International Postgraduate Scholarship 2023, UK

Eligibility and award criteria

• To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be a national of or permanently domiciled in one of the following

• Your taught masters programme must be scheduled to commence at the University of Sheffield in September 2023.
• You must accept your offer for your course before 16:00 (UK time) on 16 June 2023 to receive this award.
• Subject to meeting the eligibility and award criteria the International Postgraduate Taught Sheffield Scholarship 2023 will be awarded automatically – no application is required.
• The scholarship cannot be awarded in conjunction with any of the following scholarships:
  • International Postgraduate Taught Merit Scholarship 2023
  • NCUK Postgraduate Taught Scholarship 2023
  • The University of Sheffield Southern Africa Student Scholarship Fund 2023
  • Sir SY Chung Scholarship 2023
  • MBA Scholarship 2023
• In the event that you are selected for any of the above scholarships the most valuable award will take precedence.
• The scholarship can be awarded in conjunction with any available scholarships from the Department or Faculty you will be studying in, subject to not becoming a sponsored student*. Please use the funding calculator to find out if any scholarships are available from your Department/Faculty.
• Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) and Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) courses are ineligible for the International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship 2023.
• The scholarships will take the form of a tuition fee reduction only.
• You must be self-funded and classified as overseas for tuition fee purposes.
• You must study a course in full at the University of Sheffield. Masters programmes split between the University of Sheffield and a partner institution are not eligible for a scholarship.
• All Crossways courses and Erasmus Mundus courses are ineligible for an automatic scholarship.
• The scholarship cannot be awarded in conjunction with any funding (full or partial) from an external sponsor**, excluding a loan, which has to be paid back in full.
• The scholarship is for full-time and part-time students only. Students studying online or via distance learning are not eligible for the scholarship
• Part-time students will receive the full-time equivalent of the scholarship split pro-rata over the duration of the Masters course, subject to all eligibility and award criteria.
• These scholarships are not applicable to any postgraduate courses where the higher clinical fee is applicable, this includes, but is not exclusive to the following courses:
  • DClinDent Orthodontics
  • MClinDent in Orthodontics
  • DClinDent Endodontics
  • MClinDent in Paediatric Dentistry
  • DClinDent Periodontics
  • MMedSci in Diagnostic Oral Pathology
  • DClinDent Prosthodontics
• If you are studying a 2-year Masters programme the scholarship will be available in the second year of your studies subject to successful completion of year 1.
• The scholarship is not applicable to any years in industry or study abroad years that are compulsory or optional elements of your course.
• This scholarship cannot be deferred to a future year of entry. If you decide to defer entry to another year you forfeit this award.
• For scholarship purposes all MArch programmes are considered as postgraduate taught programmes so are eligible for this scholarship.
• * A sponsored student is defined as being an individual in receipt of a total sum of funds from either the University or an external organisation** that matches or exceeds the original tuition fee required by the University.
• ** Government or governmental organisation – international, national or regional; research council; charity; private enterprise; or any similar organisation.
• If you are receiving a loan (which has to be paid back in full) from an organisation to which we offer a discount, you are not able to combine this scholarship with the discount – the most valuable award will take precedence.

Website link:  https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/scholarships/postgraduate/international-postgraduate-scholarship.

See also

Nutrience Small Animal Scholarship, Canada

Jim Wakefield Scholarship (School-Leaver Scholarship)

Carole Stewart Arts Graduate Scholarship, Canada

Brock Doctoral Scholarship

Dr. Margaret McCready Tribute Scholarship