Key facts
Summary
Scholarships of £1,800 are available to new students joining one of our online programmes in the Faculty of Science in the 2024/2025 academic year commencing January 2025.
-MSc Applied Statistics
-MSc Applied Statistics in Health Sciences
-MSc Applied Statistics in Finance
-MSc Applied Statistics with Data Science
Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis to candidates who demonstrate excellent academic performance (current and/ or previously gained) and any relevant extra-curricular or professional experience.
Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis. Awards may be allocated early in the application cycle and so making an early application for admission is advised.
Eligibility
In order to be considered for a Faculty of Science Online Masters Scholarship, candidates must:
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Be a new student holding an offer of admission for an online MSc in the Faculty of Science commencing January 2025.
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Be self-funded. Students who receive full scholarships, for example from a government office or embassy, will not be eligible.
Terms and conditions
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Applicants must meet all of the above eligibility criteria to be considered for a Faculty of Science Online Masters Scholarship.
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Applicants who have been awarded a scholarship will be notified within four weeks of submitting a scholarship application form.
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To receive their scholarship, awardees must enrol in year one of an online masters degree in the 2024/ 2025 academic year, commencing January 2025 and continue to meet all of the above eligibility criteria throughout their studies.
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Online masters degrees in the Faculty of Science are studied part-time over three years. The scholarship will be awarded towards the payment of a student’s tuition fee as a £600 award in each of the three years of study, or a £900 award in each of the two years of study, subject to academic progression.
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Successful candidates will be selected on their academic performance (current and/or previously gained), any relevant extra-curricular or professional experience alongside their scholarship application form.
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Scholarship recipients will be expected to engage with online student ambassador activities during their course of study, such as supporting online student recruitment activities.
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The awards are available for an online masters only, on campus masters degrees are not eligible.
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Students who defer their offer of admission will not be eligible.
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Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis. Awards may be allocated early in the application cycle.
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The deadline for consideration is 12 December 2024.
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Students are only eligible to hold one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.
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The Faculty of Science's decision on the awarding of scholarships is final. Appeals will not be considered.
Subject eligibility
Mathematics & statistics
Levels eligibility
Postgraduate Taught
Study modes eligibility
Part Time, Distance
Fee Status
Home (Scottish), England or N. Ireland or Rep. Ireland or Wales, International
Student type
Applicant |
