South Asia Scholarship

Overview

The University of Essex is offering the South Asia Scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year, providing a valuable tuition fee discount for self-funding international students. If you are an undergraduate student from a specified country in South Asia, you will be automatically considered for this award with no separate application required.

Scholarship Value

The scholarship is provided as a tuition fee discount, with the value and duration depending on your country of residence:

For students from Nepal and Sri Lanka: You will receive a £4,000 discount for each year of study, for a maximum of three years.
For students from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Pakistan: You will receive a £4,000 discount for the first year (Year 1) of your study.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must meet all the following conditions:

Be a national of and ordinarily resident in one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, or Sri Lanka.
Be assessed as an international student for fee purposes.
Be entirely self-funded for your studies.
Be enrolling for the first year (Year 1) of a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Essex.
The scholarship is open to students in all departments.

How to Apply

There is no need to complete an application form. You will be automatically considered for this scholarship by the University of Essex admissions team. Your eligibility will be assessed based on the country of domicile and fee status information provided in your main course application.

Important Notes

This scholarship cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.
Students entering their course directly into the second or third year are not eligible.
If you are awarded the scholarship but choose to defer your entry to the next academic year, the award will be withdrawn, and you will be reconsidered based on the scholarships available in the new year of entry.
For students from Nepal and Sri Lanka, the renewal of the scholarship for the second and third years is subject to successful academic progression.

Eligible nationalities

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Eligible program levels

1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
3-Year Bachelor's Degree
3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma
4-Year Bachelor's Degree
Integrated Masters
Top-up Degree

Latin America and the Caribbean Scholarship

University of Essex - All campuses

Amount

£5,000 GBP

Auto applied

Yes

Eligible nationalities

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Eligible program levels

1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate, 2-Year Undergraduate Diploma, 3-Year Bachelor's Degree, 3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma, 4-Year Bachelor's Degree, Integrated Masters, Top-up Degree

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South East Asia Scholarship

University of Essex - All campuses

Amount

£3,000 - £4,000 GBP

Auto applied

Yes

Eligible nationalities

Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Eligible program levels

1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate, 2-Year Undergraduate Diploma, 3-Year Bachelor's Degree, 3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma, 4-Year Bachelor's Degree, Integrated Masters, Top-up Degree

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