University of Essex Futures BT-Masters Scholarship 2026

In conjunction with the UKs leading telecommunications company, BT, the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE) is delighted to be offering up to six scholarship worth £5,500 each for 1 year full time Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Masters students taking up a place to study in academic year 2026-27 in CSEE, with the exception of any conversion course.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 31, 2026
• Value£5,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of Essex
• City to studyColchester
• School to studyUniversity of Essex
• Course to studyComputer Science , Electronic Engineering
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

The scholarship award can be used in one of the following ways:

• A tuition fee discount, which will be automatically deducted from your course tuition fee. OR:
• A stipend towards living expenses. The £5,500 will be paid in instalments throughout the academic year as a stipend, directly to your bank account.

Requirements

• Eligible courses are any full time 1 year Masters courses within CSEE except for postgraduate conversion courses, which are not eligible.
• This is a competitive scholarship. Applications will be considered, and awardees selected by a panel of relevant departmental staff in conjunction with BT for the following projects:
  • Protecting Network from zero-day attacks in real-time using transparent machine E-learning (.pdf)
  • Developing a Post-Quantum  5G-AKA for quantum safe authentication and key exchange in 5G (.pdf)
  • Network threat detection using context awareness (.pdf)
  • RAG-Powered Threat Intelligence Hub: A Prototype for Enhanced Cybersecurity Analysis (.pdf)
  • An Isogeny Based Post Quantum Secure Framework for UAVs (.pdf)
  • Optimising Energy Consumption in Distributed AI Training Through Intelligent Network Strategies (.pdf)
  • Heat network technology (.pdf)  

• Please read the full terms and conditions before applying for or accepting a scholarship or bursary. They contain important information about eligibility, and how you'll receive your funding.

  • Essex Futures BT Masters Scholarship 2026-27 (.pdf) 

Check also:
Free Ongoing Fully Funded Scholarships Guide 2026 (Download Now)

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Applicants should complete the application form (.docx) and send it to [email protected] before the application deadline of 11:59pm BST on 31st May 2026. You will also need to apply separately for your course through our standard Admissions process. Further information can be found online.
• The scholarship application form will ask you to list the projects in your order of preference. You can list as many preferences as you like. Your preferences, and reasons given for your preference, will be taken into consideration as part of the selection process. However, we cannot guarantee that, if successful, you would be offered one of your top preferred projects.

For more details, visit University of Essex Scholarship webpage