MScEnvironmental Partnership ManagementScholarships

Summary

The University of Aberdeen is offering two scholarships of £3,350towards Tuition Fees for the MSc Environmental Partnership Management.

These will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and demonstration of particular personal characteristics.

Priority will be given to applicants not already in receipt of a scholarship for their postgraduate studies.

Deadline for applications

The closing date for applications is 17th August 2018

Eligibility Criteria

  • The scholarships are open to applicants holding an offer of admission for the MSc Environmental Partnership Managementone year full-time degree programmestarting in September 2018. The scholarshipsare not open to applicants wishing to study the programmeon a part-time basis.
  • Applicants must be classified by the University as Home/EU or RUK for tuition fee purposes.

Guidelines for Applicants

Academic merit will be judged on previous years’ academic performance which should be evidenced by a transcript.

In respect of personal characteristics, applicants should be able to show, through submission of a personal statement, that they:

  • Are enthusiastic, highly motivated and determined to succeed academically and professionally
  • Have a strong commitment to self-development and take a pro-active and committed approach to their education, particularly in relation to environment and sustainability engagement
  • Have an awareness of, and interest in, sustainable development and in particular be aware of partnership approaches to sustainability.

General Terms and Conditions

The scholarship will be subject to the scholarship recipient making satisfactory progress in their degree. The scholarship will lapse if the scholar ceases to study an eligible degree programmeor leaves the University of Aberdeen. The scholarship can only be held by students of the University – they cannot be transferred to another institution.

Reports

Scholarship recipients will also be required to write a short annual report at the end of the academic year which is to be submitted to the University of Aberdeen Development Trust who will forward it to the donor. The Development Trust will provide a standard template for the report.

Selection Process

A scholarship panel will consider the applications.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an informal interview with a nominated individual from the School of Geosciences and a representative from the Development Trust.

Notification of Awards

The outcome of scholarship applications will be communicated by email.

Completing the form

Please complete the scholarship application form by answering all the questions.

Personal Details:Name, date of birth, address for correspondence, telephone numbers and email address

Education:Name and address of educational institution most recently attendedbefore your intended postgraduate studies at the University of Aberdeen, with attendance dates.

Are you currently a student at the University of Aberdeen?: Please provide your current University of Aberdeen student ID number and dateyour studies commenced.

If you are not a current University of Aberdeen student, please provide your University of Aberdeen Applicant Reference Number (this is the 10 digit number which you will find on any correspondence you have received from the Admissions department).

Degree Programme you are studying/applying for: Please write the name of the postgraduate degree programme at the University of Aberdeen for which you hold an offer of admission.

Fee Status: Please select your fee status as detailed in your offer of admission from the University of Aberdeen.

Scholarship Information:Please select the ‘MSc Environmental Partnership Management Scholarship’ as the scholarship you are applying for.

Previous Scholarships:Please list any other scholarships that you have been awarded or have applied for for your postgraduate course that are not already listed on the form.

Personal Statement:Please upload a personal statement. In no less than 250 words;making reference to your academic achievements, motivation for the MSc Environmental Partnership Management programme, how you demonstrate the required personal characteristics and finally any relevant work experience, please give reasons why you believe you should be considered for an award.The maximum file size for the personal statement is 1MB.

Referee Details:Please provide the name, position and contact details of oneacademic referee who may be approached to comment on your academic achievement.

Supporting documentation:Please uploadyour supporting documentation - academic transcript and CV. Please note that you can only upload a maximum of 2 documents. The maximum file size is 1MB per document.

Please Note: You may experience problems uploading attachments from a networked drive. If this is the case, copy your attachments to a local drive such as your desktop and upload them from there.

Declaration:Please read and complete this section.

Submitting the form: Once you have fully completed the application form, please click ‘Submit Form’. You will then receive an automated email confirming that your application has been received. (If you do not receive this, please contact the informal enquiries telephone number below).

Informal Enquires: If you have any queries not answered by the guidelines above please email or telephone+44 (0) 1224 272655.