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The club have confirmed they have made an approach to "utilise space in the Olympic Stadium".
The pair are the fourth party to launch a bid.
West Ham United confirmed they were one of the candidates last Friday, which was the deadline day for applications.
Essex said in a statement: "We can confirm that the University of East London and Essex County Cricket Club have jointly put in a bid to the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) to utilise space in the Olympic Stadium.
"We cannot provide any further detail at this stage, as we are bound by a legal confidentiality agreement.
"We [...] see this as a fantastic opportunity [and] are committed to supporting the achievement of the best possible outcomes from the legacy operation of the Olympic Stadium."
West Ham were initially awarded the stadium in a partnership with Newham Council in October last year, but the deal fell through following complaints from rival clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton Orient.
The OPLC subsequently decided the venue would remain in public ownership, retaining the athletics facilities, and opened a fresh bidding process to find a tenant, which ended last week.
It is not known at this stage whether the proposal from Essex and UEL, who are based in Stratford, combines a cricket pitch with the athletics track.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground was temporarily adapted to accommodate track and field sports for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
County Championship Division Two side Essex currently play in Chelmsford, their home for 87 years, and announced profits of over £300,000 for 2011.
However, that figure included "exceptional income" from the England and Wales Cricket Board to cover the cost of previous ground improvements.
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Essex County Cricket Club, together with the University of East London, have applied for the right to become tenants of the Olympic Stadium after London 2012, BBC Essex has learned.


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Detectives recovered new evidence from the strap of a bag found close to the bus stop where the 18-year-old A-level student was stabbed to death.
Improvements in forensic testing led to the breakthrough, the Met said.
Stephen Lawrence was murdered by a group of six white youths in an unprovoked attack in Eltham in 1993.
Gary Dobson and David Norris were found guilty of his murder and sentenced to minimum terms of 15 years and two months and 14 years and three months in January 2012.
The investigation into Mr Lawrence's death remains open, with around 13 officers still working on the case led by Det Ch Insp Chris Le Pere.
The black leather strap, which did not belong to Mr Lawrence, is believed to have been left in Dickson Road, by the junction with Well Hall Road close to the scene of the murder on 22 April.
The BBC understands there is no suggestion that a woman was at the scene of the attack but officers are seeking to establish who the bag belonged to, and why it was at the spot where Stephen was attacked.
A reconstruction and appeal for information will be shown on BBC's Crimewatch at 21:00 BST on Monday, on the eve of what would have been Stephen Lawrence's 42nd birthday.
His father, Neville Lawrence, will also appeal for further information about the murder.
Officers have spoken to around 110 people in connection with this line of inquiry, and gathered 50 DNA samples.
Police are still trying to trace a man reportedly seen in a distinctive green jacket with a V emblem near Well Hall Road Roundabout at about the time Mr Lawrence was attacked.
CCTV footage, recently digitally enhanced using techniques not available in 1993, showed him in a nearby off-licence hours before the murder took place.
In a sketch by a police artist, based on their accounts, the wearer of the jacket has light reddish hair.  However the man in the CCTV pictures is dark-haired.
Police say he could be a witness.
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The DNA of an unknown woman has been found near to where Stephen Lawrence was murdered in south east London 23 years ago, Scotland Yard has said.


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The 27-year-old from Windlesham completed the 46-mile (75km) course in three hours, 12 minutes and 23 seconds.
He finished 53 seconds ahead of local rider Nick Corlett, with Elliot Baxter 26 seconds further back in third after a race-long battle between the three.
Thomas' time was eight minutes slower on his winning time from last year.
He said: "I am really pleased. It is one of the main events that we target in the UK. We love coming back here each year and it is great to take the win.
"Anything can happen on this course - it is so rough and the weather always has an influence. The head wind today was massive."
Anke Dannowski from Dresden was the leading female rider, 53rd overall, and despite the conditions, dipped under four hours with a time of 3:59.17.
She finished more than 18 minutes ahead of Cheri Mills, with Kathryn Priest completing the top three.
More than 700 competitors started the race, which runs from the Point of Ayre to Cregneash, with 651 completing the full distance.
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Ben Thomas won the Manx End to End Mountain Bike Challenge for a third consecutive year in difficult windy conditions on Sunday.


