University of Essex Women of the Future Scholarships for International Women

The University of Essex offers the Women of the Future Scholarships to support outstanding women from outside the UK. Thirty awards are available for taught Masters study at Essex in 2017-18. Each scholarship is designed to help women gain the skills and knowledge to become leaders and agents of change. The awards are open to non-UK women who will study a full-time Masters programme starting in September 2017.

University of Essex, United Kingdom

Full-time Masters degree programme in any area of study. Two of the awards, supported by the Edge Foundation, will go to students studying in the Department of Sociology.

Graduate Diplomas, PG Certificates and PG Diplomas are not eligible for this award.

Thirty (30)

Non-UK female EU or International students. For six of the awards, supported by Santander Universities, preference will be given to applicants from Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Chile, China, Colombia, Italy, France, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Spain, USA, UAE and Uruguay.

The scholarship is worth £20,000 and covers tuition fees and a stipend.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• be a self-funded female EU or International fee-paying applicant (recipients of government student loans count as self-funded)
• be ordinarily resident in a country other than the United Kingdom
• hold an offer of admission from the Graduate Admissions Office for a full-time Masters programme in any subject starting in October 2017 by the scholarship closing date; the offer can be unconditional or conditional

Applications are currently closed.

To apply, complete the online application form by 31 May 2017 and apply for admission to the University through the online postgraduate application form.

Read the Women of the Future Scholarship Terms and Conditions and visit the official website (link below) to access the application forms and detailed information on how to apply.