University of Essex Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship 2024-2025: (Deadline Not Specified)
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.
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University of Essex Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship
- Type Masters
- Organisation University of Essex
- Country to study United Kingdom
- School to study University of Essex
- Course to study View courses
- State of Origin
- Gender Men and Women
- Application Deadline Not Specified
Aim and Benefits of University of Essex Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship
| Country | Academic requirement | Scholarship award |
| Argentina | 7.5/10 | £4,000 |
| Azerbaijan | Equivalent to UK 2.2 who graduate from institutions in Azerbaijan regardless of whether institution is Azeri |
£4,000 |
| Bahrain | CGPA 3.0 or above | £4,000 |
| Bangladesh | CGPA 3.2/60%/B in a 4-year degree | £5,000 |
| Brazil | 75/100 or 7.5/10 or B+ | £4,000 |
| Bolivia | 75/100 | £4,000 |
| Cambodia | CGPA 3.2 or above | £4,000 |
| Canada | A, or CGPA 3.5/4, or CGPA 8/9, or 85% (where pass mark is 60%), or 84% (where pass mark is 50%) |
£3,000 |
| Chile | 75% or 6/7 | £3,000 |
| China | 75% or CGPA 2.7/4 from Tier 1, 80% or CGPA 3.2/4 from Tier 2 universities |
£2,500 |
| Colombia | 4/5 | £4,000 |
| Costa Rica | 8/10 | £4,000 |
| Dominican Republic |
85% or CGPA 3.50 | £4,000 |
| Ecuador | 8/10 | £4,000 |
| El Salvador | 7.5/10 | £4,000 |
| Guatemala | Public Universities 70% / Private Universities 80% | £4,000 |
| Hong Kong | CGPA 3.0 or above | £2,000 |
| India | October 2023 and January 2024 intake: Tier 1 55% or CGPA 6/10 or CGPA 2.4/4 | £4,000 |
| January 2024 intake: Tier 2 60% or CGPA 6.5/10 or CGPA 2.6/4 | £3,000 | |
| Indonesia | CGPA 3.0 or above | £4,000 |
| Iran | 14/20 | £4,500 |
| Japan | B or CGPA 2.5/4 | £4,000 |
| Jordan | CGPA 3.0 or above | £3,000 |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | £3,000 |
| Kazakhstan | 16/20 | £3,000 |
| Malaysia | CGPA 3.25 or above | £4,000 |
| Mauritius | Equivalent to UK 1st | £4,000 |
| Equivalent to UK 2:1 | £3,000 | |
| Mexico | 80% | £4,000 |
| Nepal | 70% (first division) or CGPA 3.50/4 | £5,000 |
| 65% (first division) or CGPA 3/4 | £3,000 | |
| Nicaragua | 80% | £4,000 |
| Norway | B | £3,000 |
| Pakistan | 65% or above, where pass mark is 33%, or 70% or above, where pass mark is 50%, or 80% or above where the pass mark is 60%, or CGPA 3.00 or above |
£5,000 |
| 63% or above, where pass mark is 33%, or 65% or above, where pass mark is 50%, or 75% or above where the pass mark is 60%, or CGPA 2.90 or above |
£4,000 | |
| Panama | B or 81% | £4,000 |
| Paraguay | 80% or 4/5 | £4,000 |
| Peru | 15/20 | £4,000 |
| Philippines | CGPA 1.5, in an Undergraduate degree awarded by University of Philippines or University of Santo Tomas |
£4,000 |
| CGPA 3.5 in an Undergraduate degree awarded by Ateneo de Manila University or De La Salle University |
£4,000 | |
| Russia | CGPA 4.5 or above | £2,000 |
| Sri Lanka | B+ or GPA 3,25 | £5,000 |
| B or GPA 3.00 | £3,000 | |
| Taiwan | 70% (national institution), 75% (other institution) | £4,000 |
| Thailand | CGPA 3.5 or above | £5,000 |
| CGPA 3.0 or above | £4,000 | |
| CGPA 2.75 or above | £2,500 | |
| Turkey | CGPA 3.00+ OR 75% | £4,000 |
| Uruguay | 8.5/12 | £4,000 |
| USA | CGPA 3.25 or above | £3,000 |
| Venezuela | 15/20 | £4,000 |
| Vietnam | CGPA 8/10 or above or CGPA 3.5/4 or above | £5,000 |
| CGPA 7/10 or above or CGPA 3/4 or above | £3,000 |
2024-25 Eligibility
Please refer to the table above. There is a change to the following countries:
| Country | Academic requirement | Scholarship award |
| India | October 2024 intake: Tier 2 60% or CGPA 6.5/10 or CGPA 2.6/4 | £3,000 |
| October 2024 and January 2025 intake: Tier 1 55% or CGPA 6/10 or CGPA 2.4/4 | £4,000 | |
| Philippines | Grade point: 1.5; grade point: 3.5 (percentage: 92-95; alternative names: Very good, Magna cum laude; English translation or equivalent: 2:1) (there is no longer a requirement to be from a specific university) | £4,000 |
| Thailand | CGPA 3.5 or above CGPA 3.0 or above |
£5,000
£4,000 |
University of Essex Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship Courses
Requirements for University of Essex Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship Qualification
Eligibility:
- These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely selffunded*.
- These scholarships may be awarded to students who have completed relevant university studies in one of the specified countries. Where a degree has been awarded by an institution based in the UK, students must have been domiciled in one of the other specified countries.
- Graduates of the University of Essex are not eligible for this award.
- Awards made by an institution based in one of the specified countries above, but delivered in another country, will also be eligible.
- Students must have been awarded an undergraduate degree (this includes integrated Masters degrees) with the grade specified or above. A higher Masters grade cannot be taken to compensate for a lower Bachelors grade.
- 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 only, leading to the degree of: MA, MSc, LLM, MRes, MPP, MBM
- Applicants who have firmly accepted an offer of a place by 12 July 2024 (for October 2024 start) or 11 October 2024 (for January 2025 start) and met the academic conditions of entry, will be considered for these scholarships.
- 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.
- This scholarship is available for the first year of Masters study 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:
- US Federal Direct Loans
- Norwegian State Loan (Lanekassen),
- Swedish Board of Student Finance (CSN),
- Social Insurance Institution of Finland (KELA) University of Essex Page 5 of 6
- Denmark State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme
Students who are not eligible:
The following students are NOT eligible for the Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:
- Students studying a postgraduate course at East 15 Acting School.
- Students studying a course that is normally delivered wholly online by Kaplan Open Learning, operating as University of Essex 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 joining Essex through a link agreement which includes a discounted fee. In this case, where a student is also eligible for this award, we will apply the award which is greater in value.
- University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students.
- Current students whose first year of Postgraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2024-25.
- Graduates of the University of Essex are not eligible for this award.
Application Deadline
Not Specified
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to University of Essex on www.essex.ac.uk to applyIf 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 the academic transcripts and certificates you submit with your application for your place at Essex.
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