Women in STEM Scholarship

The Women in STEM scholarship programme, funded by the British Council, provides funding for women from eligible countries to complete a one-year master's degree in the UK in the following courses:

Department of Government

• MSc Environmental Futures and Climate Change 

School of Health and Social Care

• MSc Global Public Health  

School of Life Sciences

• MSc Biotechnology 
• MSc Cancer Biology
• MSc Marine Science and Sustainable Development  

School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

• MSc  Applications of Artificial Intelligence
• MSc Financial Technology (Computer Science) 
• MSc Intelligent Systems and Robotics 

School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science

• MSc in Data Science and its Applications

Sign up to our information sessions to find out more about this scholarship:

• Scholarship launch event, introduction to Essex and panel discussion with Women in STEM scholars.                                 
  Hybrid event in-person in Mexico City and online Thursday 20 February 2025 at 18:30 (CDMX, GMT-6)       

• Why Essex and drop-in Q&A session with academics and Essex students Online     Thursday 13 March 2025 at 10:00 (CDMX, GMT-6)    

Link to form: Register for the Women in STEM Scholarship information sessions

How to apply

Please complete the application form (.pdf) and submit to bcwomeninstem@essex.ac.uk  by 15 April 2025. Successful applicants will be notified on or before 12 June 2025.

Full details

Please read the full terms and conditions before applying for or accepting a scholarship or bursary. They contain important information about eligibility, if you need to complete an application form and how you'll receive your funding. 

If you're a current student looking for information about an award you received, see our terms and conditions for previous years.