Social Science International Scholarships – University of Sheffield, U.K.

We are pleased to offer Social Science Scholarships to Nigerian undergraduate students in any of the following departments: East Asian Studies, Economics, Education, Geography, Information School, Journalism, Politics, Sociological Studies, Town and Regional Planning.

The scholarships are worth £2,000 per year each.

Eligibility and Award Criteria:

• You must hold an offer of a study place and begin your undergraduate studies in September annally in the one of the Social Sciences Departments mentioned above.
• You must be a national of or permanently domiciled in Nigeria.
• You must be self-funding and classified as overseas for tuition fee purposes.
• The scholarship is for full-time and part-time students only.
• Part-time students will receive the full value of a one year of scholarship split pro rata over the duration of an equivalent single full-time academic year.
• The scholarship will be awarded automatically – no application is required.
• The scholarship will be awarded unconditionally in the first year of study. Receipt of the award in subsequent years of study is subject to the achievement of a 60% overall average mark in the previous academic year.
• The scholarship will take the form of a tuition fee reduction only.
• The scholarship will not be applied during any optional or compulsory study abroad periods or year in industry.
• The Scholarships will not be awarded where partial funding is applicable from an external body* and there is an agreement already in place between the external body and the University of Sheffield to offer a tuition fee discount to the student.

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