The scholarship is a £10,000 cash bursary or fee waiver to study one of the following programmes:
The scholarship is to assist applicants from under-represented groups to complete their study and progress into the AI and Data science workforce, and is available for full and part-time study of this course. Please note that part-time students will be awarded the scholarship on a pro rata basis.
A total of 62 scholarships are available for academic year 2024/25.
Scholarship funding will be prioritised for female students, black students, disabled students, and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, to ensure that the AI and data science workforce reflects the makeup of our society. The scholarship is available only for those underrepresented students who meet the eligibility criteria outlined below who go on to become registered students at the University of Greenwich.
Eligibility Criteria
Priority for the scholarships will be given to the following four groups:
- Black students
- Female students
- Disabled students
- Students from low socioeconomic background (Index of Multiple Disadvantage quintiles 1 and 2, low household income)
Consideration will also be given to applicants who meet other underrepresented criteria in the following secondary categories:
- Care experienced students
- Estranged students
- Gypsy, Roma, Traveller students
- Refugees
- Children from military families, veterans, and partners of military personnel
Applicants must also:
- Have a UK nationality or residence status, and meet the nationality or residency status criteria to qualify for the postgraduate masters’ loan
- Hold an offer to study for the academic year 2024/25 on one of the following programmes: MSc in Data Science and its Applications at our Greenwich or Medway campuses, MSc Business Analytics or MSc Fin Tech & Finance
- Have studied a non-STEM (e.g politics, economics, business, arts) or far-STEM (e.g. biology, geography, psychology, medicine) subject at undergraduate degree level
- Not already have studied a postgraduate degree in the same broad subject area (e.g. computer science, AI, data science), or in a core-STEM subject (e.g. physics, engineering, mathematics, statistics, IT)
Detailed eligibility criteria
Application Process
The application for the scholarship is made as part of the application to study one of the three aforementioned Postgraduate courses.
To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must, by the deadlines below, have:
Please note: all of our Scholarships for the 2024/25 Academic year have been awarded. If any scholarships become available, these may be awarded to January 2025 offer holders from our waitlist. We will contact eligible offer holders to confirm if we can award them a scholarship in due course.
Questions?
See our general terms and conditions.
If you would like further details about this bursary, please contact us.
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