Masters scholarships and funding

The ICMA Centre offers a range of Masters scholarships to help encourage exceptional students from across the globe to pursue their interest in finance.

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Scholarships for 2022 are now open.

ICMA Centre Scholarships

ICMA Centre Ambassador Scholarship

Finance (ICMA Centre) Masters
Accepting applications	Applications for 2022 now open
Open to students enrolled on: Masters in Behavioural Finance Masters in Corporate Finance Masters in Finance and Financial Technology (FinTech) Masters in Financial Risk Management
Award value	£2,000-£10,000
Number available	Up to 50 awards available
Criteria: Open to all home and international offer holders, including candidates from the EU who have applied for one of the ICMA Centre Masters programmes indicated. Shortlisting and selection are based on academic merit and the candidates' responses to the questions in the application form. If offered a scholarship it must be accepted within 4 weeks of the scholarship offer date.
How to apply: Application is via the University of Reading applicant portal once an offer has been made. You can only apply when you have received an offer (conditional or unconditional). When you view your offer in the portal you will see the link to apply for scholarship(s) relevant to your offer. You cannot apply via this website.

MSc Finance Ambassador Scholarship

Finance (ICMA Centre) Masters
Accepting applications	Applications for 2022 now open
Open to students enrolled on: Masters in Finance Masters in Investment Management
Award value	£2,000-£10,000
Number available	Up to 22 awards available
Criteria: Open to all home and international offer holders, including candidates from the EU who have applied for one of the ICMA Centre Masters programmes indicated. Shortlisting and selection are based on academic merit and the candidates' responses to the questions in the application form. If offered a scholarship it must be accepted within 4 weeks of the scholarship offer date. After this deadline, scholarship offers may be withdrawn and reallocated.
How to apply: Application is via the University of Reading applicant portal once an offer has been made. You can only apply when you have received an offer (conditional or unconditional). When you view your offer in the portal you will see the link to apply for scholarship(s) relevant to your offer. You cannot apply via this website.

Women in Finance Scholarship

Finance (ICMA Centre) Masters
Accepting applications	Applications for 2022 now open
Open to students enrolled on: Masters in Behavioural Finance Masters in Corporate Finance Masters in Finance Masters in Finance and Financial Technology (FinTech) Masters in Financial Risk Management Masters in Investment Management
Award value	£2,000-£10,000
Number available	Up to 4 awards
Criteria: Open to female home and international offer holders, including candidates from the EU who, have applied for any MSc programme at the ICMA Centre. If offered a scholarship it must be accepted within 4 weeks of the scholarship offer date. After this deadline, scholarship offers may be withdrawn and reallocated.
How to apply: Application is via the University of Reading applicant portal once an offer has been made. You can only apply when you have received an offer (conditional or unconditional). When you view your offer in the portal you will see the link to apply for scholarship(s) relevant to your offer. You cannot apply via this website.

Other scholarships

As well as our dedicated ICMA Centre scholarships, there are a number of other opportunities available that students can take advantage of.

Henley Business School and Reading University Alumni Discount

Masters
Accepting applications	Applications for 2021 now open
Open to students enrolled on	Any qualifying course
Award value	Awards of £1,500 towards tuition fees
Closing date	Eligible students will be picked up automatically
Criteria: Henley Business School and University of Reading Alumni Studying any Full-time ICMA Centre Masters programme
Contact: Admissions: admissions@icmacentre.ac.uk \| +44 (0)118 378 6497 Find out more All Masters Scholarships

Prizes

The Vetiva Prize

This prize is for the highest achieving full-time MSc student from Africa graduating from the ICMA Centre, University of Reading. The prize includes £1,000, which will be presented upon graduation. The winner may be offered work opportunities with Vetiva and other Investment Banking firms that operate within the African Continent.

Prize Criteria:

The ICMA Centre will identify suitable recipients based on their examination performance and participation during the academic year;
Applicants for the prize may be asked to submit a short essay on a topic relating to African Financial Development (the precise title will be determined annually by the ICMA Centre);
In the event of two or more candidates being ranked equally, Vetiva may then require an interview by the shortlisted candidates.

Our most recent Vetiva Prize winner: Olankule Olaboopo

ICMA Centre Postgraduate Academic Achievement Prize

The ICMA Centre awards a prize of £500 to the student who achieves the highest mark across all ICMA Centre Master’s Programmes.

Our most recent prize winner: Nicholas Hsien

Worshipful Company of International Bankers for best Research Project

Our most recent prize winner: Jonathan Pittas

Masters scholarships and funding

ICMA Centre Scholarships

ICMA Centre Ambassador Scholarship

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MSc Finance Ambassador Scholarship

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Women in Finance Scholarship

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Other scholarships

Henley Business School and Reading University Alumni Discount

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Prizes

The Vetiva Prize

ICMA Centre Postgraduate Academic Achievement Prize

Worshipful Company of International Bankers for best Research Project