University of East Anglia 2024 The Sonny and Gita Mehta Scholarship for Writers

The Sonny and Gita Mehta Scholarship for Writers will support a talented writer from the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East or North Africa to enable them to undertake study in our prestigious department of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at UEA.

Candidates who self-identify as Roma in the application form under ethnicity, will also be considered.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 1, 2024
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of East Anglia
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyUniversity of East Anglia

Benefits

• Scholarship value: Full Funding, GBP 28,500

Requirements

• The applicant can be a national of the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, North Africa, Roma
• The applicant should be a self-funded student.
• The applicant should be able to demonstrate financial need.
• The candidate must demonstrate excellent creative writing potential.
• The applicant is not eligible to receive any further scholarships or awards.
• The applicant should be enrolled in any of the following eligible programs only:
  • MA Creative Writing Prose Fiction
  • MA Creative Writing Poetry
  • MA Creative Writing Scriptwriting

Application Deadline

How To Apply

To be considered for this scholarship please complete an application form. Applications are now open and the deadline is 1 May 2024.

Applicants will only be considered if their birthplace, nationality, AND residency all fit into each of the following criteria:

Country of Birth: Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, North Africa

Country of Nationality: Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, North Africa, Roma

Country of Residency: Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, North Africa

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