university of east anglia - international student scholarships

The University of East Anglia (UEA) provides international student scholarships and financial assistance for talented individuals determined to study in the UK.

Consistently ranked in the top 25 of the UK university league tables The Times/Sunday Times 2021 and Complete University Guide 2021, UEA has garnered international acclaim.

The prestigious university offers academic and social facilities of the highest quality. Furthermore, the institution’s four faculties provide research-led teaching with academic rigor in a range of subjects across the SciencesArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences, and Medicine and Health Sciences.

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About the University of East Anglia

The University of East Anglia is a research-intensive institution recognized for the quality of its research. It is ranked 10th in the UK for the quality of its research outputs (Times Higher REF 2014 Analysis).

Overall, the university is proud of its strong research into real-world issues such as cancer, dementia, and climate change to water security and politics.

On another note, the University of East Anglia takes pride in being a truly global university. The institution houses over 3,500 international students from over 100 countries around the world.

Available International Student Scholarships

As a leading university in inclusion and diversity, the University of East Anglia offers multiple scholarship opportunities and funding for its international students. Through financial aid, funds, and other awards, UEA has helped scholars by the thousands to finish their study in the UK.

Scholarships are usually awarded based on a student’s academic excellence, and in the form of a tuition fee reduction. Depending on the scholarship type, the amount awarded may vary. Some require a separate application form to be completed for consideration, whereas others automatically consider applicants who have already been offered a place on their course.

Discover which scholarships best fit your study in the UK below:

School of Psychology MSc Scholarship

Courses: Any MSc course in the School of Psychology

Eligibility: Students who apply by 6 May 2021 will be automatically considered

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £7,000

Actuarial Science Scholarship

Funding type: Cash

Value: £6,000

Course: All undergraduate actuarial science programs

Fees: UK/home and international

Eligibility: AAB at A level, including an A in Maths (or equivalent qualifications)

Music Centre Award

Funding Type: Cash

Value: £800

Scholarship duration: One year

Country: Any

Course: Any

British Council GREAT Scholarship

Study: Postgraduate Taught

Value: £10,000

Eligibility: China, India, Egypt, and Nepal passport holders

British Council GREAT Scholarship for a Sustainable Future

Funding Type: Tuition Fees

Value: £15,000

Chevening (20%) Scholarship

Funding Type: 20% Fees discount

Eligibility: Chevening Scholar

Number: Unlimited

Chulalongkorn University – Thailand Scholarships

Courses: All LLM Courses

Eligibility: Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) offer-holders

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: up to £6,000

Cyprus Military Service Scholarship

Country: Cyprus

Funding Type: Tuition fee reduction

Value: £5000

LLM: E-Fellows Scholarship Program

Courses: All LLM Courses

Value: £2,535-£5,280

Eligibility: Awarded on a first-come, first-served basis

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Economics 50% Scholarships at Thammasat University, Chulalongkorn University, and Kasetsart University in Thailand

Courses: Any MSc course in the School of Economics

Eligibility: Any eligible applicant who has received an offer by 31 May 2021

Funding Type: 50% Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £9.050

Economics: MSc Applied Training Scholarships

Courses: MSc Applied Training Courses

Eligibility: All applicants who have received an offer by 31 March 2021

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £2,000

Economics: Central University (Ghana) Scholarship

Courses: Any MSc course in the School of Economics

Eligibility: All Ghanaian applicants who have received an offer by 31 March 2021

Funding Type: 50% International Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £9,050

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Economics: MSc Academic and Professional International Scholarships

Courses: MSc Academic and Professional Courses

Eligibility: International fee status applicants who have received an offer by 31 March 2021

Funding Type: International Tuition Fee

Value: £18,100

Economics: Thammasat University, Chulalongkorn University, and Kasetsart University in Thailand
Courses: Any MSc course in the School of Economics

Eligibility: Any eligible applicant who has received an offer by 31 March 2021

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Economics: Vietnam Scholarship

Courses: Any MSc course in the School of Economics

Eligibility: All applicants who have received an offer by 31 May 2021

Funding Type: 50% International Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £9,050

Excellence in Education Scholarship

Courses: Full-Time Master’s

Eligibility: All applications by 15 June 2021 will be automatically considered

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £4,000

Fullbright Scholarship

Country: USA

Funding Type: Fees and Maintenance

Value: £16,400

Hanoi Law University in Vietnam

Courses: All LLM Courses

Eligibility: Hanoi University (Vietnam) Students and Graduates

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: up to £8,800

International and EU Scholarship Scheme

Type: International & EU Undergraduate

Eligibility: International Fees

Value: £4,000

Length of Award: 3 years

International Country Award

Funding Type: Tuition Fee reduction for the first year.

