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Applications are invited for 224 new £10,000 scholarships for Masters study at the University of Birmingham. The scholarship is available for any of the courses offered by the university (excluding Government-funded programmes such as Nursing, -Teacher Training and Social Work). The application deadline is 31 July 2015.
Study Subject(s): The scholarship is available for any of the courses offered by the university (excluding Government-funded programmes such as Nursing, -Teacher Training and Social Work)
Course Level: The scholarship is available for Masters Degree Program
Scholarship Provider: University of Birmingham
Scholarship can be taken at: United Kingdom
Eligibility: The Birmingham Masters Scholarships will be available to students who meet all of the following criteria. They must be:
-Domiciled in the UK or EU
-Progressing from an undergraduate course in the UK for which they were charged the higher tuition fee (applicable since 2012–13)
-Studying full time or part time for a maximum of two years
-Undertaking a Masters course in any subject (excluding Government-funded programmes such as Nursing, -Teacher Training and Social Work) and from a group that is evidentially under represented among the institution’s taught-Masters population.
Under-represented group guidance:-In order to apply, applicant must meet at least two of the following under-represented group criteria:
-Attended a state school or college
-In receipt of a maintenance grant from the SLC at undergraduate level, in receipt of a means-tested bursary or -currently in receipt of income support
-At the time of entry to undergraduate study, lived in a postcode that has a low progression rate to higher education as measured by POLAR3 (quintiles 1 and 2)
-Previously participated in Access to Birmingham (A2B), Realising Opportunities or a similar outreach or widening participation programme (automatic qualifier)
-Come from a care background (automatic qualifier)
-In receipt of Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) as an undergraduate
-Come from a home in which neither parent attended university
Scholarship Open for International Students: The scholarship is available for students who have domiciled in the UK or EU
Scholarship Description: For 2015 entry the University has 224 new £10,000 scholarships available for Masters Students from under-represented groups. These scholarships have been jointly funded by the British Government; the allocation of the awards, which is the fourth highest in the UK, further cements Birmingham’s place amongst the very best higher education institutions for postgraduate study.
Number of award(s): The University provides 224 new £10,000 scholarships available for Masters Students from under-represented groups
Duration of award(s): Not Known
What does it cover? Successful candidates will have their tuition fees credited in the first instance, the balance being paid by BACS into a UK bank account in installments during the period of the course.
Selection criteria: Awards will then be allocated on the basis of merit.
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: to apply for this scholarship the candidate are requested to fill application form
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 31 July 2015.
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