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Study level you are applying for:Postgraduate, Doctorate
The University is offering a tuition fee discount to students who successfully completed a University of Essex validated Bachelors degree, Masters degree, Postgraduate Diploma or Graduate Diploma, either at Essex or one of our partner institutions. The discount is available for the first year of postgraduate study at Masters and PhD level following the completion of a Masters at Essex.
The discount will depend on the achievement of the previous University of Essex validated qualification detailed below:
First Class or Distinction 2.1 or Merit2.2 or successful completion of a Masters, Graduate or PG Diploma - 20%.
Eligibility:
- These discounts are restricted to students who are entirely self-funded (students receiving a repayable loan to fund their studies will be considered as self-funded).
- The discount will be awarded to holders of the following University of Essex validated qualifications: Bachelors degrees, Masters degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas, Graduate Diplomas, Postgraduate Certificates in Education
- Students must register for full-time or part-time postgraduate study at Essex in October 2027, January 2028 or April 2028, and must be studying one of the following postgraduate taught courses or research degree programmes: MA, MSc, MBA, LLM, MFA, MAPH, MRes, MAD, MSD, MPhil, PD or PhD.
- The award may be held in conjunction with the Early Bird Discount and cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships. This award may be held in conjunction with other University of Essex bursaries.
- This discount is available for the first year of full-time study or the first two years of part-time study for students studying at either Masters or PHD level starting in academic year 2027-28 only.
- Students studying distance learning courses, delivered wholly by the University of Essex.