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The University is offering eligible students from Schools Membership Plus (SMP) schools and colleges, progressing to an undergraduate course at the University of Essex in October 2023, the opportunity to apply for a £1,000 bursary.
Students eligible to apply for the SMP Bursary are those from SMP schools or colleges.
Schools
Colleges
Attleborough Academy Norfolk
Chelmsford College
Brentwood County High School
Christ the King Sixth Form College: Aquinas
Cecil Jones Academy
Christ The King Sixth Form College: Emmanuel
Chase High School
Christ the King Sixth Form College: St Mary's
Clacton Coastal Academy
City and Islington College, CANDI Sixth Form College
Colchester County High School for Girls
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
Copleston High School
Harlow College
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Havering Sixth Form College (excluding New City college & Havering College of Further and Higher Education)
Hylands Schools
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Northgate High School
Notley High School & Braintree Sixth Form
Plume - Maldon's Community Academy
One Sixth Form College, Suffolk
Robert Clack School School of Science
Ortu Sixth Form Centre (Stanford and Corringham)
Shoeburyness High School
Palmer's College (USP)
St Angela's Ursuline School
Seevic College (USP)
The Basildon Upper Academy
Sigma Sixth Colchester (Philip Morant)
The FitzWimarc School
Sigma Sixth Tendring (Clacton County)
The Jo Richardson Community School
South Essex College
The King Edmund School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College
The Royal Hospital School
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College
Suffolk New College
Tendring Technology College
The Sixth Form College Colchester
Thomas Gainsborough School
Thurstable School
The Sandon School
Witham Sixth Forms (Maltings & New Rickstones)
Terms and conditions
Eligibility
Students must have attended a University of Essex Open Day or Applicant Day.
This bursary is restricted to students who have completed their studies at one of our Schools Membership Plus schools/colleges in academic year 2022-23.
Students must be progressing directly from their studies at one of the named Schools Membership Plus schools/colleges.
Students must be starting and register for their first year of full-time undergraduate study at the University of Essex in October 2023.
This bursary is available for the first year of study in 2023-24 only.
Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.
Students who are not eligible
The following students are NOT eligible for this scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:
Students undertaking courses at East 15 Acting School.
Students undertaking a degree that is normally delivered wholly online.
This scholarship award does not apply to deferred entry. Where a scholarship has been awarded to a student who subsequently defers entry to the following academic year, the award will be withdrawn and the applicant will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry.
Students transferring into the second year from another UK higher education institution.
Students directly continuing from one course to another (for example from Foundation degree or HND on to the final year of an honours degree).
We will be in touch within 24 hours to arrange your initial consultation at your nearest SI-UK office. If you are unable to visit us in person, consultations can also be arranged over Skype.