University of Essex Central Asia and Caucasus Undergraduate Scholarship 2024-2025

This scholarship scheme is for international students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan seeking to join our University and starting in year 1. The award is offered as a discount on your tuition fees

If you're an international student from one of the above countries and you're funding your own studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship.

• Table of Content
• About University of Essex
• University of Essex Central Asia and Caucasus Undergraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University of Essex Central Asia and Caucasus Undergraduate Scholarship
• University of Essex Central Asia and Caucasus Undergraduate Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for University of Essex Central Asia and Caucasus Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Essex

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University of Essex Central Asia and Caucasus Undergraduate Scholarship

Application Deadline	Not Specified
Country to study	United Kingdom
School to study	University of Essex
Type	Undergraduate
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	University of Essex
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of University of Essex Central Asia and Caucasus Undergraduate Scholarship

Scholarship worth £3,000 will be giving as a tuition fee discount in your first year.

University of Essex Central Asia and Caucasus Undergraduate Scholarship Courses

Requirements for University of Essex Central Asia and Caucasus Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification

Eligibility:  

• 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 one of the countries specified above.
• Students must register for the first year (Year1) of a full-time undergraduate degree** at the University of Essex in October 2024-25.
• UCAS applicants must actively make Essex their firm choice by 12 July 2024. Applicants that become firm with Essex through rejection by their original firm choice selection elsewhere are not eligible. Direct Applicants must accept their offer by 12 July 2024.***
• The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships
• This scholarship is available for the first year of study (Year1) at undergraduate level in 2024-25 only.
• Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities

*Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded.

**Courses leading to the award of a Diploma of Higher Education, Bachelors Degree, Integrated Masters (four years)

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School.
• University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students.
• Students undertaking a degree that is normally delivered wholly online.
• Students who are not ordinarily resident in one of the countries listed.
• 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 entering the second and third year.
• Students who are assessed as Home fee payer.
• Current students whose first year of undergraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2024-25.

What is “Ordinary Residence”?

For the purposes of assessing eligibility for the scholarship, you must have been ordinarily resident in one of the countries listed, for the three-year period prior to commencing your course. Ordinarily resident means that you must have been habitually, normally and lawfully, residing in one of the countries listed, from choice, for the specified period. The three-year period for courses starting in October 2024 is calculated as 1 September 2021 to 1 September 2024. Temporary absences during this three-year period may be permitted at the discretion of the relevant University officer. Students may be asked to provide documentary evidence to determine ordinary residence and an assessment of whether a student meets the ordinary residence criteria will normally be made by the Head of Admissions or their nominee, and their decision will be final.

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Essex on www.essex.ac.uk 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 your country of domicile and fee status that you submit on your application for your place at Essex. 

For more details visit: University of Essex website.