Prospective Undergraduates

Scholarships

Applicants should note that the information below applies to candidates currently applying who wish to start their degrees in October 2013. Different rules may apply for 2014 applicants.

Information for current scholarship students

2012 entry students who have already been awarded Major or Minor Scholarships will continue to receive their scholarships subject to satisfactory progress. Please refer to page 46 of the 2012-13 undergraduate handbook for eligibility criteria. Single honours second year students who achieve a year mark of 70% or above in June 2013 will still be awarded the Final Year Scholarship worth £500 in 2013-14.

Scholarships for 2013-14 entry

Academic Excellence Scholarship

Our Academic Excellence Scholarship is worth £2,000 for each year of your study at Essex.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible you must meet all of the following conditions:

• be eligible for UK (home) or EU fees;
• have applied to the University of Essex through UCAS and have satisfied all conditions of entry;
• register for a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Essex with first enrolment in 2013-14;
• have applied for a financial assessment to Student Finance England (SFE) or other UK student funding provider with the University of Essex as your chosen institution and have given consent to the sharing of your financial details;
• obtain ONE of the following awards at the level specified or higher:
  • AAB at A-level (or equivalent)
  • three distinctions in your BTEC National Diploma or BTEC Extended Diploma
  • 33 points or more in your International Baccalaureate
  • 18 level three credits at Distinction and 27 level three credits at Merit in the Access to HE Diploma.

Certain combinations of the above qualifications may be acceptable, see the terms and conditions for details.

Student not eligible for the bursary

The following students are not eligible for the Academic Excellence Scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

• students funded by the NHS;
• students directly continuing from one course to another;
• students transferring in from another UK higher education institution;
• students undertaking a postgraduate qualification;
• part-time students.

Final Year Scholarship

Single honours second year students will be awarded £500 if they achieve a year mark of 70% in their second year (worth £250 for joint honours students).

Are you taking Further Mathematics A-level?

If you are, then, if

• you put Essex as your firm UCAS choice, and
• you obtain a B, A/A* grade in Further mathematics, then

we give you £250!

This award is in addition to any scholarship, and is not affected by grades obtained in other subjects.

First Choice Scholarships

A £250 scholarship is available to eligible students that will consist of the following:

• All core texts of the Year 1 core Mathematics modules to the cost of £85
  Either
• A 1 year ‘Bronze’ sport passport worth £42 & £123* to be spent on campus catering.
  Or
•  A 1 year ‘Silver’ sport passport worth £95 & £70* to be spent on campus catering.
  Or
•  A 1 year ‘Gold’ sport passport worth £144.50 & £20.50* to be spent on campus catering.
  Or
• £165 to be spent on campus catering.

*The value of the passports to sport may vary at different times of the year. The values above were correct at the time of publication. The amount awarded in catering vouchers will be adjusted according to the value of the passport to sport at the time of processing.

Eligibility criteria:

If you are a home or EU fee paying student, holding an offer to study any degree administered by the Mathematical Sciences department at the University of Essex, select us as first choice or 'conditional firm' with UCAS by the 27th June 2013 and then both you and the University confirm your place in August/September 2013, you will be automatically eligible for this award. 

More information and terms and conditions can be found here.

Winners from previous years

Paul Baxter is now a Lecturer in Statistics at Leeds University. Paul graduated from Essex with First-class Honours in Mathematics with Economics.

Ann Butt is now a Mathematics Lecturer at Braintree College. Ann graduated from Essex with First-class Honours in Mathematics

Danai Alexopoulou came to us from Attiki in Greece. Danai graduated from Essex with First-class Honours in Mathematics, Operational Research and Economics (similar in content to our current Economics and Mathematics degree).