SCHOLARSHIP:University of Exeter, UK Masters Scholarship 2025 |APPLY NOW|
Scholarship Applications are open from suitably qualified applicants for the AS Hornby Educational Trust Scholarship for students from low- and middle-income countries to be enrolled in a fully funded master’s programme at the University of Exeter.
The scholarship provides funding for teachers and related professionals with relevant experience and evidenced potential to obtained postgraduate degrees to help them impact and enhance the field of English language teaching and learning in their home country.
Scholarship Deadline:
26 February 2024
About University:
The University of Exeter is a research university in the West Country of England, with its main campus in Exeter, Devon. The university has four campuses: Streatham and St Luke’s (both of which are in Exeter); and Truro and Penryn (both of which are in Cornwall). The university is primarily located in the city of Exeter, where it is the principal higher education institution.
Scholarship Details :
- University Name: University of Exeter, UK
- Scholarship Sponsors: A.S. Hornby Educational Trust
- Scholarship Type: Fully Funded
- Scholarship Worth: Not specified
- Number of Awards: Several
- Study Level: Masters
- Nationality: Low and Middle Income Countries
- This award can be taken in the UK
Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
- To be considered for the Hornby Scholarship 2025, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Must be a resident of, and work in a country, defined as Least Developed, Low Income, Lower Middle Income, or Upper Middle Income according to OECD DAC.
- Applicants must have a minimum of three years’ full time TESOL teaching or related professional experience after your first degree.
- Applicants must already hold an undergraduate degree (with grades equivalent to UK upper 2nd class honours or higher) or a relevant postgraduate degree.
- You must first submit a Postgraduate application to the University of Exeter for the MEd TESOL programme to receive an Exeter student number. This number will be sent directly to you on receipt of your Exeter application. Only after that will you be able to submit your application for a Hornby Scholarship as this number must be included in your application.
Scholarship Application Guidelines
Interested applicants for the AS Hornby Educational Trust Scholarship are to first complete the University of Exeter application form for admission to the Med TESOL programme. Once you have applied and obtained an Exeter student number, complete the Hornby Scholarship application form.
When completing the Hornby Scholarship application, you will be asked to upload a covering letter of no more than 1,000 words with your responses to the following three questions:
1. Discuss one key challenge that you, and other English language teachers, typically face on a daily basis in a context that you work or have worked in. Outline how studying on the MEd TESOL at the University of Exeter would help you to respond to this challenge. (max. 400 words)
2. Describe one occasion when you supported the classroom practice or wider professional development of one or more English language teachers in your context. (max. 400 words)
3. Explain how your knowledge, skills, and experience make you a suitable candidate for the Hornby Scholarship. (max. 200 words)
