Application For University of Essex Africa Scholarship Programme 2019/2020 Out

Apply For University of Essex Africa Scholarship Programme 2019/2020 for Postgraduate Studies

The university offers a scholarship of £4 thousand to African students that will be paid as a discount on the tuition fee. The scholarship is awarded as a partial tuition fee waiver and is available for students on postgraduate taught Masters courses (excluding MBA).

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.

Qualification

• 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 below
  for 2019-20 entry: be applying for a full-time Masters course starting in 2019-20 (excluding MBA)
  meet the academic criteria in the table above

If you are from any of the following countries, please check the academic requirements below to see if you could be qualified.

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 recognized UK university, other than Essex, with a 2:1 or above, or
• From a recognized 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

How To Apply For University of Essex Africa Scholarship Programme

They’ll assess your fitness based on the information that you submit with your application for your place at Essex.

If you meet all the qualification criteria, you will automatically be awarded this scholarship. You don’t need to complete a registration form.

For 2019-20 entry: If you meet all the eligibility criteria and firmly accept the offer of your place by 13 September 2019 then you will automatically be awarded this scholarship. You’ll be notified of your award when your place at Essex is confirmed or by the end of October 2019.

Deadline: September 13, 2019

Visit University of Essex Africa Scholarship webpage for more details