of study.

Eligibility

• These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely selffunded*. 

• Students must be studying on the Law transfer programme in the link/partnership agreement at the specified institutions above. 

• Students must register for the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Essex in October 2024-25.

• Applicants must meet our standard conditional offer. 

• The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships. Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities 

• Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded.

Students who are not eligible 

The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students undertaking a degree that is normally delivered wholly online.

• This scholarship award does not apply to deferred entry. Where a scholarship has been awarded to a student who subsequently defers entry to the following academic year, the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry.

• Students who are fully or partly sponsored. 

• Students who are assessed as Home fee payer.

• Current students whose first year of undergraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2024-25.

The University is offering a bursary of up to £1,500 for students who achieve a 1st or 2.1 degree in year 0 and progress to year 1 at the University of Essex.

Eligibility

• Must have completed year 0 at the University of Essex during academic year 2023-24.

• Achieved a 1st or 2.1 in year 0.

• Register for your first year of study for a full-time undergraduate degree course, leading to the award of a, Bachelor’s Degree, Integrated Masters (four years), starting in October 2024-25.

• Students who achieve a 1st in year 0 will receive £1,500.

• Students who achieve a 2.1 in year 0 will receive £1,000.

• This bursary is available for the first year of study in 2024-25 only

• This bursary may be held in conjunction with other University awards.

• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students studying online distance learning courses.

• Students transferring in from year 0 from another UK higher education institution. 

• Students repeating Year 1 of a full-time undergraduate degree course leading to the award of a, Bachelor’s Degree, Integrated Masters (four years), starting in October 2024-25. 

• This Bursary award does not apply to deferred entry. Where a scholarship has been awarded to a student who subsequently defers entry to the following academic year, the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry.

The GREAT Scholarships programme is a joint initiative by the British Council and the UK Government, designed to attract some of the brightest postgraduates from around the world to study at UK universities. It is launched by the British Council together with 49 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam to access world-class UK higher education opportunities. For more information on the GREAT Scholarships 2024-25.

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Essex is proud to be able to offer four (4) University of Essex GREAT Scholarships for applicants from China (Mainland), Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand. 

The University of Essex GREAT Scholarships 2024-25 are valued at £10,000, which must be used towards the cost of tuition fees for:

• Any one-year taught Master's (MA, MSc) degree offered at the University of Essex for applicants from China (Mainland), Malaysia, Thailand.

• And one-year taught Master's degree of Justice and Law at the University of Essex for applicants from Pakistan.

In addition to the normal criteria for admission to the chosen University of Essex Master’s degree, a GREAT Scholar must be:

• Active in the field with work experience or with a proven interest in the proposed subject area.

• Able to demonstrate their motivation and academically be able to follow and benefit from an Essex postgraduate taught course.

• Willing to embody the UK Higher Education experience, by attending lectures and tutorials and engaging with extra-curricular activities, and act as an ambassador for UK Higher Education, by promoting the value of studying at a UK HEI.

• Willing to act as a spokesperson in the relevant subject space.

• Willing to establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment.

• Willing to attend related events in the UK upon invitation from the British Council.

• Willing to demonstrate future contribution to capacity-building and socioeconomic advancement in the climate change space through the benefits achieved after graduating from UK higher education.

• As an alumnus of the UK, be willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about his or her own experience of studying in the UK.

Eligibility

• You must hold a passport from an eligible country (Mainland China, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand).

• Be classed as an overseas fee payer and entirely self-funded.

• Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded.

• Hold an offer (conditional or unconditional) to start a one-year full time masters degree on the provided subject list starting in October 2024.

• Have a background of extracurricular activities relating to your subject area. 

• Only one scholarship award can be made per student and the award cannot normally be held in conjunction with other University of Essex awards. 

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School.

• Students who are fully or partly sponsored.

• These scholarship awards do not apply to deferred entry. Where a scholarship has been awarded to a student who subsequently defers entry to the following academic year, the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry. 

• Students who are not assessed as paying overseas fees.

If you're starting at Essex in 2024-2025 and achieve academic excellence in your International Baccalaureate, we will offer you a scholarship of £2,000 for your first year.

Eligibility

• These scholarships are available to both Home and Overseas fee payers with any funding status.

