In recognition of the outstanding talent and achievements of many overseas applicants, the SMART Scholarship is offered.
The Smart Scholarship is all you need to meet your academic dreams. Continue reading through this page to learn more about this opportunity.
What Do You Know About the Smart Scholarship?
The Smart Scholarship in the USA is fully funded. Also, the scholarship is open to all nationalities. Smart offers scholarships for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students. However, they must be currently pursuing a degree in one of the 21 STEM disciplines.
Smart scholars receive full tuition, annual stipends, internships, and guaranteed employment with the DoD after graduation.
Interestingly, the Smart scholarship represents a £2000 discount. And this will be applied to the first year of your tuition fees.
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The scholarship is awarded as part of the admissions process. Also, it is based on your application to study; there is no separate form to complete. Successful applicants will be notified in their offer letter.
Smart Scholarship Eligibility
Who is eligible for the Smart scholarship? To be eligible for the Smart scholarship, you must:
- Be an international tuition fee-paying student.
- Have accepted an offer for a full-time taught course at Staffordshire University (Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, and London campuses only). But, this excludes undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Nursing, Paramedic Science, Operating Department Practice, Social Work, Midwifery, and blended and distance learning courses.
However:
Who is not eligible for the Smart scholarship? You won’t be eligible if you:
- Are receiving full or partial funding for your studies from a sponsor or other scholarship provider.
- Are applying to study a Staffordshire University course at a partner institution.
- Also, receive any other Staffordshire University scholarship or discount. If you are eligible for another Staffordshire University scholarship or discount, the discount which holds the greatest value will be applied.
- Are applying to join a Postgraduate Research course.
Further Details:
The scholarship applies at the start of your studies at the University. And will be deducted from tuition fees.
Also, the scholarships are applied as a fee discount and will be demonstrated on your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)
However, it is only applicable to students joining in September 2022 or January 2023. And cannot be redeemed if the offer is deferred to a later intake
Smart Scholarship Deadline
There is no deadline for the SMART scholarship. But you must ensure that you submit your application with sufficient time to meet all conditions of your offer.
Also, you must obtain a visa to arrive on time for the start of International Welcome Week in September 2022 or January 2023.
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All applications from eligible students will be considered for a scholarship by the International Admissions team. Also, you will be notified of your scholarship in your offer letter and the discount will be automatically applied to your first-year tuition fee.
Questions and Enquiries
If you have any questions about the Smart scholarship, please contact the Enquiries team at [email protected]
Ensure you make good use of this information and apply it. But before applying, be sure you meet the eligibility criteria. Also, feel free to share this information with your loved ones.
