University of Essex Africa Scholarship 2020/2021 for Africans to Study in UK

University of Essex Africa Scholarship 2020/2021 for Africans to Study in UK | Up to £4,000:
University of Essex Calls for Applications from Young and Qualified Africans for the 2020 University of Essex Africa Scholarship. See
Eligibility,
Requirements, Benefits and How to Apply Online.

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

Eligibility.

• These
  scholarships are restricted to applicants who are overseas fee payers
  and are entirely self-funded. They are not available to students who are
  fully or partly sponsored;
• Applicants must be a national of an African nation (defined as a member state of the African Union);
• These
  scholarships may be awarded to students who have completed relevant
  school or university studies in one of the specified countries, and who
  are nationals of an African nation;
• Graduates of the University of Essex are not eligible for this award;
• Students
  must have been awarded a first degree with the grade specified or
  above. A higher Masters grade cannot be taken to compensate for a lower
  Bachelors grade;
• Eligible courses are those which are full-time
  taught Masters courses leading to MA, MSc, LLM, MFA and MRes degrees.
  The Essex MBA is excluded;
• Only one scholarship award can be
  made per student and the award cannot normally be held in conjunction
  with other University of Essex awards;
• This scholarship is available for the first year of Masters study only;
• These
  scholarships do not apply to deferred entry. Where a student, to whom a
  scholarship has been offered, requests deferred entry, the award will
  be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in
  the new proposed year of entry.
• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

Requirements.

If you have a degree from any of the following countries, these are the academic requirements:

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)

Degree Qualification

You will also be considered for this award if you are a national of an African nation and you have a degree:

• from a recognised UK university, other than Essex, with a 2:1 or above, or
• from
  a recognised 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.

Apply Now!

• These
  scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and all
  academic applications will automatically be considered;
• The
  University will use official transcripts and certificates, submitted as
  part of the original application, as evidence of grades achieved and no
  alternative supporting evidence will be accepted;
• Applicants who
  have firmly accepted an offer of a place by 18 September 2020, and
  obtain a place on a course at Essex, will be considered for these
  scholarships.

Deadline

18th September, 2020.