Value: £4,000

International Development: Scholarships for Students from Brazil

Courses: All courses offered by the School of International Development

Eligibility: Scholarships for Students from Brazil

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £8,000

International Development: Scholarships for Students from Colombia

Courses: All courses offered by the School of International Development

Eligibility: Scholarships for Students from Colombia

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £8,000

International Development: Scholarships for Students from Japan

Courses: All courses offered by the School of International Development

Eligibility: Scholarships for Students from Japan

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £8,000

International Development: Scholarships for Students from Latin America

Courses: All courses offered by the School of International Development

Eligibility: Scholarships for Students from Latin America

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £8,000

International Development: Scholarships for Students from South Korea

Courses: All courses offered by the School of International Development

Eligibility: Scholarships for Students from South Korea

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £8,000

International Development: Scholarships for Students from Sub-Saharan Africa

Courses: All courses offered by the School of International Development

Eligibility: Scholarships for Students from Sub-Saharan Africa

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £8,000

International Excellence Scholarship

Study: Postgraduate Taught

Value: Fee reduction

Eligibility: International Student

INTO UEA Foundation Scholarship

Type: International Progression

Eligibility: Based on INTO UEA achievements

Length of award: 1 year

Exclusions: Faculty of Medicine and Health

INTO UEA Newton Scholarship

Type: International

Eligibility: For Newton students on SCI programs

Length of award: 1 year

Value: £5000

LLM 10% Early Application Scholarship

Courses: All LLM Courses

Eligibility: All eligible international fee status offer-holders

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

LLM Academic Excellence Scholarship

Courses: All LLM Courses

Eligibility: All eligible offer-holders will be invited to apply

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £500-£3,000

LLM: FFA Scholarships

Courses: All LLM Courses

Eligibility: All eligible applicants

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction and APL Credits

Value: up to £1,760

LLM Yeditepe University in Turkey: Fully-Funded Scholarship

Courses: All LLM Courses

Eligibility: Yeditepe University Law School Students and Graduates

Funding Type: Full-Fee Scholarship

Value: £17,600

MA Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas Scholarships        

Tuition Fees: Home, EU, or International fees

Course: MA in Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

Eligibility: Automatic

Number available: 4

Malaysia TNE Partners’ Scholarship

Type: International

Country: Malaysia

Eligibility: 1st Year Performance

Value: £1,500 – £7,950

Marshall Scholarship

Study: Postgraduate

Country: USA

Eligibility: GPA of 3.7

Siren Associates Scholarship

Funding Type: Tuition fees and maintenance

Value: £30,000

Eligibility: Born and resident in Lebanon

Course: MA Conflict, Governance, and International Development

Study mode: Full Time

The Annabel Abbs Scholarship

Funding type: Tuition fees or Maintenance

Value: £5,000

Eligibility: Home, EU, or International

Duration of award: One year

Course: MA Creative Writing (Prose Fiction)

The Global Voices Scholarship

Funding Type: Full international fees + maintenance grant

Level: Postgraduate Taught

Nationality: Any country in Africa

Selected Creative Writing MA Courses: Prose Fiction, Poetry, Scriptwriting, and Biography & Creative Non-Fiction

Study type: Full-time

The Ink Sweat & Tears Scholarship

Funding Type: Tuition fees or Maintenance grant

Value: £7500

Eligibility: UK/EU/Overseas

Subject: MA Creative Writing: Poetry

The Maria Bourboulis Scholarship

Funding type: Home/EU

Value: £3,000 per annum

Eligibility: Greek Nationality

Faculty/School: Preference is given but not exclusive to the School of Social Work or in the Faculty of Social Sciences

The Miles Morland Foundation African Writers’ Scholarship

Funding type: Full international tuition fees & Maintenance grant

Value: £25,000

Eligibility: International

Duration of award: 1 year

Courses: MA Creative Writing (Prose Fiction), MA Biography and Creative Non-Fiction

The Sonny Mehta India Scholarship

Funding Type: Tuition fees & Maintenance grant

Value: £28,500

Eligibility: Born and resident in India

Course: MA Creative Writing: Prose, Poetry, Scriptwriting

Attendance: Full-time

The Sonny Mehta Scholarship for Writers

Funding Type: Tuition fees & Maintenance grant

Value: £28,500

Eligibility: Overseas: Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, North Africa

Course: MA Creative Writing: Prose, Poetry or Scriptwriting

Attendance: Full-time

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The UEA Booker Prize Foundation Scholarship

Fee status: Home, EU, or International

Value: £25,000

Funding type: Tuition fees and Maintenance grant

Duration of Award: One year

Course: MA Creative Writing (Prose)

The UEA One Year American Library Scholarship

Funding Type: Tuition fees or Maintenance grant

Value: £10,000

Study level: Postgraduate Research (PhD)

