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University of Sheffield

GEMS Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

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Multiple disciplines
Disciplines
10000 GBP
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
22 Apr 2025
Application deadline

About

University of Sheffield welcomes scholarship applications from high-achieving international students with excellent academic results and potential.

 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

£10,000

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The GEMS Undergraduate Merit Scholarship is available for new students joining the University from a GEMS institution in the United Arab Emirates. You must hold an offer to study at the University of Sheffield before you apply for this scholarship.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The scholarship is a competitive award worth £10,000 towards the tuition fee for an undergraduate degree programme starting in autumn.

Eligibility

  • You must be currently studying at a GEMS institution in the United Arab Emirates.
  • You must receive an offer to study a full-time or part-time undergraduate degree or foundation degree programme at the University of Sheffield before you can apply for this scholarship.
  • Your degree/foundation programme must be scheduled to commence at the University of Sheffield in September. All undergraduate degree courses are eligible with the exceptions of Medicine (A100/A101) and Dentistry (A200).
  • You must receive an offer for a course studied in full at the University of Sheffield. Degree programmes split between the University of Sheffield and a partner institution are not eligible to apply for a scholarship.
  • For tuition fee purposes you must be self-funded and eligible to pay the overseas tuition fee.
  • You must not be a sponsored student*.
  • You must enter a degree programme at the University of Sheffield in programme year 1 or year 2.
  • For scholarship purposes all MArch programmes are considered as postgraduate taught programmes and are not eligible for any undergraduate scholarships.
  • The University of Sheffield reserves the right to review and change scholarship provision.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Multiple disciplines

Locations

United Kingdom

Nationality

Emirati

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

22 Apr 2025

This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. A panel of senior members of staff will select the strongest applications and will be looking for the following:

Applicant has given examples of achievements which represent excellence and initiative in educational, voluntary, or extra-curricular areas.

Applicant has shown how these achievements relate to the course they have applied for at the University of Sheffield and connected that to their future ambitions.

Applicant has a strong academic profile.

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