Prospective Postgraduate Students
Funding Opportunities
For details of funding opportunities, please use the
Scholarship Finder.
University of Essex Doctoral Scholarships
Our University of Essex Doctoral Scholarships support talented PhD students
to study at the University. These awards are available to students who can
demonstrate an excellent academic background and the potential for future
achievement, as well as financial need. They are awarded for each year of study
during the standard minimum period of enrolment for your degree, subject to
satisfactory progress.
Further details of the University of Essex
Doctoral Scholarships may be found on the
Student Finance webpage.
The Department Of Mathematical Sciences: Winsten Scholarship
The Winsten Scholarship is available to students applying to study on
an MPhD (PhD) course in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. One scholarship
will be offered in 2013-14 and will be awarded on the basis of academic merit
and/or financial need. The scholarship will be awarded in the form of a tuition
fee waiver up to the value of £4,000 and cannot be deferred to a later year. For details of how to apply, please
visit the
Winsten Scholarship webpage.
The Department of Mathematical Sciences: Townsend Scholarship
The Townsend Scholarship supports students who are in financial difficulty.
The Department of Mathematical Sciences: Dowden Scholarship
The Dowden Scholarship, named after Prof. John Dowden who was the
University of Essex’s first student in 1964 and is now the Emeritus Professor of
Applied Mathematics, is designed to provide support for a small number of highly
able students for a Master’s degree (taught or research) who would not otherwise
be able to study Mathematics at Essex. For details of how to apply, please
visit the
Dowden Scholarship webpage.
University of Essex Silberrad Scholarships
The University of Essex Silberrad Scholarships
will be awarded by the University to provide support
for its own graduates to pursue PhD study. The
Scholarships are funded by a legacy from the
Silberrad Estate, which was bequeathed to the
University in 2007. The first three Scholarships
were awarded in 2008-09.
Further details may be found on the
University of Essex Silberrad Scholarships page.
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Last modified on 30 April 2013.