University of Sheffield To Offer 75 International Undergraduate Merit Scholarships In 2024

According to a press release by University of Sheffield, the 75 scholarships are competitive awards worth £10,000 towards the tuition fees for each year (subject to a 60% average) for an undergraduate degree programme starting in autumn 2024. The scholarship is available for new international students who meet the eligibility criteria.

Key dates

• Applications will open in late Autumn 2023.

• The deadline to apply is Monday 22 April 2024 at 1.00pm (UK time).

• Scholarship winners will be announced on Wednesday 15 May 2024.

• If you are offered the scholarship, we’ll ask that you confirm acceptance of your scholarship and firm your offer by a fixed date.

Eligibility Criteria

• Your programme must be scheduled to commence at the University of Sheffield in autumn 2024.

• You must receive an offer for a course studied in full at the University of Sheffield. All undergraduate degree courses are eligible with the exceptions of Medicine (A100/A101) and Dentistry (A200).

• For tuition fee purposes you must be self-funded and eligible to pay the overseas tuition fee.

• You must not be a sponsored student*.

• You must enter a degree programme at the University of Sheffield in programme year 1 or year 2.

• For scholarship purposes all MArch programmes are considered as postgraduate taught programmes and are not eligible for this or any other undergraduate scholarship.

• The University of Sheffield reserves the right to review and change scholarship provision.

Selection Criteria

This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. A panel of senior members of staff will select the strongest applications and will be looking for the following:

• Applicant has given examples of achievements which represent excellence and initiative in educational, voluntary, or extra-curricular areas.

• Applicant has shown how these achievements relate to the course they have applied for at the University of Sheffield and connected that to their future ambitions.

• Applicant has a strong academic profile.