WMG Excellence Scholarships

Awarded by : The University of Warwick

Updated on Jan 20, 2025
Amrita Kaur

University Research Analyst

WMG Excellence Scholarships

  • Applicable for

    The University of Warwick in UK

  • Max scholarship per student

    Rs 15,84,450/-

  • No. of students to be awarded

    Varies

  • Course Level

    Masters

  • Intake year

    Sep 2025

  • Final application deadline

    01 Jul 2025

  • Type of scholarships

    Merit

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Scholarship Overview

  • WMG Excellence Scholarships are merit-based awards, available on a competitive basis, With a student intake of over 1,300 each year, the scholarship scheme is designed to support excellence and diversity of perspective which will enrich the learning environment.

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Pound 15,000 => Rs 15,84,450

Conversion rate used: 1 Pound = Rs. 105.63 (last updated 17th January 2025)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense ×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation ×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses ×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care ×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover ×Not covered in scholarship
Application ×Not covered in scholarship
Others ×Not covered in scholarship

  • WMG will be awarding over £1.5 million in scholarships and bursaries to students commencing study on full-time MSc programmes taught within the WMG department at Warwick, beginning in September 2025.
  • University have a range of award levels including £5,000, £10,000 and £15,000 tuition fees awards for International fee paying students and £2,000, £3,500 and £5,000 tuition fee awards for UK fee paying students
  • WMG Excellence Scholarships are paid towards tuition fees only and cannot be paid in cash or towards accommodation or maintenance costs.

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirement mentioned on the Scholarship site, student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Special Restrictions

  • No Special Restriction applicable

Eligibility

  • Applicants must hold an offer to study on a WMG full-time MSc course starting September 2025.
  • Applicants should have an excellent academic track-record and/or strong professional profile in order to qualify.
  • For conditional offer-holders, scholarship awards will also be conditional on achieving the awardee's final predicted grade.
  • WMG Excellence Scholarships are for self-funded students only. NB: students with partial bursaries, on scholarship-loan schemes or partially funded by an external organisation may also be considered. Awardees should inform the scholarship committee if they are in receipt of another scholarship or are later awarded other funding.
  • WMG Excellence Scholarships are awarded for study on UK full-time MSc programmes only.

Eligible student nationality

This scholarship is applicable for students from India +239 more

Application Process for this scholarship

  • Please note that the scholarship budget is limited and awards are highly competitive - in order to maximise your chances of success, you should submit your MSc application as early as possible
  • Scholarship Statement- The questions below form your Scholarship Statement, which will be assessed by the Scholarship Committee as part of this application.

  • The scholarship committee cannot make a judgement about your financial affairs, so please only focus on your achievements and future plans.

    Please note that your answers may be submitted to a copy/plagiarism checking system to verify their originality.  However, given that your scholarship essay may be quite similar in content to your Statement of Purpose, we recognise and accept that you can use content from your own Statement of Purpose. 

    • Question 1 – Please tell us why you believe you should be awarded a scholarship. You should draw on your motivations for studying this particular MSc course at Warwick, and your vision or plans for the future after completing your studies. (2500 character limit – including spaces) 
    • Please tell us about your professional experience relevant to study on this MSc and how this will help you contribute positively to the learning environment. If you do not have professional experience but have voluntary or extra-curricular activities relevant to your study, please expand on these here. (2500 character limit – including spaces)
  • Applicants need to enter their Student ID and can be found on your offer letter 

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

Date Additional Details
Application final end date July 01, 2025
  • Applications close on 1st JULY 2025
Submission of scholarship application Not Available
  • Please submit your scholarship application within four weeks of receiving your offer.
Review of scholarships January 01, 2025
  • Applications will be reviewed by the scholarship committee on a monthly basis from January 2025.  
Communication of first set of result February 15, 2025
  • Applications will be reviewed by the scholarship committee on a monthly basis and the first set of results will be communicated by the middle of February 2025, and monthly thereafter
Outcome of Scholarship Not Available
  • It may take up to eight weeks to receive the outcome of your scholarship application

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email wmgscholarships@warwick.ac.uk

Additional Information

  • WMG will award WMG Excellence Scholarships across all WMG full-time MSc programmes to optimise nationality and gender diversity.

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