Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship (UG)

Description: The University of Glasgow will award a total of 30 undergraduate scholarships of £5,000 per annum. The scholarship will be awarded as a tuition fee discount for students starting a full time Undergraduate degree programme (non clinical) in September 2012.

Value: £5,000 per annum
    
Eligibility: The scholarships are competitive and awarded on the basis of academic merit. Applicants must be nationals of a country outwith the EU and must have firmly accepted an offer of a place on a full-time basis for undergraduate study at the University of Glasgow. Students already on a programme are not eligible.

Apply: Download our Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship application form and return to rio-scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk

Closing Date: Closed for 2012. Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application in May.

Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme

Information: Commonwealth Scholarships are available each year to fund Commonwealth citizens' study in the UK for undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. A range of scholarships are available for citizens of Commonwealth countries other than the UK. Further information is available on the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission website.

How to apply: Application is made through the nominating agency (frequently the Education Ministry/Government Department or similar) of the applicant's home country. The nominating agency selects the best applications and forwards these to the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission. Please check out the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission website above for individual countries' eligibility criteria and deadlines for application.

Daiwa Foundation Tohoku Scholarships

Description: In response to the 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the north east of Japan, the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, in partnership with the British Council in Japan, has launched a £250,000 scholarship fund to support Japanese students in the Tohoku region.

The aim of this initiative is to support post-secondary level students from any part of Tohoku1, in particular those areas most affected by the recent events (Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate prefectures) seeking to study for a period at an educational institution in the United Kingdom. Applications will also be considered from students from the Tohoku region who are currently studying in the UK but who require financial support to continue their studies. Moreover, we welcome applications from those students from Tohoku who seek to contribute to the recovery and regeneration of the region.

Scholarship applications may be submitted for the following types of courses, beginning in 2011, 2012 or 2013:
• Undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses (including foundation programmes) in all subject areas
• PhD and post-doctoral research programmes
• Vocational courses at universities and colleges of further education
• English language courses (e.g. pre-sessional courses, English language summer schools)

Value: The amount of funding available will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Sufficient funding will be awarded to cover fees, living expenses and travel expenses for an applicant’s intended course, in line with its level and duration. Therefore, applicants are required to explain their vision for the future and financial plans as part of the application process. Priority will be given to students who can demonstrate seriousness of purpose and financial need.

Eligibility: Successful applicants must secure a place on a course of study at a UK institution in order to take up funding.

Deadline: 31 August 2011

Contact details: Further information including application form can be found on Daiwa Foundation Tohoku website

GU68 Engineers Trust

http://www.guengtrust.org.uk/

Description: The GU 1968 Engineers Trust was established by the 1968 Engineering Graduates of Glasgow University for the purposes of the advancement of education and, in particular, for the provision of benefit to or for students studying Engineering at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.

Value: The value of any Award is likely to be between £250 and £500.

Eligibility: Each year, the Trust invites written applications from, or on behalf of, candidates in any Engineering discipline for Awards to help to meet extraordinary costs associated with projects which can demonstrate a contribution to Engineering research or practice. The Trust can also consider applications to provide assistance to students with special financial needs.

Deadline: 31 January

How to apply: Applications should be sent to the Secretary of the Trust via the online application form on website.

Open Europe Scholarship scheme (OESS) – Belarus students

http://oess.eu/en/main/students/introduction

Description: The purpose of OESS is to contribute to a democratic and prosperous development in Belarus by giving Belarusians students access to higher education without ideological bias and according to internationally accepted academic standards.
OESS scholarships are granted on the basis of motivation, including the expected capacity to graduate.
Specific OESS priority fields are Law, Economics and related Social Sciences, Business Studies, Natural Sciences, Medicine and Engineering. Applications from other fields may also be accepted.

Value: Full tuition fee and for travel and accommodation for the entire period of studies up to graduation.

How to apply: Apply online on the OESS website at http://oess.eu/en/main/my-page

Contact: http://oess.eu/en/main/contact-us

Eligibility: The scholarship program is open for all Belarusians students that meet the academic, linguistic and personal requirements.
Students should apply to a maximum of 3 universities fitting the OESS eligibility criteria (see website) before submitting an OESS scholarship. Applicants whose OESS applications pass the first screening will be invited to an interview in Vilnius. The final decision on the scholarship can only be made after the University decision.

UKEAS Glasgow Academic Elite Scholarship

Description: The University of Glasgow will co-operate with the UKEAS educational agent in China to offer 1 scholarship to a suitably qualified Chinese student applying through UKEAS and accepted to a postgraduate taught programme at the University of Glasgow for September 2012 entry.
 
Value: The successful applicant will receive a £2000 scholarship. £1000 will be awarded as a fee discount by the University of Glasgow. £1000 will be awarded directly to the student by UKEAS.
 
Eligibility: Applicants must be self funded, have a permanent home address in mainland China and have an excellent undergraduate degree. Please note, applicants entering courses in the University of Glasgow Business School are not eligible for this scholarship.

Deadline: 31 May 2012
 
Apply: For more information, please visit http://www.ukeas.com.cn/zhuanti/university/glasgow.html

Advisory note for scholarship applicants

• You should never have to pay to search or apply for any of the scholarships listed on these pages.
• Beware of third party services advertising "high success rates" for scholarship applications. These intermediates can neither guarantee or improve your chances of winning a scholarship because they have no influence over the decisions of the awarding bodies.
• Beware of any services advertising scholarships for which little effort is required on your part, legitimate scholarship applications will almost always involve a substantial amount of your time in preparing an application.
• Beware any unsolicited offers of scholarships for which you did not apply.
• You should never give cash, cheques, credit card or your bank account details to third parties.
• You should never give your bank account details to a scholarship provider prior to the award of a scholarship. In cases where scholarship funds awarded are to be paid by bank transfer you must take all reasonable precautions to ensure that that you are dealing directly with the scholarship provider and not a third party.
• If you are in any doubt, please contact the scholarship provider direct using the contact details provided on these pages.