This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. A panel of senior members of staff will select the strongest applications and will be looking for the following:
Applicant has given examples of achievements which represent excellence and initiative in educational, voluntary, or extra-curricular areas.
Applicant has shown how these achievements relate to the course they have applied for at the University of Sheffield and connected that to their future ambitions.
Applicant has a strong academic profile.
Eligibility criteria
You must be currently studying at a GEMS institution in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar or Egypt.
You must receive an offer to study a full-time or part-time undergraduate degree or foundation degree programme at the University of Sheffield before you can apply for this scholarship.
Your degree/foundation programme must be scheduled to commence at the University of Sheffield in September 2025. All undergraduate degree courses are eligible with the exceptions of Medicine (A100/A101) and Dentistry (A200).
You must receive an offer for a course studied in full at the University of Sheffield. Degree programmes split between the University of Sheffield and a partner institution are not eligible to apply for a scholarship.
For tuition fee purposes you must be self-funded and eligible to pay the overseas tuition fee.
You must not be a sponsored student*.
You must enter a degree programme at the University of Sheffield in programme year 1 or year 2.
For scholarship purposes all MArch programmes are considered as postgraduate taught programmes and are not eligible for any undergraduate scholarships.
The University of Sheffield reserves the right to review and change scholarship provision.
