WMG Excellence Scholarships

WMG Excellence Scholarships are merit-based awards available on a competitive basis. Applications will be judged on past academic achievement, professional experience, motivation for study, and your vision for the future.

Please note that university is not able to stack awards, so if you have other Warwick awards such as a WMG Regional Bursary or the Warwick Alumni Discount, you will only receive the greater of these awards.

WMG Excellence Scholarships are for self-funded students only, however students taking a student loan, on a scholarship-loan scheme, or partially funded by an external organisation may also be considered. WMG Excellence Scholarships will be awarded across all WMG full-time UK based MSc programmes to optimise nationality and gender diversity.

Source of Funding: Department funding

Up to 100 awards available

WMG is a large department with over 1400 students joining the full-time Master’s programme each year.

University has a range of award levels including £5,000, £10,000 and £15,000 tuition fees awards.

Applicants should have received an offer to study on a full-time MSc course within the WMG department, commencing September 2025.

• Applicants should have an excellent academic track-record and/or strong professional profile in order to qualify.
• For conditional offer-holders, scholarship awards will also be conditional on achieving the awardee's final predicted grade.
• WMG Excellence Scholarships are for self-funded students only. NB: students with partial bursaries, on scholarship-loan schemes or partially funded by an external organisation may also be considered. Awardees should inform the scholarship committee if they are in receipt of another scholarship or are later awarded other funding.
• WMG Excellence Scholarships are awarded for study on UK full-time MSc programmes only.
• WMG Excellence Scholarships are paid towards tuition fees only and cannot be paid in cash or towards accommodation or maintenance costs.
• WMG will award WMG Excellence Scholarships across all WMG full-time MSc programmes to optimise nationality and gender diversity.

Eligible courses:

• MSc Applied Artificial Intelligence
• MSc Cyber Security Engineering
• MSc Cyber Security Management
• MSc e-Business ManagementMSc Digital Transformation for Healthcare
• MSc Engineering Business Management
• MSc Engineering Design Management
• MSc Games Engineering
• MSc Healthcare Operational Management
• MSc Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• MSc International Trade, Strategy and Operations
• MSc Management for Business Excellence
• MSc Programme and Project Management
• MSc Smart, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
• MSc Sustainable Automotive Electrification

Applicants should have received an offer to study on a full-time MSc course within the WMG department, commencing September 2025.

Applicants should have an excellent academic track record and/or a strong professional profile to qualify for consideration.

Please review the WMG Excellence Scholarship page for full terms and conditions and to access the application form.

Candidates are required to apply within 4 weeks of receiving their offer letter.

Applications will be reviewed by the scholarship committee on a monthly basis between February and June). Please note that it may take up to eight weeks to receive the outcome of your scholarship application.

Reference

• One academic reference for postgraduate taught courses.
• Be sure to include an email address for your referee(s) as university will contact them for you. University typically ask for one academic reference for postgraduate taught courses. References will be verified so please ensure you provide an institutional email address when providing academic referee details. 

Personal Statement

• Your personal statement is an important part of your postgraduate taught application. This is your chance to engage the Course Selectors and demonstrate your passion, enthusiasm and commitment for your chosen course. You can use it to clarify and expand on any information in your application and highlight what you want university to know. It should be personalised for the specific course you are applying for.
• Personal Statements should be approximately 1-2 pages. It must be in English and in your own words.
• Quick tips
  • Try to avoid vague statements such as 'I have always wanted to go to your University because I have a passion for study' or 'I want a better job'.
  • You don't need to repeat information you have already given us. For example, university already know the details of your undergraduate degree from your transcripts.
  • Likewise, you can include information about your employment, hobbies and voluntary work, but you need to add more detail to explain how they are related to the course you are applying for.
  • Donʼt submit the same generic statement for many different courses. You must tailor the statement for each specific course.
  • You may use your personal statement to address any gaps in your knowledge and how you have or plan to address them.
  • Make sure your personal statement has a clear introduction (beginning), body (middle), and conclusion (the end). Check your grammar and spelling, and keep your sentences short and concise.

Documents Required

• Online Application
• Application Fee
• Academic Transcripts
• Personal Statement 
• One Reference
• English Language Proficiency