Essex Business School MBA Scholarship 2013
To support our students who are funding their own studies, Essex Business School is offering scholarships worth £5,000 to students seeking to join our MBA course in October 2013. Awards will be made on the basis of grades obtained in your first degree, so all our MBA course applications, received by the given deadline, will automatically be considered for this scholarship. A fee discount of £5,000 will be applied to those who are selected for the award. Up to 20 scholarships are available for 2013 entrants.

Who is eligible?

• The award is restricted to Home (UK), EU and overseas students who are entirely self-funded. It is not available to students who are fully or partly sponsored.
• All MBA course applicants who hold the equivalent of a UK first class honours Bachelor’s degree (see below for equivalencies) and an IELTS score of 7.0 or higher will automatically receive a scholarship.
• MBA course applicants with the following qualifications will also be considered for a scholarship by the MBA Director and MBA Deputy Director, if numbers permit:
  • the equivalent of a UK 2.1 Bachelor’s degree and a minimum IELTS score of 6.5*; or
  • ten years’ work experience (including five years’ relevant managerial experience) and a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 1.
• Only one scholarship award can be made per student and the award cannot normally be held in conjunction with other University of Essex scholarships.
• Where a student to whom a scholarship has been offered requests deferred entry, the award will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry.
• The award is available to full-time students and also to part-time and modular students on a pro rata basis.

* Not required for native English speakers. Minimum component scores must be 6 or above.

How do I apply?

• These scholarships will be awarded on the basis of merit as set out above and all academic applications will automatically be considered.
• The University will use official transcripts and certificates, submitted as part of the original application for admission to the course, as evidence of grades achieved and no alternative supporting evidence will be accepted.
• Applicants who have accepted an offer of a place firmly by 31 July and met the academic conditions of entry will be considered for these scholarships. Applications submitted after that date, and from students who do not meet the eligibility criteria for an automatic MBA scholarship award, may be considered depending on availability of funds.
• Applicants may be offered a scholarship during the admissions process and before the deadline of 31 July for firm acceptance. Applicants who are offered the scholarship must confirm their acceptance of the scholarship by paying a one-third tuition fee deposit within 30 days of the date of the formal scholarship offer letter issued by the University or the scholarship offer may be withdrawn.
• Where a scholarship offer is made to an applicant who has not yet met the academic conditions of the offer, the applicant can secure the scholarship by paying a one-third tuition fee deposit. Where an applicant fails to meet the conditions of the offer and his or her place is not confirmed, the tuition fee deposit will be refunded and the scholarship award will be rescinded.

How will I be notified?
Where a student has already met the academic requirements for both MBA entry and the scholarship award, the details of the scholarship will be specified in the offer letter sent to the student.

How will the scholarship be paid?
The award will only be made available as a discount on the tuition fee that is payable on registration at the University.

MBA scholarship qualification criteria

China

• 80/85/90%+ (Tier1/ Tier 2/ Tier 3 institution), three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

India

• NOOSR Section 1 institutions - 60%, NOOSR Section 2 institutions - 65%+, three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

Malaysia

• 1st or 3.25 GPA, three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

Nigeria

• 1st class degree or high 2:1 (3.8/5 or 3.25/4+GPA equivalent), three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

Thailand

• 3.25+GPA, three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

All other countries

• equivalent to a 1st class degree as specified in the PG Admissions Guide + three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

NOTE: These terms and conditions apply to the academic year 2013-14. The University of Essex reserves the right to update these terms and conditions as necessary.

For more information, please visit official website: www.essex.ac.uk.

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Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure the above information is current and correct. However, applicants should contact the appropriate administering body before making an application, as details do change frequently.