Scholarships at City, University of London

This scholarship is for students who achieve outstanding grades in the international qualifications accepted by the Business School and who exceed the requirements of their offer.

Bayes Business School is offering a scholarship worth 25% of the first year tuition fees to International students paying overseas fees and starting a Business School undergraduate course from Year 1 in September 2024. The scholarship will be awarded as a discount to the fee amount due in the first year of their study only.

The scholarship is for students who achieve exceptional grades in the international qualifications accepted by Bayes Business School and their final grades must surpass the advertised academic entry criteria for the course and their offer requirements.

Eligibility criteria

There are 20 of these scholarships available and to qualify for the Bayes Business School International Scholarship for the 2024/5 academic year, you must meet the following conditions in full:

• Be a student expecting to pay Overseas fees; and

• Be a student taking a qualification other than A Levels, International Baccalaureate Diploma, or BTEC; and

• Be in your first year of undergraduate study in 2024/5; and

• Starting in year 1 of your degree at Bayes Business School of City, University of London, from September 2024; and

• Be expected to achieve academic grades that exceed the conditions of your offer and the advertised academic criteria; and

• Make City your Firm choice, either as Conditional Firm (CF) or Unconditional Firm (UF).

Value of the scholarship

The value of the Scholarship in 2024/5 will be £6,125 for each student who is awarded this scholarship for Year 1 only.

Deadlines

• Submission deadline: Friday 30 August 2024.

This scholarship is awarded to outstanding scholars with leadership potential. Awards are typically made for a one-year master's degree.

Chevening Scholarships are the UK government's global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations.

The scheme is aimed at developing global leaders and is made up of two types of award: Chevening Scholarships and Chevening Fellowships. The recipients are personally selected by British embassies and high commissions throughout the world.

Chevening offers a unique opportunity for future leaders and influencers from all over the world to develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture and build lasting positive relationships with the UK.

Who can apply for a Chevening Scholarship?

Chevening Scholarships are for talented people who have been identified as potential future leaders across a wide range of fields; including politics, business, the media, civil society, religion and academia.

Applicants should be high calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership.

Candidates for the scholarship come from over 110 countries worldwide (excluding the USA and the EU) and this year the Scholarships will support over 600 individuals. There are over 42,000 Chevening alumni around the world who together comprise an influential and highly regarded global network.

What does the scholarship cover?

Most Chevening Scholarships cover:

• Tuition fees

• A living allowance at a set rate (for one individual)

• An economy class return airfare to the UK

• Additional grants to cover essential expenditure.

Some Scholarships cover part of the cost of studying in the UK; for example, tuition fees only or allowances only.

Scholarships worth £2,000 are offered to outstanding postgraduate international students, who are applying for a course in Computer Science or Engineering.

Scholarships are available for outstanding international postgraduate students, starting on one of our Computer Science or Engineering Master's programmes. Applicants are considered automatically at the time of application.

The scholarship will be offered to well-qualified international applicants wishing to take up a place on any of the postgraduate programmes listed below starting in September 2024. The scholarships, each valued at £2,000, are intended to assist towards the tuition fees.

Criteria

• You must hold or will achieve a UK institution or Overseas equivalent degree with a classification that is higher than the minimum entry requirement for the programme.

• Assessments will be made on your motivation for applying for the Master’s programme and your professional vision, as demonstrated in the personal statement and supporting documents submitted with the Master’s programme application.

Eligible courses

• MSc Advanced Aerospace Engineering with Sustainable Technologies

• MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering

• MSc Artificial Intelligence

• MSc Biomedical Engineering with Data Analytics

• MSc Civil Engineering Structures

• MSc Computer Games Technology

• MSc Construction Management

• MSc Cyber Security

• MSc Data Science

• MSc Energy & Environmental Technology & Economics

• MSc Financial Technology and Systems

• MSc Human-Computer Interaction Design

• MSc Maritime Operations & Management

• MSc Maritime Safety and Security Management

• MSc Project Management, Finance & Risk

• MSc Renewable Energy & Power Systems Management

• MSc Robotics, AI and Autonomous Systems

• MSc Software Engineering with Cloud Computing

• MSc Space Mission Analysis and Design

Deadline

For September 2024 intake, the deadline for receipt of applications for consideration is 30 April 2024.

Terms and conditions

The following terms and conditions relate to the School's postgraduate scholarships for International applicants :

• The scholarship will take the form of a fee-waiver applied against the last payable instalment in any year.

• The scholarship is worth £2,000 for full-time students or £1,000 per annum for two years for part-time students.

• Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the Programme Directors.

• Scholarships are only available to students paying the full fee on one of the participating courses.

• The scholarship is intended to assist the student to meet the cost of the course fee and will be deducted from the fees charged to the student or the student's sponsor.

• The scholarship will not be recorded on the degree certificate from the Institute. However, references for students who have successfully completed the course may refer to the scholarship.

• The scholarship may not be transferred to a different course in the institution from the one you have been awarded the scholarship for.

• Students repeating a postgraduate course at City, University of London will not be eligible for a scholarship. Students granted mitigating circumstances by the Institution will be considered on an individual basis.

• Applicants will only be considered once and cannot be re-considered if unsuccessful.

If you have the academic ability, desire and can demonstrate potential to become a future leader in one of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, you can apply for the “Global STEM Leadership” Scholarship Programme. We offer:

• Up to 10 scholarships, which will cover 75% of tuition fees.

• Up to 15 scholarships, which will cover 50% of tuition fees.

Eligibility

The scholarship is available to students from the UK and overseas, including from the EU. All School of Science & Technology full-time Master level programmes are eligible for the scholarship.