PhD Degree: Preference is given to the Faculty of Humanities or Social Sciences

Resident/nationality: United States of America (can hold dual citizenship)

The University of East Anglia Three Year American Library Scholarship

Funding Type: Tuition fees or Maintenance grant

Value: £30,000

Study level: Postgraduate Research (PhD)

PhD Degree: Preference is given to the Faculty of Humanities or Social Sciences

Resident/nationality: United States of America (can hold dual citizenship)

Trier University Law School Scholarship

Courses: All LLM Courses

Eligibility: LLM Offer-holders from Trier University Law School

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: £845-£1,760

UEA Bangladesh Award

Funding Type: Fees

Value: £4,000

Academic Excellence: £5,000 if your final undergraduate GPA is 3.2+

UEA Brazil Award

Nationality: Brazil

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Value: £4,000

GPA 9.0+: £5,000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA China High Achiever Award

Funding Type: Tuition Fees

Value: £3,000 – £6,000

UEA China Undergraduate High Achiever Award

Funding Type: Tuition Fees

Value: £4,000

UEA Colfuturo Partner Award for Masters

Eligibility: COLFUTURO beneficiaries

Study: Masters

Value: 25% of Fees

Additional Award: One 100% fees discount

UEA Colfuturo Partner Award for PhD

Eligibility: COLFUTURO beneficiaries

Study: PhD

Value: 20% Discount

UEA Colombia Award

Nationality: Colombia

Level of Study: Postgraduate

GPA 3.3-3.9: £4000

GPA is 4.0+: £5000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA Egypt Award

Nationality: Egypt

Level of Study: Postgraduate

GPA 3.3-3.9: £4000

GPA is 4.0+: £5000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA India Award

Nationality: India

Level of Study: Postgraduate (Sep 2021 intake)

Meet Entry Requirements: £4000

UG Grade 65%+: £5000

LLB 60%+: £5000

UEA Japan Award

Nationality: Japan

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Meet Entry Requirements: £3000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA Jordan Award

Nationality: Jordan

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Meet Entry Requirements: £4000

GPA 3.5+: £5000

UEA Lebanon Award

Nationality: Lebanon

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Meet Entry Requirements: £4000

GPA 3.5+: £5000

UEA Malaysia Award

Nationality: Malaysia

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Value: £4,000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA Mexico Award

Nationality: Mexico

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Meet Entry Requirements: £4000

GPA 9.0+: £5000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA Nigeria Award

Nationality: Nigeria

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Meet Entry Requirements: £4000

Good 2.1: £5000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA North America Study Abroad Partner Award

Nationality: North America

Level of Study: Postgraduate

USA Partner Universities: £3000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA Pakistan Award

Nationality: Pakistan

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Meet Entry Requirements: £4000

UG Grade 65%+: £5000

UEA Russia Award

Nationality: Russian

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Value: £4,000

If ‘Red Diploma’: £5,000

Intake: 2021

UEA South Korea Award

Nationality: South Korea

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Meet Entry Requirements: 3000

Intake: Sep 2021

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UEA Sub-Saharan Africa Award

Nationality: Sub-Saharan Africa

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Meet Entry Requirements: £4000

UG High 2.1 Equivalent: £5000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA Taiwan Award

Nationality: Taiwan

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Minimum of 2:1 (or equivalent): £3000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA Thailand Award

Nationality: Thailand

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Meet Entry Requirements: £3000

1st Class Equivalent: £5000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA Turkey Award

Nationality: Turkey

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Meet Entry Requirements: £4000

UG Grade 3.0+: £5000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA Vietnam Award

Nationality: Vietnam

Level of Study: Postgraduate

GPA 7.0-7.99: £4000

GPA 8.0+: £5000

Intake: Sep 2021

UEA + Sport Developing Excellence Scholarship

Funding Type: In-kind

Level of study: Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Study Abroad

Country: UK, EU, International

UEA + Sport Elite Scholarship

Funding Type: Cash and in-kind

Value: Up to £1,500

Level of study: Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Study Abroad

Country: UK, EU, International

UEA + Sport Excellence Scholarship

Funding Type: Cash and in-kind

Value: Up to £500

Level of study: Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Study Abroad

Country: UK, EU, International

UK International Foundation Scholarship

Type: International

Length of award: 1 year

Eligibility: Achieving published progressions criteria

Vietnam National University Scholarship

Courses: All LLM Courses

Eligibility: Vietnam National University Law School Students and Graduates

Funding Type: Tuition Fee Reduction

Value: up to £8,800

How to Apply for Study in the UK

Once international students have determined which scholarship type best fits their needs, they may visit the official University of East Anglia website for more details and entry requirements.


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