University of Essex 2023-2024 Undergraduate EU Scholarship, UK: (Deadline Ongoing)

This scholarship scheme is for EU undergraduate students studying as new students in academic year 2023-2024, who are classified as international students for fees purposes. The awards offered are a discount of £5,000 for each year of full-time undergraduate study  automatically deducted from your annual tuition fees invoice.

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University of Essex Undergraduate EU Scholarship

• Type Undergraduate
• Organisation University of Essex
• Country to study United Kingdom
• School to study University of Essex
• Course to study Not specified
• State of Origin
• Gender Men and Women
• Application Deadline Not Specified

Aim and Benefits of University of Essex Undergraduate EU Scholarship

The awards offered are a discount of £5,000 for each year of full-time undergraduate study  automatically deducted from your annual tuition fees invoice.

These scholarships will only be made available as a reduction on the tuition fee that is payable on registration at the University. Payment cannot be offset against a tuition fee deposit if one is required.

If you intermit from your course, you may, at the discretion of the University, be entitled to a prorata payment of the remainder of your award on your return to study. Please contact the Funding Team for further information.

Requirements for University of Essex Undergraduate EU Scholarship Qualification

• 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 an EU country.
• Students must be commencing an undergraduate degree at Essex in 2023-24. This also includes Year 0 students on 4-year courses.
• UCAS applicants must actively make Essex their firm choice by 14 July 2023. 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 14 July 2023.
• Only one scholarship award can be made per student and the award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.
• These scholarships are not available during Year 3 of the four-year Placement Year or Year Abroad degrees (i.e. the year in industry for Placement Year degrees, or the student exchange year for Year Abroad degrees).
• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

*Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded, including tuition fee loans from the following bodies:

• 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 this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School.
• Students who are not ordinarily resident in an EU country.
• Students who are fully or partly sponsored.
• Students undertaking a degree that is normally delivered wholly online.
• Students who are studying part-time.
• 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 or third year from another higher education institution.
• Students who are classified as a Home fee paying student.
• University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students.

What is “Ordinary Residence”?

For the purposes of assessing eligibility for the scholarship, you must have been ordinarily resident in an EU country, for the three-year period prior to commencing your course. Ordinarily resident means that you must have been habitually, normally and lawfully residing in an EU country, from choice, for the specified period. The three-year period for courses starting in October 2023 is calculated as 1 September 2020 to 1 September 2023. Temporary absences during this three-year period may be permitted at the discretion of the relevant University officer. Students may be asked to provide documentary evidence to determine ordinary residence and an assessment of whether a student meets the ordinary residence criteria will normally be made by the Head of Admissions or their nominee, and their decision will be final.

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Essex on www.essex.ac.uk to apply

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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