MSc by Dissertation Cell and Molecular Biology

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Alumni Loyalty Discount

  First Class or Distinction, 2.1 or Merit, 2.2 or successful completion of a Masters, Graduate or PG Diploma - 20%.

  Up to 20% of fees

• Essex Futures BT– Masters Scholarship

  School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE) is delighted to be offering up to six scholarship worth £5,500 each for 1 year full time.

  Up to £5,500

• Essex Preparation Programme Bursary

  £250 cash bursary.

  Up to £250

• Global Talent Masters Scholarship

  You could be eligible for a scholarship worth £5,000, paid as a discount on your tuition fee.

  Up to £5,000

• Hong Kong Undergraduate Scholarship

  The awards offered are a discount of £5,000 per year for a maximum of three years of full-time undergraduate study, up to a maximum of £15,000.

  Up to £15,000

• Hugh Brogan Bursary

  If you are applying to study a History MA degree, you could be eligible for one of four available cash bursaries worth £2,500.

  Up to £2,500

• International Baccalaureate Excellence Scholarship

  If you're starting at Essex in 2026-27 and achieve academic excellence in your International Baccalaureate, we will offer you a scholarship of £2,000 for your first year of study.

  Up to £2,000

• Performance Sports Scholarships and Bursaries

  Tier 1 - Tuition fee discount up to 100%, Tier 2 - Cash bursary (of varying amounts), Tier 3 - Access to the above performance package benefits, with a value of up to £1,500.

• Postgraduate Masters (PGT) International Health Bursary

  The University is offering a bursary of £776 for Masters (PGT) international students.

  Up to £776

• Postgraduate Premium Pathway Scholarship

  You could be eligible for a tuition fee discount of £6,500, for your first year of study at Essex.

  Up to £6,500

• Sociology and Criminology - Fuller PGT Scholarship

  The Department of Sociology and Criminology is offering scholarships of £11,025 to support six postgraduate students to study within the department in 2026-2027.

  Up to £11,025

• The Always Essex Staff Discount Scholarship

  33% discount of the first-year tuition fee (first two years for part-time study).

• The Eleonore Koch Travel Fund

  The School of Philosophical, Historical & Interdisciplinary Studies is offering a bursary of up to £5,000.

• The Essex MBA Dean's Award

  The school is able to offer fee discounts between 10% - 100% of tuition fee value.

• The International Undergraduate Scholarship

  The award is offered as a £5,000 discount on your tuition fees for the first year of study in 2026-27 only.

  Up to £5,000

• The Ronald J. Hill Fund

  The department of Government is offering a bursary of £3,000 to assist one postgraduate student within the department of Government to assist with tuition fees or living costs.

  Up to £3,000

• The Undergraduate Premium Pathway Scholarship

  You may be eligible for a tuition fee discount of £5,000, for each year of study at Essex up to a maximum of 3 years.

  Up to £5,000

• University of Sanctuary Scholarship

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