Scholarships

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Essex is proud to be able to offer one (1) University of Essex GREAT Scholarship for Justice and Law 2022 for applicants from China. There is one scholarship available.

The University of Essex-GREAT Scholarships 2022 are valued at £10,000, which must be used towards the cost of tuition fees for a one-year taught Master's (MA, or LLM) degree in any Justice and Law discipline offered at the University of Essex; which are listed below:

• LLM Corporate Responsibility
• LLM Economics, Social and Cultural Rights
• LLM International Commercial and Business Law
• LLM International Human Rights Law
• LLM International Human Rights Law (Economic Relations)
• LLM International Law
• LLM International Trade Law
• LLM Maritime Law
• MA Human Rights and Cultural Diversity
• MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights.

In addition to the normal criteria for admission to the chosen University of Essex Master’s degree, a GREAT Scholar must be:

• active in the field with work experience or with a proven interest in the proposed subject area
• able to demonstrate their motivation and academically be able to follow and benefit from an Essex postgraduate taught course
• willing to embody the UK Higher Education experience, by attending lectures and tutorials and engaging with extra-curricular activities, and act as an ambassador for UK Higher Education, by promoting the value of studying at a UK HEI
• Willing to act as a spokesperson in the justice and law space
• Willing to establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment
• Willing to attend justice and law related events in the UK upon invitation from the British Council
• Willing to demonstrate future contribution to capacity-building and socio-economic advancement in the justice and law space through the benefits achieved after graduating from UK higher education
• As an alumnus of the UK, be willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about his or her own experience of studying in the UK.

Eligibility

You can apply if you:

• hold a passport from an eligible country (China)
• are classed as an overseas student for fee purposes
• already hold an offer (conditional or unconditional) to start a one-year full-time master's degree in October 2022 on the provided subject list
• have a background of extracurricular activities relating to your chosen subject area

How to apply

You can apply for the award by completing an application form (.docx) and submitting it to GREATScholarships2021@essex.ac.uk

To help you prepare, we have outlined the information you will need below:

Full details

Please read the full terms and conditions before applying for or accepting a scholarship or bursary. They contain important information about eligibility, how you'll receive your funding and whether this award can be combined with others or not.

GREAT - Scholarships for Justice and Law - University of Essex 2022-23. (.pdf)

Deadlines

• Applications for the University of Essex-GREAT Scholarship 2022 is 31 May 2022.
• Successful applicants will be contacted on or before 24 June 2022.

If you're a current student looking for information about an award you received, see our terms and conditions for previous years.