Alex McVitty Memorial Award for International Students in UK

The scholarship provides a fee discount of £4,000 for each year of study, excluding sandwich years for undergraduates. For postgraduate-taught programs, the discount is applied proportionately based on program length.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Vice-Chancellor’s International Excellence Scholarship (2024/5), applicants must.

Have received a conditional or unconditional offer for a 360-credit undergraduate or 180-credit postgraduate-taught programme delivered by the University of Suffolk at the Ipswich campus.

Be studying on a full-time basis.

Have applied to commence studies in the 2024/5 academic year.

Be self-funding and classified as Overseas for fee purposes (international fees).

 Have applied for the Vice-Chancellor’s International Excellence Scholarship (2024/5) prior to the scholarship application deadline (see below)

Undergraduate applicants must be starting their studies in Year 1 (Level 4)

The scholarships will be awarded to students who are experienced practitioners with two years of relevant work experience.The International Education Institute reserves the right not to make an award if no appropriate submissions are made. A decision on the award will be made by committee.

This study program is a great opportunity for those who want to pursue independent journalism. This fellowship will broaden their thoughts and make them capable of doing freelance journalism in their own country.

Programme structure

Fellows will undertake a bespoke 8-week fellowship titled ‘Good Governance in a Changing World: the Media, Politics and Society’. The programme explores the different ways in which the media play a part in holding democratic processes to account, including government, the civil service and security, as well as the broader political system in both the South Asia region and the UK.

During this programme, fellows will explore the range of approaches taken by the UK and the South Asia region, and then use that knowledge to direct discussions that tackle the big issues challenging the field. 

Vice Chancellor’s Future Leaders Award - February 2025 entry

This prestigious award recognises academic excellence and is awarded to selected students starting a degree at the University of Surrey in February 2025, who understand social responsibility and demonstrate the potential to be future leaders.

Eligibility criteria

Hold an offer to study a full time master's degree at Surrey in February 2025, taught on-campus in Guildford

Be self-funded (you must be paying for your studies independently rather than being sponsored or in receipt of another scholarship)

This Scholarship is not open to students from Surrey International Study Centre (SISC)

Applicants in receipt of the Future Leaders scholarship will not be eligible for any other Surrey Scholarship. 

The scholarship is open to students from Scotland, the rest of the UK, and overseas, but those who have previously completed an International Education Institute postgraduate preparation program are not eligible for the Recent Graduate Discount.

How to Apply?

Submit your application for the MSc TESOL or MSc International Education program.

Upon applying, you will receive login details for the My Application portal, allowing access to the scholarship application form.

You must apply for the scholarship before the deadline after securing an offer for the program.

Eligibility

You must be self-funding or partially funded. Candidates who are fully sponsored by a third party will not be entitled to this Scholarship.

Only open to students paying International Tuition Fee Levels.

Conditions (for all scholarship winners)

The scholarship is only valid for courses starting in September 2024 and January 2025 and cannot be deferred to the following year.

This scholarship cannot be used in conjunction with any other Bangor University Scholarship (with the exception of the Alumni Discount).