The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences is delighted to offer up to four Pro Vice Chancellor's NHS Postgraduate Scholarships, worth £5,000, to NHS staff applying for one of the following Masters programmes for 2024/25
We are seeking to support individuals with a passion for their chosen field of study and an ambition to use their knowledge, training and skills to effect and ultimately lead progressive change.
These scholarships are awarded as a reduction in the first-year tuition fee. They are not recurrent for subsequent years of study. Please read the full Terms and Conditions for this scholarship here.
University of Exeter Information
Established in 1955, University of Exeter is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the large town of Exeter (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), South West England. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, University of Exeter is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 20,000-24,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of Exeter offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 64 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.
Eligibility Criteria
You can apply for this award if you:
- Are an NHS staff member; and
- Already hold an offer to study an eligible full time Masters programme from the list above at the University of Exeter in the 2024/25 academic year (September 2024 entry).
We particularly welcome applications from those holding NIHR academic clinical fellowships, pre-doctoral fellowships, or similar, in collaboration with the Medical School.
If you have yet to apply for your chosen programme then please visit our postgraduate study pages for more information.
Application Process
Go to University of Exeter on www.exeter.ac.uk to apply
Applications for the scholarship should be made, once you have a programme offer, via the online application system by 17:00 (GMT) on 1 August 2024.
You will be required to respond to the following questions:
- Q1: In no more than 500 words, what are your career ambitions and how have you used your studies, work experience and extra-curricular pursuits to date to pursue them?
- Q2: In no more than 500 words, how will undertaking your proposed degree programme enhance your achievement of your ambitions?
- Q3: In no more than 500 words, what makes you particularly deserving of a scholarship and how will it make a difference to you?
NB: These scholarships are awarded as a reduction in the first-year tuition fee. They are not recurrent for subsequent years of study. Please read the full Terms and Conditions for this scholarship here.