The Professor Mike Walker OBE Scholarship

You must provide a supporting statement of no more than 400 words, which should include:

academic achievements and other activities you are particularly proud of, and why these really matter to you

why you have chosen to do the degree you have applied for

your future aspirations and how the scholarship will help you achieve these and contribute to society

from a financial standpoint, what impact this scholarship would have on your education

any special personal or family circumstances affecting your requirement for financial assistance.

Your statement will be judged on how effectively and convincingly you respond to the above.

Applications which exceed the word count will automatically be rejected.

One scholarship is available to a full-time or part-time student with Home or International fee status, studying one of the courses listed below.

This scholarship is provided as a tuition fee reduction. If your course fee is less than £12,000, only the fee will be covered (no additional cash award will be made).

Am I eligible?

Offer to study one of the following courses:

MSc Information Security

MSc Information Security with a Year in Industry

MSc Computer Science by Research

MSc Artificial Intelligence

MSc Computational Finance

MSc Data Science and Analytics

MSc Machine Learning

Achieved, or be expected to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent

Applying for your first Masters degree

Able to demonstrate financial need (i.e. unable to undertake further study without the financial support of the scholarship).