Scholarships for students from Singapore
The University is pleased to offer a range of scholarships to students from Singapore who show exceptional academic potential and are starting their studies at the University of Sheffield in September 2013.
Undergraduate Scholarships eg BA, BSc, BEng, MEng
Faculty Undergraduate Scholarships
We are pleased to offer scholarships to all international students starting their studies in the Faculties of Engineering, Science and the School of Law in September 2013:
Engineering International Scholarships 2013
Science International Scholarships 2013
Law International Scholarships 2013
Arts International Scholarships 2013
Management International Scholarships 2013
We are pleased to offer Management Scholarships to Singaporean undergraduate students starting their studies in the Management School in September 2013.
The scholarships are worth £1,500 per year each.
Eligibility and Award Criteria:
- You must hold an offer of a study place and begin your undergraduate studies in September 2013 in the Management School.
- You must be self-funding and classified as overseas for tuition fee purposes.
- The scholarships will be awarded automatically - no application is required in first or subsequent years.
- The scholarships will be awarded unconditionally in the first year of studies. Award in subsequent years of study is subject to the achievement of 60% overall average mark.
- The scholarships will take the form of a tuition fee reduction.
Social Science International Scholarships 2013
We are pleased to offer Social Science Scholarships to Singaporean undergraduate students starting their studies in September 2013 in any of the following departments: East Asian Studies, Economics, Education, Geography, Information School, Journalism, Politics, Sociological Studies, Town and Regional Planning.
The scholarships are worth £1,500 per year each.
Eligibility and Award Criteria:
•You must hold an offer of a study place and begin your undergraduate studies in September 2013 in any of the departments listed above.
•You must be self-funding and classified as overseas for tuition fee purposes.
•The scholarships will be awarded automatically - no application is required in first or subsequent years.
•The scholarships will be awarded unconditionally in the first year of studies. Award in subsequent years of study is subject to the achievement of 60% overall average mark.
•The scholarships will take the form of a tuition fee reduction.
Singapore Merit Undergraduate Scholarship 2013 (£7,000)
There are two Singapore Merit Undergraduate Scholarships 2013 available for Singaporean students starting their undergraduate degree studies in September 2013.
Each scholarship is worth £7,000 per year of study for all undergraduate programmes except Medicine and Dentistry. Students of Medicine or Dentistry will only receive the scholarship in the first two years of study. The scholarships will take the form of a fee reduction.
To be eligible for the Singapore Merit Undergraduate Scholarship 2013, applicants must be a Singaporean national or permanently domiciled in Singapore, apply for a study place by 19 April 2013 and hold an offer of a study place for entry in September 2013. The deadline for applications is Friday 26 April 2013.
The Singapore Merit Undergraduate Scholarship 2013 is awarded on the basis of academic merit.
If you wish to be considered for this scholarship you need to apply. Eligible students will automatically be sent details of how to apply from January 2013 onwards.
Applicants cannot apply for the scholarship before being offered a study place at Sheffield.
The deadline for applications is Friday 26 April 2013; results will be announced Friday 31 May 2013.
Postgraduate Scholarships eg MA, MSc
The University offers a range of scholarships for Singaporean students who show exceptional academic potential starting a postgraduate taught masters programme at the University of Sheffield in September 2013.
Singapore Sheffield Scholarships 2013
We are pleased to offer the Singapore Sheffield Scholarship 2013 to all Singaporean students starting a Taught Masters programme in September 2013.
The scholarships are:
- £1,000 each for students studying Nanotechnology courses (jointly run with the University of Leeds)
- £1,500 each for students paying fees between £12,760 - £14,680
- £2,000 each for students paying fees of £14,681 and upwards
Eligibility and Award Criteria:
- You must hold an offer of a study place and begin your postgraduate taught masters programme in September 2013.
- You must be a Singaporean national or permanently domiciled in Singapore.
- You must be self-funding and classified as overseas for fee purposes.
- The scholarships will be awarded automatically - no application is required.
- The scholarships will take the form of a tuition fee reduction.
- The scholarships are for full-time and part-time students only. Students studying via Distance Learning are not eligible for the scholarships.
Postgraduate research degrees eg PhD, MPhil
The University of Sheffield does not offer research studentships or funding specifically for Singaporean students. There are, however, studentships and funding for which students from Singapore can apply:
Postgraduate Research scholarships
For information on available scholarships for PhD research programmes, please visit the following web-page:
Postgraduate Research Funding Opportunities
Other Sheffield Scholarships
International Baccalaureate scholarships
External sources of funding
There are a number of external organisations that offer scholarships and funding to international students who wish to study in the UK.