Africa Undergraduate Scholarship

If you're an international student from a member state of the African Union and are self-funding your undergraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship of £4,000, paid as a discount on your first year’s tuition fee.

◼ 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 country of the African Union nation. ◼ Students must be commencing studies in the first year (Year 1) of an undergraduate degree at Essex in 2023-24. ◼ UCAS applicants must actively make Essex their firm choice by 14 July 2023. 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 14 July 2023. ◼ Only one scholarship award can be made per student and 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) only. ◼ Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities. *Students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded.