University of Westminster 2022 Postgraduate Level-Playing Field Scholarship

The University of Westminster is proud to announce that Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is supporting Black students and underrepresented groups in higher education through SIE-funded scholarships. The announcement demonstrates the University of Westminster’s as well as Sony Interactive Entertainment’s commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion. Both the University and SIE are committed to providing opportunities and support to ensure that people from every background can realise their true potential.

As a diverse community, the University is dedicated to providing opportunities and support to ensure that people from every background can realise their true potential. The scholarship will support postgraduate students from a Black and Mixed Black ethnic background on courses in Westminster’s School of Computer Science and Engineering to encourage them to consider and pursue careers in the entertainment technology and gaming industry.

• Table of Content
• About University of Westminster
• Postgraduate Level-Playing Field Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Postgraduate Level-Playing Field Scholarship
• Requirements for Postgraduate Level-Playing Field Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Postgraduate Level-Playing Field Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Postgraduate Level-Playing Field Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Postgraduate Level-Playing Field Scholarship

£5000 is paid into your nominated bank account in January and £5000 towards your tuition fees is paid directly to the University in the first semester of your academic year.
Students on two year postgraduate or part-time courses will receive the award for their first year only.

Requirements for Postgraduate Level-Playing Field Scholarship Qualification

You must hold an offer to study at the School of Computer Sciences and Engineering on a full time or part-time Masters course starting in September 2022 at the University of Westminster.

Have a 2.1 Honours degree.

You are not eligible to apply if you already have a Postgraduate degree.

Please note that if your course falls into one or more of the below categories then you are NOT eligible to apply for a scholarship:

• Postgraduate Diploma 
• Professional courses (eg RIBA pt III, ACCA, CIMA, CiLEX)
• Conversion courses (eg Graduate Diploma in Law)
• Integrated Masters/MPhil/PhD studen

Interview date, Process and Venue for Postgraduate Level-Playing Field Scholarship

Selection based on personal statement and financial need.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Please return your completed application form including your undergraduate transcripts as pdf attachments to [email protected].

For more details, visit University of Westminster website.