Carnegie-Cameron Bursaries
Description: The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland have awarded the University of Glasgow with 7 bursaries for academic session 2013-14
Eligibility: Applicants must be Scottish by birth, descent (at least one parent born in Scotland) or have been continuously resident in Scotland for a period of at least three years for the purpose of secondary or tertiary education. Bursaries are awarded for Postgraduate taught studies on the basis of overall assessment of merit of the candidate, including financial circumstances. The most important selection criteria should be those envisaged by Andrew Carnegie: that the candidates be qualified and deserving, industrious and ambitious, and that they would derive particular benefit from a one-year taught postgraduate degree, which they would be unlikely to attend without the award.
Bursaries are not intended for courses awarding a certificate or a diploma and preference will be given to candidates with a clear career plan outside academia.
Applicants must hold an offer of a place at the University of Glasgow in order to be considered.
Value: £3750
How to apply: Submit the word-processed Carnegie Cameron 2013 Application Form by email to rio-scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk.
Please read the Carnegie Cameron 2013 FAQ before filling in the application form.
Deadline: 26 April 2013
Science & Engineering - The Lloyd’s Register Foundation Scholarships
Description: Lloyd's Register Foundation is an independent charity working to achieve advances in transportation, science, engineering and technology education, training and research worldwide for the benefit of all.
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation Scholarships are prestigious scholarships which support high-achieving students studying a postgraduate taught Masters in the College of Science and Engineering..
Award: The Lloyd's Register Foundation Scholarship will cover tuition fees at Home/EU and International levels.
Eligibility: The Scholarship is open to Home/EU/International applicants. They are available to students studying postgraduate taught Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Geoinformation Technology and Cartography, and Environmental Statistics starting in September 2013.
Successful applicants must hold, or expect to achieve, an undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK First Class Honours undergraduate degree.
How to apply: Only applicants to the above postgraduate programmes who meet the eligibility criteria will be considered.
Deadline: Applications are now closed for 2013.
Contact details: Enquiries about this scholarship should be emailed to scieng-gradschool@glasgow.ac.uk
Erasmus Mundus International Masters in Russian, Central & East European Studies (IMRCEES) Scholarships
Description: The IMRCEES offers you the unique opportunity to combine a year of study in Glasgow in the UK with a year studying overseas (in English) at one of our renowned partner institutions and leads to the award of a double degree. It is recognised by the European Commission as an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course. Graduates of the programme will be equipped with the skills to address the myriad of socio-economic and political/security challenges of the 21st century in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and its near/abroad neighbourhood.
Value: There are two different forms of scholarships, Category A (non-European applicants) and Category B (European applicants). The scholarships' terms depend on the student's country of origin/residence and main academic and/or professional activity.
Scholarship students will receive a fee waiver to cover the difference between the Erasmus Mundus scholarship contribution to participation costs and the actual participation costs. For Category A scholarship students this amounts to a fee waiver of €500 per semester and Category B scholarship students will receive a fee waiver of €250 per semester. The participation costs cover all tuition fees and health insurance; they do not include accommodation as well as other living expenses and travel.
Eligibility: The IMRCEES programme offers Erasmus Mundus scholarships to students from around the world.
How to apply: Applicants must apply online and submit the necessary supporting documentation with the online application.
To apply visit: www.glasgow.ac.uk/postgraduate/erasmusmundus/howtoapply/applyonline/
Contact details:
Maggie Baister
Maggie.Baister@glasgow.ac.uk
Santander Scholarships
Description: The University of Glasgow-Santander Scholarship offers awards of £5000 as a tuition fee discount for our one year postgraduate taught programmes for 2012/13.
Eligibility: Candidates must be citizens of the 12 countries in the Santander scheme; Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela and USA. Candidates will be selected on the basis of their academic ability and the quality of their personal statement.
Value: £5000 tuition fee discount for one year full-time courses.
Apply: Application for scholarships will become available in 2013
Deadline: To be confirmed in 2013