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.
Scholarships for 2022 will be announced soon, please keep an eye out on this page for updates.
Other scholarships
As well as our dedicated ICMA Centre scholarships, there are a number of other opportunities available that students can take advantage of.
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
Terms & conditions
Scholarship applications are reviewed by the Henley Business School Scholarship Panel who will base their decisions on a range of factors including academic excellence and the degree to which the student has demonstrated their suitability for an award. Scholarship offers are made as fee reductions/waives. The exact scheduling of those may be obtained from us upon request. Candidates in receipt of a partial tuition fee scholarship from an outside organisation or another University of Reading award (e.g. alumni discount) can combine the scholarships, provided that they do not amount to more than the total cost of tuition. We will not give a University of Reading Scholarship to anyone who already has a full scholarship to pay for their tuition fees. Scholarship offers are being made for the current academic year and will only be confirmed for offer holders who have paid their deposits.
The award itself is an excellent addition to your CV and as an ICMA Centre Scholar you will have the opportunity to participate in events and share your experience with prospective candidates.