About the Prestige Education Global Scholarship Award (PEGSA)
The Prestige Education Global Scholarship Award (PEGSA) is a partial or full scholarship program for selected UK or US boarding schools.
Our mission is to find students with exceptional academic achievements, whose families are financially challenged to cover full costs of their high school education in the UK or US. However, students will need to be able to financially participate in additional costs that are not part of the scholarship program.
1. Application
2. Psychological assessment tests
3. English language assessment tests
4. Interview
5. Financial background check
6. School application submission
7. Official school tests and interview
8. Final decisions and signing the agreement with a school
Schools reserve the right to choose and define scholarship amount for the student. As schools will be selecting the best of the best, 100% scholarships are not guaranteed for the applicant, should they decide that applicant is not strong enough for their school and does not deserve the scholarship they are offering.
The Prestige Education Global Scholarship Award (PEGSA) selection criteria
Eligible candidates are students currently enrolled in the 2nd grade of high school (grammar schools, secondary art schools and/or schools or classes for gifted students), who are continuously achieving excellent grades (GPA from 4.80 to 5.00 or equivalent), have been awarded at students competitions and/or science and research competitions, have English language knowledge at a minimum B2 level, are determined to complete their secondary education in the UK/US, and whose current financial capacity prevents them from continuing education abroad.
Estimated costs for PEGSA
There are non-refundable fees, payable in stages of the selection process:
- Scholarship application – FREE
- Psychological assessment tests – 15,000 RSD
- English language assessment tests – 15,000 RSD
- Interview – 15,000 RSD
- Financial background check – FREE
- Official school tests (English/Maths/Science/any other suggested by schools) + interview simulation – 15,000 RSD + application fees defined by schools (cca 150 GBP per application)
- Matched scholarship offer acceptance – 170,000 RSD
If a student is not invited to the following round, no further costs will be incurred.
Application deadlines information
Please submit your application form by November 15th 2024.
Tests and interviews will be held between November 19th and 22nd 2024 for the selected candidates.
Financial documents submission will be required between November 25th and 28th 2024.
School tests, interviews and final selections will take place from November 29th 2024.
Application
Candidates who meet the selection criteria should send the completed application form to the following e-mail: [email protected]
Application form is available here.
Incomplete or late applications will be automatically rejected!
Psychological assessment
Selected candidates will be informed about the test date, time, and location after November 18th 2024.
Psychological assessment will include the assessment of cognitive capacities, personal and interpersonal functioning, professional interests and values, as well as academic skills and motivation for further education.
The assessment will be conducted in the testing centre and will last approximately 3 hours. Tests are paper based.
English language assessment
Selected candidates will be invited to submit an essay + answers to essay questions written in English and have an interview with the selection committee. Written test should be taken at home, while oral examination will be conducted in person. Selected candidates will be informed about the interview date, time and location in due time.
Financial background check
Evaluation of the socio-economic status of the family will be based on the monthly average income and outcome by household members in the last 12 months.
Families should prove that they need financial aid by providing:
- Completed Financial Background Check Form
- Bank account statement(s)
- Employment statements (salary slip, contract) or unemployment statements
- Tax forms
Please note: the school reserves the right to hire an external evaluator to check financial status of the family.
Selected candidates who pass the tests will get the list of schools where they can mark their preferences. Prestige Education will determine the best match and make the final selection of the school(s) for them.
Checklist of the required documents for the whole process:
- Completed and signed Application form 2025/26
- Copy of a valid passport
- Copy of international birth certificate
- Translated transcripts for previous 3 school years (for 7th and 8th grade of primary school and 1st grade of high school)
- Bank statement(s), employment letter(s)
- Completed and signed a Financial background check form
- Recommendation letters (if and where asked by the school)
All documents must be scanned and sent as a pdf file to the email address stated above ([email protected]). Electronic signatures will not be accepted.
