About this Scholarship
The John Fisher High Performance Computing (HPC) Masters Scholarship aims to support the development of the HPC workforce by providing the best students funding for a Masters in HPC or HPC with Data Science.
What It Covers
University is offering up to 2 scholarships for the sum of up to £15,200 each. These awards will be tenable for 1 academic year and will be automatically deducted from your tuition fee.
Eligibility Criteria
These scholarships are offered to applicants for the full-time on-campus Masters (MSc) programmes in High Performance Computing and High Performance Computing with Data Science.
The scholarships will be awarded to new applicants who have applied for admission to a postgraduate taught Masters degree programme of study at the University commencing in September 2025.
Applicants must have, or expect to obtain, the equivalent of a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level.
Indian Applicants
- The minimum score you should have achieved is 60% or more /GPA of 8 on a 10 point scale in your Bachelor's study.
- If you are studying at an Institute of Eminence or an Institute of National Importance you should achieve 55% or more / GPA of 7.0 on a 10 point scale.
The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit to applicants who are accepted for admission for the MSc in HPC or the MSc in HPC with Data Science.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate their motivation for studying HPC and explain how the MSc will enable them to meet their career goals, and how the scholarship will better enable them to do that.
Who Can Apply
The scholarships will be awarded to new applicants who have applied for admission to a postgraduate taught Masters degree programme of study at the University commencing in September 2025.
How to Apply
The deadline for this Scholarship has now passed.
When you receive your UUN and EASE password, you can apply for scholarships. Do not wait to receive an offer before applying for a scholarship but the eligibility criteria for the relevant scholarship may ask that you have received an offer of admission by the closing date of the scholarship.
It can take up to five working days for all system checks to be completed to allow access to the scholarship application portal. If you have applied for admission to your programme very recently, your access may not yet be live.
Upon completion of your Personal statement , clicking on the 'Submit Application' button will display an 'Application Submitted Successfully' message.
Reference
Reference requirements vary between degree programmes: some programmes do not ask for any references, while others require either one or two references. Find the specific reference requirements for your chosen programme in degree finder.
- Your Personal Statement should include information relevant to your scholarship application and be between 200 and 500 words there is a limit of 3500 characterss. Some scholarships require specific evidence to be presented within the personal statement, please refer to the particular prouded for scholarships betre completing your statement at Scholarships and Student Funding Services.
Documents Required
- Online Application
- Academic Transcripts
- Degree Certificate
- Personal Statement
- One References
- English Language Proficiency