University of
Abertay Dundee is funding International Scholarships for students living
outside the European Union and the European Free Trade Area and who are
liable to pay overseas tuition fees. Various Academic Merit
and Personal Achievement Scholarships are offered. The Overseas
Student Scholarship Fund will support individual scholarships based on academic
merit, and/or personal achievement in either sports or music. Scholarship is
available for international students living outside the EU and enrolled for
undergraduate and postgraduate study at Abertay for September 2013. Students
may apply multiple scholarships but only one scholarship is awarded.
Scholarship deadline is 31st July 2013.
Study
Subject(s):
Scholarships are provided to learn any of the courses offered by the University
of Abertay Dundee in UK.
Course Level:
Scholarships are for pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate degree at
University of Abertay Dundee in UK.
Scholarship Provider:
University of Abertay Dundee
Scholarship can
be taken at: UK
Eligibility: -Students living outside
the European Union and the European Free Trade Area, who are
liable to pay overseas tuition fees and whom the University of
Abertay Dundee believes would bring to the University additional personal
and academic qualities
-Awards are only available to candidates eligible to pay full-time overseas
tuition fees.
-Applicants must be available to take up their place on the course in September
2013.
-The Academic Merit Scholarships will be available to those with
outstanding academic merit, based on their proven academic record at
school and/or college and/or university at the point of application.
-The Personal Achievement Scholarships will be available to those applicants
whose personal achievements in sport or music demonstrate a commitment and
determination to excel in other aspects of life.
-Applicants can only apply for a scholarship if they have submitted an
application for a place on a degree or postgraduate programme at Abertay.
-Level of musical/sporting achievement required: We would expect that you
will be able to submit evidence of having achieved an advanced level by a
recognised body in the musical or sporting world.
(a)Music: Evidence of successful examination performance (e.g. Associated Board
Examinations or equivalent) and/or selection to play in a regional or national
orchestra or other major successful musical group.
(b)Sport: Evidence of selection to a regional or national team or recognised
qualifications from an approved sporting body/
association. Applicants for golf should submit evidence of their handicap.
Scholarship
Open for Students of Following Countries: International students can apply for these
scholarships (Scholarships are open to students living outside the European
Union and the European Free Trade Area).
Scholarship
Description:
The Overseas Student Scholarship Fund is open to students living outside the
European Union and the European Free Trade Area, who are liable to pay overseas
tuition fees and whom the University of Abertay Dundee believes would bring to
the University additional personal and academic qualities. The Fund will
support individual scholarships based on academic merit, and/or personal
achievement in either sports or music. They will be available for students
enrolling for study at Abertay in September 2013. The value of each scholarship
award will be directly related to the quality of the individual’s academic
merit and/or his or her personal achievements in sport or music.
All Academic
Merit/Personal Achievement Scholarships:
Academic Merit Scholarships:- Academic Merit Award: Awarded to those who have
academic merit above the normal requirement for the chosen degree
programme.
-Academic Excellence Award: Awarded to those who have academic merit
significantly above the normal requirement for the chosen degree programme.
-Outstanding Academic Merit Award: Awarded to those who have excellent academic
merit in relation to their chosen degree programme.
-Exceptional Award: Awarded to those who have excellent academic merit in
relation to their chosen degree programme and a breadth of academic achievement
in a range of subjects beyond those which are relevant to their chosen course.
(2)Personal Achievement Scholarships:-Personal Achievement Merit Award: Awarded
to those who have demonstrated sporting and/or musical skills and achievements
at local club level or local orchestra/band/solo performance.
-Excellent Achievement Award: Awarded to those who have demonstrated sporting
and/or musical skills and achievements at regional level or regional
orchestra/band/solo performance.Scholarships will not be awarded to students
retaking an academic year, in whole or in part, at the same stage.
-Outstanding Achievement Award: Awarded to those who have demonstrated sporting
and/or musical skills and achievements at national level or national
orchestra/band/solo performance.
-Exceptional Award: Awarded to those who have demonstrated sporting and/or
musical skills and achievements at international level or international
orchestra/band/solo performance.
It has run a highly
successful Elite Athletes programme for many years, supporting individual
sports men and women who are competing at national or international level, and
who have also represented the University in their sport. Among Abertay’s
sporting alumni are: a women’s tae kwon do world champion, a European amateur
golf champion, and international competitors for Scotland and or the UK in
rugby union, judo, athletics, figure-skating, hockey, gymnastics, soccer, and
waterpolo. In music, Abertay is one of only a handful of universities in the UK
to have its own pipe band, linked to a thriving University traditional music
club. Among the sporting scholarships will be: 11 Cricketing Excellence
Scholarships, 8 Golf Handicap Scholarships, 11 Football Scholarship, 15 Rugby
Union Scholarship, 5 Basketball Star Player Scholarship. Other sporting
scholarships are available for Volley Ball, Hockey, Badminton, Ladies Netball,
Boxing, and Snow Sports. Applicants will be asked to justify their applications
through, for example, membership of their relevant regional or national
sporting teams or demonstrable excellence at club level. Among the available
music scholarships will be: 2 Piano Solo Performance Scholarships, 2
Piano Ensemble Scholarships, 4 Digital Keyboard Performance Scholarship, 2
Guitar Solo Performance Scholarships, 2 Guitar Ensemble Performance Scholarship
as well as scholarships for all sections of orchestral performance, as well as
traditional musical instruments (non-western) and traditional western musical
instruments (e.g. Fiddle, Bagpipes). Applicants will be expected to
demonstrate their achievements through certified performance skills in their
chosen musical form.
Duration of
award(s):
Undergraduate students who are granted a place on a University of Abertay
Dundee full-time degree course and are awarded a scholarship will benefit from
the scholarship funding each year, for up to four years depending on the length
of their course. For taught postgraduate degrees, successful applicants will
enjoy scholarship funding for the duration of their course (normally between 12
and 18 months).
What does it
cover?
Academic Merit Award( between £1,000 and £2,500), Academic Excellence
Award (between £2,500 and £5,500), Outstanding Academic Merit Award (between
£5,500 and £8,000), Exceptional Award (between £8,000 and £9,500), Personal
Achievement Merit Award (between £1,000 and £2,500), Excellent Achievement
Award (between £2,500 and £5,000), Outstanding Achievement Award (between
£5,500 and £8,000), Exceptional Award (between £8,000 and £9,500).
Selection
Criteria:
The Academic Merit Scholarships will be available to those with outstanding academic
merit, based on their proven academic record at school and/or college and/or
university at the point of application. The Personal Achievement Scholarships
will be available to those applicants whose personal achievements in sport or
music demonstrate a commitment and determination to excel in other aspects of
life.
Notification:
Applicants
will be notified whether they have been successful within 4 weeks of the
relevant closing date.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is
electronically or by post.
Scholarship
Application Deadline:
The deadline for applications is 31st July 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application