Eligibility
In order to be considered for a Faculty of Science Online Masters Scholarship, candidates must:
- Be a new student holding an offer of admission for an online MSc for the 2021/2022 academic year.
- Be self-funded. Students who receive full scholarships, for example from a government office or embassy, will not be eligible.
Terms and conditions
- Applicants must meet all of the above eligibility criteria to be considered for a Faculty of Science Online Masters Scholarship.
- Applicants who have been awarded a scholarship will be notified within four weeks of submitting a scholarship application form.
- To receive their scholarship, awardees must enrol in year one of an online masters degree in the 2021/ 2022 academic year and continue to meet all of the above eligibility criteria throughout their studies.
- Online masters degrees in the Faculty of Science are studied part-time over three years. The scholarship will be awarded towards the payment of a student’s tuition fee as a £500 award in each of the three years of study, subject to academic progression.
- Successful candidates will be selected on their academic performance (current and/ or previously gained), any relevant extra-curricular or professional experience alongside their scholarship application form.
- Scholarship recipients will be expected to engage with online student ambassador activities during their course of study, such as supporting online student recruitment activities.
- The awards are available for an online masters only, on campus masters degrees are not eligible.
- Students who defer their offer of admission will not be eligible.
- Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis. The deadline for consideration is 31 July 2021.
- Students are only eligible to hold one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.
- The Faculty of Science's decision on the awarding of scholarships is final. Appeals will not be considered.