Essex at University of Essex

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