Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
This scholarship scheme is for EU undergraduate students studying as new students who are classified as international students for fees purposes.
Benefits
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.
Eligibility
- These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely self funded
- Students must be ordinarily resident (see below for the definition of ordinary residence) in an EU country.
- Students must register for the first year (Year 0 or Year1) of a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Essex in October 2026-27.
- The award may be held in conjunction with the Early Bird Discount and cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.
- This scholarship is available for three years of study for students starting in year 1; and available for four years of study for students starting in year 0. It will not be 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).
- Students studying University of Essex Online courses, delivered by the University of Essex.
- Successful students should be available for promotional activities.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
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.