The University of Sheffield, UK announced the 75 International Undergraduate Merit Scholarships for the year of 2024, as per the official announcement.
As per the institute, 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.
Applicants must hold an offer to study at the University of Sheffield before they apply for this scholarship, as mentioned in the statement.
Applications to apply for the scholarship will be open in late Autumn 2023 and the deadline will be 22 April 2024 (1.00pm ) according to UK time. Scholarship winners will be announced on Wednesday 15 May 2024, mentioned in the statement.
Furthermore, the applicant’s programme must be scheduled to commence at the University of Sheffield in autumn 2024. Also, applicants 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), as detailed in the release.
For tuition fee purposes applicants must be self-funded and eligible to pay the overseas tuition fee. Applicants must not be a sponsored student. Applicants must enter a degree programme at the University of Sheffield in programme year 1 or year 2, as per the statement.
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, as explained in the announcement.