Postgraduate Conversion Courses in AI and Data Science Scholarships

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Study level you are applying for: Postgraduate

Our Data Science and AI Scholarship is available to new Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Masters students from the UK taking up a place to study in the academic year 2023-24. Three of our courses (linked below) have been created with humanities and social science students in mind who are interested in converting to a Masters degree in data science or AI, even if they have no background in either of these areas.

MSc Data Science and its Applications

MSc Applied Data Science

MSc Artificial Intelligence and its Applications

The scholarship comprises of a £10,000 award to be used in one of the following ways:

A tuition fee discount, which will be automatically deducted from your course tuition fee. If the course tuition fee is less than £10,000, the outstanding amount will be paid in four instalments throughout the academic year as a stipend.

A full course stipend. The £10,000 will be paid in four instalments throughout the academic year as a stipend, directly to your bank account.

Eligibility

These scholarships are restricted to students who are home fee payers and are entirely self funded.

Preference will be given to applicants who meet one, or a combination of the following

underrepresented groups:

Female applicants

Disabled applicants

Black applicants, specifically:

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? Black or Black British – Caribbean

? Black of Black British – African

? Other Black background

? Mixed – White and Black Caribbean

? Mixed – White and Black African

Those applicants who meet the above criteria will be prioritised before allocating to other

underrepresented groups which are listed below:

? Applicants from POLAR Q1 and Q2

? Care experienced Applicants

? Estranged Applicants

? Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Applicants

? Refugee Applicants

? Applicants from military family, veteran, partner of military personnel

Hold an offer of admission onto the full-time or part-time conversion programmes in Data Science

and AI commencing in January 2024. The offer can be unconditional or conditional.

Students must register at the University of Essex in January 2024 for the first year of a full-time or part-time course in academic year 2023-24 only

The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships.

Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.