George Swain
Hallo! I am George and I look after our Austrian students coming to the University of Essex. Each year we welcome a number of students from Austria to study various courses including Acting, Law and Sociology, and we are delighted that you are considering joining them. Below you'll find some country-specific information which I hope you will find helpful. Please do get in touch at europe@essex.ac.uk if you have any questions.
George Swain AUSTRIA COUNTRY CONTACT

Essential information for Austrian students

Entry requirements

Undergraduate

Most of our Undergraduate Bachelor degree courses will consider 2 (Good) from the Reifeprufungszeugnis/Maturazeugnis. 

Please see individual courses for more information or email our admissions team admit@essex.ac.uk.

We also have a range of Foundation Programmes available if you do not meet these grades. Please visit our Pathways Department for details about our degrees with a foundation year and the University of Essex International College for other undergraduate and postgraduate pathways.

Postgraduate Taught

Many of our Postgraduate Taught Masters will consider applicants with 2.2 (Gut) from an Austrian Bachelor degree. Some courses and departments have higher entry requirements as well as other admissions criteria. Please see individual courses for more information or email our admissions team pgadmit@essex.ac.uk.

We also have a range of Foundation Programmes available if you do not meet these grades. Please visit University of Essex International College for further information.

Postgraduate Research 

For entry to Research degrees, please refer to the entry requirements for the degree that you are interested in. 

An undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK 2:2 (see the grade information above), and a master's degree with a good grade is required for most PhD programmes, in addition to a well-developed research proposal in a field in which we can offer supervision. Please have a read through our information for research degree applicants and check the course details for your chosen programme for further information about entry criteria.

Scholarships and funding  

Our Essex Global Talent Scholarship, worth 50% of the first year tuition fee, is available for international undergraduate or master’s students.

International Baccalaureate Excellence Scholarship offers £2,000 scholarships to students who start at Essex in 2025-2026 and achieve academic excellence in their International Baccalaureate.

Our Undergraduate EU Scholarship offers £5,000 scholarships to undergraduate students from Austria. Please visit the link for further details about deadlines and eligibility.

Our Master (PGT) EU Scholarship offers up to £5,500 scholarships to undergraduate students from Austria. Please visit the link for further details about deadlines and eligibility.

Please visit our Scholarships pages for full terms and conditions and information about additional funding opportunities.

Meet us in Austria

We do not have any visits planned to your country in the near future.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with your country contact named below with any questions.

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