The University of Westminster is a public university in London, United
Kingdom. Its antecedent institution, the Royal Polytechnic Institution,
was founded in 1838 and was the first polytechnic institution in the UK.
Westminster was awarded university status in 1992 meaning it could
award its own degrees.
Its headquarters and original campus are in Regent Street in the City of
Westminster area of central London, with additional campuses in
Fitzrovia, Marylebone and Harrow. It operates the Westminster
International University in Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
Westminster's academic activities are organised into seven faculties and schools, within which there are around 45 departments. The University has numerous centres of research excellence across all the faculties, including the Communication and Media Research Institute, whose research is ranked in the Global Top 40 by the QS World University Rankings. Westminster had an income of £170.4 million in 2012/13, of which £4.5 million was from research grants and contracts.
Westminster is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Association of MBAs, EFMD, the European University Association and Universities UK.
Westminster's academic activities are organised into seven faculties and schools, within which there are around 45 departments. The University has numerous centres of research excellence across all the faculties, including the Communication and Media Research Institute, whose research is ranked in the Global Top 40 by the QS World University Rankings. Westminster had an income of £170.4 million in 2012/13, of which £4.5 million was from research grants and contracts.
Westminster is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Association of MBAs, EFMD, the European University Association and Universities UK.
Benefit:
Full tuition fee award, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London.
Requirement:
- You must be an international student from a developing country and
hold an offer for a full-time Masters course starting in September 2020
at the University of Westminster. For our scholarship purposes, the term
‘developing’ includes middle-income countries. The following is a list
of countries considered to be 'developed'.
If your country is NOT ON THE LIST then you are ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. - Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, Vatican City.
- The criteria for awarding the scholarships Equivalent to a UK First Class Honours degree, financial need and development potential.
- To check if you meet our academic criteria, please see our:
Overseas academic qualifications equivalency chart (PDF)881.92 KB
How to Apply:
Before you apply, We have put together some information to help you with your scholarship application, please read this information before you apply.
As well as completing the relevant Scholarship application form, you will need to provide the following supporting documentation:
Deadline:
Before you apply, We have put together some information to help you with your scholarship application, please read this information before you apply.
- What to do Before your Apply
- Apply HERE after you read the Before your Apply Page
As well as completing the relevant Scholarship application form, you will need to provide the following supporting documentation:
- A copy of the letter/email from the University of Westminster confirming your conditional or unconditional offer of a place on your chosen course.
- An official copy of your transcript from your most recent/current academic study.
- A reference letter written specifically in support of your scholarship application. This should be written by a previous tutor, professor, academic or employer (where relevant to your chosen degree course) and cannot be the same reference provided as part of your admission application.
Deadline:
29 May 2020
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