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2011 David Fleming-Brown Scholarship for Master’s and PhD Students, UK

scholarshipnigeria / March 29, 2011 Leave a Comment

The 2011 round of the David Fleming-Brown Travel Scholarship is now open to applications. The University of Glasgow is delighted to announce the third year of the David Fleming-Brown Travel Scholarship, a Postgraduate Research (PGR) travel award. This Scholarship offers the opportunity for PGR students (PhD or Masters by Research) registered at the University of Glasgow to travel to a North American Institution to enhance their academic experience and to develop new research collaborations with that institution.
Eligibility:

The Scholarship is open to all PGR students from any academic discipline currently registered at the University of Glasgow.

Candidates must be citizens of an EU or EEA country. This scheme is not open to overseas students.

Placements should be in a North American Institution and for the duration of at least 3 months.

Successful applicants will be selected on the basis of his/her academic record and scholarship proposal showing the potential for opportunities to strengthen new research collaborations.

Successful applicants will be notified in late May 2011. Funds will be available from early August 2011.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 2 May 2011

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Postgraduate Annual Fund Scholarships for UK and EU Students, Kingston University, UK

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Through gifts made by Kingston alumni to the Annual Fund1, the Development Office is offering a number of postgraduate scholarships for UK and EU students (classified as ‘Home’ for fees purposes). The aim is to: encourage academic excellence; and allow talented young graduates to continue to higher levels of learning and research. They are available for all courses (except teacher training/PCGE courses) and will pay 50% of the fees (up to £3,000) for a one-year, full-time or two-year, part-time masters programme. Applicants must: be classed as ‘Home’ for fees purposes; and have already received an offer of a place to study at Kingston. The closing date for scholarship applications for entry into the 2011/12 academic year is Friday 26 August 2011. We cannot consider applications for scholarships received after this deadline. Please check back later for the scholarship deadline for the 2012/13 academic year. We encourage all eligible applicants for postgraduate study to apply for an Annual Fund Postgraduate Scholarship. Download the application form: The selection criteria is: 1. academic ability: , A: first class honours in first degree or clear equivalent , B: very good upper II or clear equivalent , C: good upper II or equivalent 2. Academic potential: A: very strongly supported by referee, B: strongly supported by referee, C: moderate support by referee

Deadline: 27 August 2011

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