Terms and Conditions

• Scholarships will take the form of a fee-waiver applied against the last payable instalment in any year. In other words, if your scholarship covers 50% of the tuition fee, you are expected to pay 50% of the normal tuition fee upfront with no further payment. If your scholarship covers 75% of the tuition fee, you are expected to pay 25% of the normal tuition fee upfront with no further payment.

• Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the Scholarship Panel and all decisions are final.

• Scholarships are only available to students paying the full fee on one of the participating courses.

• The scholarship is intended to assist the student to meet the cost of the fee payable in respect of the course and will be deducted from the fees charged to the student or the student's sponsor.

• The scholarship will not be recorded on the degree certificate from the Institute. However, references for students who have successfully completed the course may refer to the scholarship.

• All scholarship recipients are required to submit a report at the end of their study reflecting on their experience at City, University of London.

• This scholarship cannot be used in conjunction with any other funding provided by City, University of London.

Application deadline: 31 May 2024.

This scholarship is one of a number available to students studying with INTO City, University of London on a foundation pathway. It's awarded for outstanding achievement ahead of progression to an undergraduate degree.

A total of 15 scholarships are available, worth £3,000 each. These are awarded to the highest performing students on the International Foundation Programme before progressing to an undergraduate course at City. The scholarships are split across four of City’s academic schools as follows:

• Six available for students progressing to the Bayes Business School

• One available for students progression to the School of Communication & Creativity

• Two available for students progression to the School of Policy & Global Affairs

• Three available for students progressing to the School of Science & Technology

• Two available for students progressing to the City Law School

• One available for students progressing to the School of Health & Psychological Sciences.

How does the scholarship work?

There is no application process for these scholarships. They are awarded on the basis of academic performance.

• Students will be considered based upon the grades achieved in their International Foundation Programme.

• The scholarship is awarded in the form of a tuition fee discount to your undergraduate course at City, once you successfully progress

• The scholarship is only available to international fee payers when progressing to City

• The scholarship can’t be used along with any of City’s other scholarships.

City's partnership with Kaplan International College London includes the offer of £3,000 scholarships for the highest-performing foundation programme students.

Fourteen scholarships, worth £3,000 each, will be awarded to the highest performing Kaplan International College London Foundation Certificate students upon progression into an undergraduate course at City. The scholarships will be split across City’s academic schools as follows:

• Eight available for students progressing to the Bayes Business School.

• One available for students progressing to the School of Communication & Creativity.

• One available for students progressing to the School of Policy & Global Affairs.

• One available for students progressing to the City Law School.

• Three available for students progressing to the School of Science & Technology.

Who can apply for a scholarship?

There is no application process for these scholarships. They are awarded on the basis of academic performance.

• Students will be considered based upon the grades achieved in their Foundation Certificate.

• Scholarships are awarded in the form of a tuition fee discount, once you successfully progress to City from your Kaplan International College London programme.

• Scholarships are only available to International fee payers when progressing to City and can’t be used with any other City’s scholarships available.

We believe exceptional academic performance should be recognised and rewarded. If you are an international student starting an undergraduate course at City in September 2024, a 50% scholarship is available for your first year.

This scholarship is designed as a recognition of the growing cost of studying at university. As such, the President’s International scholars will be awarded the scholarship as a discount in the fee amount due in the first year of their study. The student must be self-funded in order to qualify.*

The successful scholars will also be expected to be ambassadors for the City community. This will include representing the University at events, both on and off campus, contributing towards societies and supporting broader community engagement initiatives.

For students starting in 2024, there are up to thirty of these generous scholarships available.

You may be considered to be a self-funded student if you are:

• funding your own studies.

• getting financial help from family or friends.

Value of the scholarship

The value of the Scholarships in 2024/25 will be 50% of the course fee for the first year only.

The Scholarship will be a reduction in the tuition fees at the beginning of the second term.

Eligibility criteria for application

• Be a student expecting to pay Overseas fees.

• Be in your first year of undergraduate study in 2024/25.

• Starting in year 1 of your degree at City in September 2024.

• Be expected to achieve academic grades above the conditions in your offer (or equivalents in other eligible qualifications).

• Make City your Firm choice, either as Conditional Firm (CF) or Unconditional Firm (UF), in line with the UCAS response deadline in June 2024.

Terms and conditions

• The scholarship is available to all undergraduate students assessed as 'International' by City, University of London who meet the eligibility requirements and terms and conditions.

• Students must be registered full-time at City on 1 December 2024 to be eligible to receive the scholarship.

• Students must be commencing the first year of their degree as a new student i.e. those commencing in Year 2 or 3 will not be eligible.

• Year 0 (Foundation Year) students are not eligible and Year 0 students progressing to Year 1 will not be eligible. This includes students on our foundation programmes at INTO City and Kaplan, who are advised to see the scholarships specifically for students progressing from those partners.

• Students whose fees are reassessed after the award of the scholarship no longer be eligible and will be liable for the new fee.

• Students are required to apply for the scholarship by 31 May 2024.  Students who do not complete the application process by this deadline will not be eligible.

• Students must choose City, University of London as their Firm choice through UCAS at initial decision stage.

• Students may be requested to provide additional information in order to confirm their eligibility for a scholarship, typically in relation to their residency or previous studies. Any additional information requested must be provided to City, University of London by 1 September 2024 in order for a student to be considered for a scholarship.

• City, University of London reserves the right to make changes to the terms and conditions of the scholarship and these will appear on our website.

• Students who are successful in their application to this scheme are not eligible to receive funding from any of our other scholarships.

• Scholarships are in the gift of the university and we can exclude an applicant at our discretion.