If you’re an international student, took your undergraduate degree overseas or in the UK and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship worth up to £5,000, paid as a discount on your tuition fee. For eligible students with a UK degree, the amount of the award will be set at £2,000.
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Aim and Benefits of University of Essex MBA Dean’s Award
Essex Business School is offering fee discounts between 10% and 100% of tuition fee value to students funding their own MBA studies starting in either October 2024 or January 2025. The award will be offered in the form of a tuition fee discount
University of Essex MBA Dean’s Award Courses
Requirements for University of Essex MBA Dean’s Award Qualification
These scholarships are restricted to students who are entirely self-funded*.
- Students must register at the University of Essex in October 2024 or January 2025 for the full-time or part-time MBA starting their first year of study at Essex in 2024-25.
- Limited scholarships are available, and students are considered for their eligibility on a first-comefirst-served basis. Students must accept their offer of a scholarship award within two weeks of an offer being made.
- Only one scholarship award can be made per student and the award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships, including the Alumni Loyalty Discount.
- Students receiving an award will be expected to be available for promotional activities.
*Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded. This includes, but isn’t restricted to tuition fee loans from the following bodies:
- Student Finance England/Wales/Northern Island
- Student Awards Agency Scotland
- US Federal Direct Loans – Norwegian State Loan (Lanekassen),
- Swedish Board of Student Finance (CSN),
- Social Insurance Institution of Finland (KELA) University of Essex Page 2 of 3
- Denmark State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme.
Students who are not eligible The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:
- Students studying a course that is normally delivered wholly online.
- 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to the following academic year or later within the same academic year (e.g. From October to January), the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in line with availability and the terms and conditions that apply to the new proposed point of entry.
- Students who are fully or partly sponsored.
- Students progressing from a University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students.
- Current students whose first year of Postgraduate study at the University of Essex, was prior to academic year 2024-25.
- Students transferring from another higher education institution.
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.
You will be invited to interview as soon as possible after submitting your course application. The MBA Team will assess you for a scholarship award during your interview.
During your interview, the MBA Team will be particularly looking for evidence of:
- Academic merit
- Work experience (quality and relevance of work experience, not simply time served)
- Your potential contribution to the learning experience on the programme
- Ideas on sustainable and entrepreneurial business
- Ability to communicate experience and ideas
- Plans for utilising the Essex MBA experience after the course
The University will also make use of official transcripts and certificates, your CV and your personal statement submitted as part of your original application for admission to the course, to decide the level of your award. No alternative supporting evidence will be accepted.
You will be notified of the award in the offer letter that you receive following your interview.
For more details visit: University of Essex website.