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EDUCATION => Scholarships => Topic started by: scholarman on Dec 02, 2013, 11:31 AM

Title: PAIS Departmental Scholarships for International Students at University of Warwick in UK, 2014/15
Post by: scholarman on Dec 02, 2013, 11:31 AM
University of Warwick is offering seven full time and six part time scholarships for Home/EU and international students. Scholarships are a available for students commencing MA/Diploma study in 2014-15. The award will automatically be deducted from the winners' tuition fees. Successful applicants will be notified within six weeks of the closing date. The application deadline is 30 April 2014.

Study Subject(s): Scholarships are provided to learn any of the courses offered by the University of Warwick.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing MA/Diploma programmes at University of Warwick.

Scholarship Provider: University of Warwick, UK

Scholarship can be taken at: UK 

Eligibility: -Open to applicants on all PAIS MA/Diploma programmes, including the Double Degrees (Warwick year only). Please submit your application to the degree programme before submitting your scholarship application.

-Candidates must apply to the university and have paid their application fee no later no later than 30 April 2014. Please submit your application to the MA programme before submitting your scholarship application.

-Candidates must apply for the scholarship no later than 30 April 2014.

-All supporting documentation for the university application, including references, must be received no later than 14 May 2014.

-Successful candidates must obtain an offer from the university before taking up the award.

-Candidates may apply concurrently to other funding sources; however, successful candidates who receive major tuition funding elsewhere (eg, the Warwick International Office scholarship) will be disqualified.

Scholarship Open for International Students: UK/EU and International students can apply for these scholarships.

Scholarship Description: PAIS is delighted to confirm that nine awards of 50% of tuition fees each are available for students commencing MA/Diploma study in 2014-15. The award will automatically be deducted from the winners' tuition fees.

- Seven full-time Home/EU scholarships. These will be awarded to candidates from the UK and European Union who will undertake a full-time PAIS MA or Diploma programme commencing in October 2014.

- Six full-time overseas scholarships. These will be awarded to candidates from outside the EU who will undertake a full-time PAIS MA or Diploma programme commencing in October 2014.

Number of award(s): 15 scholarships are offered.

-Seven full-time Home/EU scholarships

- Six full-time Overseas scholarships.

-Two part-time scholarships.

Duration of award(s): Scholarships are offered for the duration of the program.

What does it cover? The awards will be allocated as follows:

-Seven full-time Home/EU scholarships. These will be awarded to candidates from the UK and European Union who will undertake a full-time PAIS MA or Diploma programme commencing in October 2014.

-Six full-time overseas scholarships. These will be awarded to candidates from outside the EU who will undertake a full-time PAIS MA or Diploma programme commencing in October 2014.

-Two part-time scholarships. This will be awarded to a candidate who will undertake a part-time PAIS MA or Diploma programme commencing in October 2014. This award is aimed in particular at mature British students; however, the competition is also open to EU students or overseas students eligible for part-time study. Please note that pending satisfactory academic progress, the award will be renewed for the successful candidates' second year of study.

Selection criteria: Each application will be judged on the following merits:

-Outstanding academic performance

-Outstanding case for support

-Interesting and relevant individual attributes (eg, background, relevant work experience, extracurricular activities, etc)

-Quality of the application statement–is it concise, well-articulated, engaging, etc

-Please note that this is not a needs-based scholarship, so your financial situation will not be taken into account.

Notification: Successful applicants will be notified within six weeks of the closing date. If you have not received the results of your application within seven weeks of the closing date, you may assume your application was not successful.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is electronically. The primary factor determining an application's success is the strength of the case for support. This case for support should demonstrate why you fit the above criteria as well as reflect your motivations for choosing to do a postgraduate degree in your specialization. Your case for support should be no more than 800 words in length and should differ from the statement of purpose submitted with your application to the university. The application forms are now available for download here. They should be completed and submitted via email to Melissa Venables no later 30 April 2014.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 30 April 2014.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application (http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/study/studymasters/funding/paisscholarship/)