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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
100% reduction in tuition fees
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Aston Enterprise Scholarship awards one full and two partial scholarships for students looking to start their own business when they graduate.
Benefits
Full scholarship (100% reduction in tuition fees) for a master's course beginning in September.
Support from Aston Enterprise, including mentorship, office space and a grant to start a business in Birmingham after they graduate.
Eligibility
Applicants should submit an idea for a future business that demonstrates:
- Innovation - new and sufficiently different to other businesses
- Viability - the business must be able to be started after you graduate
- Scalability - it must be a business that can start small and grow
- Made in Birmingham - the business must be founded in Birmingham or the West Midlands area
- Sustainability – you will need to demonstrate how your business will have a minimal negative impact on the environment
- They will only consider you for our shortlist if you hold an offer to study at Aston. Therefore, you must first apply and receive an offer for a postgraduate course before applying for this scholarship, and you must include your Aston Student ID number on the application form.
- The Aston Enterprise Scholarship is open to UK, EU and International applicants on all full-time postgraduate courses.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
To apply for the scholarship, you will need to upload a short (1-minute) video of a pitch for your business idea. The application form will be available from mid-October.