Overview
Harper Adams University (previously known as Harper Adams College) is a public university located close to the village of Edgmond, near Newport, in Shropshire, UK. Established in 1901, the university is a specialist provider of higher education for the agricultural and rural sector. The university provides more than 50 foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes to students from over 30 countries. The university is set within a 550 hectare (1360 acre) working farm. Harper Adams College was founded in 1901 under leadership of Principal Headworth Foulkes (1901-1922) after Thomas Harper Adams, a wealthy Shropshire gentleman farmer who has died in 1892, bequeathed the estate. The College had just six students. In 1909 a specialist poultry husbandry was created. Undergraduate courses are offered via 5 academic departments and courses fall under 10 broad subject areas: Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Applied Biology, Business and Agri-Food, Countryside, Environment, Wildlife and Geography, Engineering, Food Science, Technology and Innovation, Real Estate, Property and Land Management, Veterinary Nursing, Veterinary Physiotherapy and Zoology.
5,000 Students
Location
Learning
TEF Rating
Courses Available
- Accounting, Business, Management and Marketing
- Biology and Biomedical Sciences
- Engineering
- Natural Sciences
- Veterinary, Agricultural and Food Sciences
Applying
How to Apply?
For International Students
(in lieu of IELTS)
Deadlines and Important Dates
Cost and Scholarships
(For International Students)
Types of Scholarships Available
Scholarships
CLAAS Scholarship
| Total Worth | £3,000 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Offered to Year 2 MEng/BEng students at Harper Adams University |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | November 20 |
| Other Details | Subject to review at the end of placement there is an opportunity of further funding of £3000 per annum in the scholar’s final academic years. There may also be opportunities for employment with CLAAS UK during the vacation periods. |
Marshal Papworth Scholarship
| Total Worth | £25,600 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | available for students from developing countries who have applied to study the following programmes: MSc Integrated Pest, Weed and Disease Management MSc Entomology MSc Agricultural Sciences and Production Systems. Candidates must have a minimum of a distinction/2.1 honours degree and relevant field experience. |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | February 19 |
| Other Details | The Marshal Papworth scholarship helps talented individuals from developing countries to grow themselves out of hunger so that they and their fellow countrymen benefit from a more sustainable future. |
George Crawford Legacy Trust Scholarship
| Total Worth | £2,000 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | open to all Second Year BSc/BEng/MEng, Final Year FdSC, BSc/BEng, and Year 4 MEng students from all course areas. In addition, students who have completed Year 0 of the Harper Adams Extended Foundation Degree or Extended Degree Programme, and are now in Year 1 of a full-time FdSc or Bachelor’s level degree course are also eligible to apply. |
| Available for International Students | Yes |
| Application Deadline | February 14 |
| Other Details | Preference will be given to those students who have completed Year 0 of the Harper Adams Extended Foundation Degree or Extended Degree Programme, and also to students who, at time of the interview, are not in receipt of any other award. |