International
Smart Minds Scholarship
About
the Award
Smart Minds choose
Keele!
Keele University is
pleased to offer 5 International Smart Mind Scholarships for taught postgraduate
students at the value of £5,000 each. These Scholarships will be awarded to the
best 5 entries to the International Smart Minds essay competition.
The scholarships
will be distributed amongs
t applicants from the following regional areas:
- 2 x
East & South East Asia - 1 x
South Asia - 1 x
Africa - 1 x UK
International*
The scholarship will
be applied as a tuition fee discount and no cash alternative is available.
Eligibility
Before applying for
the scholarship, applicants must have already made an application for a taught
Master’s degree at Keele University, to begin in September 2016.
Applicants need to
be a national of and resident in one of the regions stated (with the exception
of the UK International Award).
*The category ‘UK
International’ applies to international fee paying students who are expecting
to graduate from their undergraduate degree at a UK university (including
Keele) in July 2016 and are looking to progress on to a Master’s degree at
Keele University.
Any offer of
scholarship will be conditional upon applicants meeting the academic and
English language requirements for their chosen course as set out in the offer
letter.
This award is for
international fee payers only and can not be combined with any other University
funded scholarship or bursary which is intended for international fee
paying students. In cases where an applicant is eligible for more than one
award, the highest value award will be applied.
Exceptions
Students who are
sponsored by a third party outside of the family are not eligible for this
scholarship.
The International
Smart Minds scholarship cannot be combined with any other Keele scholarship. In
cases where students are eligible for more than one scholarship, the highest
value will apply.
How
to Apply
Submit an essay of no
more than 250 words to international@keele.ac.uk telling us which Smart Mind
has inspired you to pursue further studies in your subject area of choice. This
could be your professor at university, a Nobel Prize winner, or another
well-known figure in your area.
Essays should be
typed/word processed and not handwritten.
Please remember to
include your Keele ID number in your scholarship application.
The deadline for
submitting an application is
Tuesday 31st May 2016.
Essays will be
considered alongside the original application to study at Keele, personal
statement and academic achievements and the awards made to the best all round
candidates. The judging panel will comprise academic and professional staff
representing all Schools and the International Office.
The judging panel’s
decision is final.
