University of Essex 2025 Africa Postgraduate Scholarship

Appllications are now open for the University of Essex 2025 Africa Postgraduate Scholarship. If you're an international student from a member state of the African Union and are self-funding your postgraduate studies you could be eligible for a scholarship, paid as a discount on your tuition fee. Awards will be made based on grades obtained in your undergraduate degree, so all applications for relevant courses will automatically be considered.

• Table of Content
• About University of Essex
• Africa Postgraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Africa Postgraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for Africa Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Essex

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Africa Postgraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Africa Postgraduate Scholarship

Egypt    £6,500

Ghana   £4,500

Nigeria   £4,500

All other member states of the African Union  £4,500

Requirements for Africa Postgraduate 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 a member state of the African Union.
• Students must have been awarded an undergraduate degree (this includes integrated Masters degrees) with the grade specified or above. We are not able to consider students on the basis of a postgraduate qualification that they hold (other than an integrated Masters) A higher Masters grade cannot be taken to compensate for a lower Bachelors grade;
• Students must register at the University of Essex in October 2025 or January 2026 for the first year of a full-time Masters course in academic year 2025-26 only, leading to the degree of: ? MA, MSc, LLM, MFA, MPP, MBM University of Essex Page 3 of 4
• These scholarships may be awarded to students who have completed relevant university studies in one of the specified countries above.
• 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 whichever award is greater in value.
• This scholarship is available for the first year of taught Masters study at Essex only;
• Successful students should be available for promotional activities. *Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded

Application Deadline

How 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 the academic transcripts and certificates you submit with your application for your place at Essex.

For more details, visit University of Essex scholarship webpage