International Excellence Scholarship

Overview

Our International Excellence Scholarship is awarded to students who can demonstrate exceptional academic and extra-curricular achievement.

As well as looking at academic excellence, we’re interested in why you want to study at ARU, your career goals, work experience, and relevant activities you take part in outside your studies. We’ll ask you to write a short supporting statement when you apply for the scholarship.

Please note: this scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarships, or the international early payment discount.

Value

The total value of this scholarship is £4,000.

Duration

This scholarship is a fee discount. We'll deduct it from the tuition fees in your first year.

Eligibility

To be eligible for our International Excellence Scholarship you should accept your offer from ARU and be: 

• an international student
• starting a course in September 2023 at our Cambridge or Chelmsford campuses
• studying a three-year bachelor degree or a postgraduate taught degree
• studying full-time, unless there are exceptional circumstances preventing full-time study.

Undergraduate students should have achieved ABB grades or above at A-level (or equivalent). Postgraduate students should hold a 2:1 or above (or equivalent).

Degree apprenticeships, foundation degrees, distance learning or work-based degrees, Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas, students applying to ARU College, and students joining a Masters with credit are excluded.