• Students must register for the first year (Year1) of a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Essex in October 2024-25. 

• Students must have received an offer of admission for entry to the University of Essex for 2024-25 and must actively make Essex their firm choice.

• The award can be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.

• Students must register for a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Essex with first enrolment at the University of Essex in 2023-24;

• Students must have obtained 34 points or above in the International Baccalaureate. 

• This scholarship is available for the first year of study (Year1) at undergraduate level in 2024-25 only.

• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

Courses leading to the award of a Diploma of Higher Education, Bachelors Degree, Integrated Masters (four years).

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School.

• University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students.

• Students on Higher/Degree Apprenticeship courses

• Students undertaking a degree that is normally delivered wholly online

• This scholarship award does not apply to deferred entry. Where a scholarship has been awarded to a student who subsequently defers entry to the following academic year, the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry.

• Students transferring into the second and third year from another institution.

• Students directly continuing from one course to another (for example from Foundation degree or HND on to the final year of an honours degree).

• Current students whose first year of undergraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2023-24.

If you're an international student from one of the above countries and you're funding your own studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship worth £4,000 which you'll receive as a tuition fee discount in your first year.

Eligibility

• These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely selffunded. 

• Students must be ordinarily resident (see below for the definition of ordinary residence) in one of the countries specified above.

• Students must register for the first year (Year1) of a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Essex in October 2024-25.

• The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.

• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded. 

Courses leading to the award of a Diploma of Higher Education, Bachelors Degree, Integrated Masters (four years).

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria: 

• Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School.

• University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students progressing from the International Year One.

• Students undertaking a programme of study normally delivered fully online.

• Students who are not ordinarily resident in one of the listed countries.

• Applicants entering the second and third year.

• Students who are fully or partly sponsored.

• Students who are assessed as Home fee payer.

• Current students whose first year of undergraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2024-25.

This scholarship scheme is for international students from specified countries seeking to join our university who start their studies in year 1. The award is offered as a discount on your tuition fees. Details of the awards available under this scheme are as follows:

Eligibility

• These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely selffunded
  Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded. 

• Students must be ordinarily resident (see below for the definition of ordinary residence) in one of the countries specified above.

• Students must register for the first year (Year1) of a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Essex in October 2024-25.

• The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.

• This scholarship is available for the first year of study (Year1) at undergraduate level in 2024-25 only

• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School.

• University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students.

• Students undertaking a degree that is normally delivered wholly online.

• Students who are not ordinarily resident in one of the listed countries.

• Students entering into the second and third year.

• Students who are fully or partly sponsored. 

• Students who are assessed as Home fee payer.

• Current students whose first year of undergraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2024-25

If you're an international undergraduate or master’s student from one of the specified countries seeking to join our University, you could be eligible for a scholarship which is 50% of your first year tuition fee, paid as a discount on registration. This scholarship is competitive and based on academic achievement and extra-curricular engagement.

Eligibility

• These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely selffunded.

• Students must be ordinarily resident (see below for the definition of ordinary residence) in one of the countries specified in the table above.

• Students must be starting their first year of study on a full time Undergraduate (UG) or Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Master’s programme at the University of Essex in 2024-25.

• Applicants from India and Pakistan will only be considered if they are transferring to Essex from one of our progression link partnerships.

• Applicants must meet our standard conditional offer.

• UCAS applicants must actively make Essex their firm choice by 12 July 2024. Applicants that become firm with Essex through rejection by their original firm choice selection elsewhere are not eligible. Direct Applicants must accept their offer by 12 July 2024.

• The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships. Students who are eligible for this award and are joining Essex through a link agreement, which includes a discounted fee, will receive the award which is greater in value.

• Successful applicants are expected to be available for promotional activities.

Students who are not eligible 

The following students are NOT eligible for the Scholarship, regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School.

• Students undertaking the MBA.

• University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students.

• Students undertaking a degree that is normally delivered wholly online by Kaplan Open Learning operating as University of Essex Online.

• Students who are not ordinarily resident in one of the countries listed above.

• Students who are assessed as Home fee payer.

• Students who are fully or partly sponsored. 

• Current Essex students progressing from Undergraduate to Postgraduate taught at Essex. 

To be considered for these awards you must complete and submit the application form available on our website by the 15th May 2024.