University of Sheffield GEMS Scholarship 2027

They're offering a scholarship worth up to £17,500 for the duration of your course to overseas fee-paying students joining the University from a GEMS institution in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar or Egypt in September 2027.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineJune 2, 2027
• Study Level
• SponsorUniversity of Sheffield
• City to studySheffield
• School to studyUniversity of Sheffield
• Course to study
• Eligible CountryEgypt , Qatar , United Arab Emirates

Benefits

• .Up to £17,500 total toward tuition fees

• £10,000 in the first year.

• £2,500 in each subsequent year of the degree, subject to meeting the progression requirements.

Requirements

• Be an international/overseas fee-paying student.

• Be currently studying at a GEMS School in UAE, Qatar, or Egypt when you apply.

• Have an offer to study an undergraduate degree at the University of Sheffield.

• Start your degree in September 2027 and enter Year 1.

• Choose the University of Sheffield as your firm choice by 2 June 2027, 4pm UK time.

• Be self-funded and eligible to pay overseas tuition fees.

• You must not be a sponsored student.

• Have a strong academic profile and demonstrate achievements, initiative, and how they relate to your chosen course and future ambitions. (University of Sheffield)

• All undergraduate courses are eligible except Medicine (A100/A101) and Dentistry (A200). MArch programmes are also excluded because Sheffield classifies them as postgraduate programmes for scholarship purposes. (University of Sheffield)

Selection Process

This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. A panel of senior members of university staff will select the strongest applications and will be looking for the following:

• Applicant has given examples of achievements which represent excellence and initiative in educational, voluntary, or extra-curricular areas.
• Applicant has shown how these achievements relate to the course they have applied for at the University of Sheffield and connected that to their future ambitions.
• Applicant has a strong academic profile.

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

To access the application form you will need to use your MUSE for applicants log in details (these will be sent to you shortly after you receive your course offer). 

The deadline to apply is 4pm (UK time) on Friday 2 April 2027. 

Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by 23 April 2027 and will need to accept the scholarship by 4pm (UK time) on Friday 7 May 2027 or the scholarship will be offered to another applicant.