ROYAL BELGIAN BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

SCHOLARSHIP 2018-19

Scholarship

The RBBS is offering a Scholarship to a Belgian citizen who wishes to study at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and has been offered a post-graduate place on a specific course. The financial help offered is to enable the student who for financial reasons would not otherwise be able to take up the place, to do so.

When completing the form the applicant should:

i)explain their financial situation and why they require this funding for study, and whether they would be willing to help RBBS in promoting scholarships to future students;

ii)outline their plans and how they will use the degree after studying at the School.

Financial support

This award of £8,000.00 is to be used as a contribution towards fees or living expenses.

Eligibility criteria

A Belgian citizen who has been offered a post-graduate place to study at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine during the academic year beginning in September 2018, but who would not be able to accept without the financial help offered by this scholarship.

How to apply

Please submit the Royal Belgian Benevolent Society Scholarship Application to the LSHTM Scholarships team by the closing date below.

If you have not yet submitted an application for an appropriate course of study at the School, please submit an LSHTM course applicationby the closing date below.

Applications submitted to the LSHTM Scholarships Team will be collated and forwarded to the Royal Belgian Benevolent Society for consideration.

The deadline for completed applications isFriday, 27th April 2018.

ROYAL BELGIAN BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

SCHOLARSHIP 2018-19

Please tick the following before completing the application form:

I have completed an application for study at LSHTM for the 2018-19 academic year, OR

I am a research student at LSHTM and plan to re-register for the 2018-19 academic year

I enclose my CV (no more than 2 A4 sides)

I have attached a copy of my Belgian ID

Please note that your application will not be processed further if you have not fulfilled the above.

Family Name or Surname / First Name/s
Contact Address
Contact Telephone No. / Contact Email Address
Nationality
Student Reference Number / Course of Study
Personal Statement: Meeting financial need requirement
Please use this section to explain your financial situation and why you require this funding for study, and whether you’d be willing to help RBBS in promoting scholarships to future students.
Personal Statement: Potential Contribution
Please use this section to outline your plans and what you’ll do with the degree after studying at the School.
Declaration
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the statements made by me on this form are correct and complete.
I confirm that neither I nor my family have sufficient funds to pay for my study at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine without this scholarship.
If I am successful in gaining a scholarship
I agree to write a formal letter of thanks to the funder
I agree to acknowledge the funding in any related publications produced by the research funded
I give consent for my name and the award to be announced in RBBS and LSHTM publications and on the internet and for photographs of me taken at School events to be used in future promotional materials. I also consent to write a 250-word student profile for use in LSHTM publications
I consent to my application forms, transcripts and references being released to the scholarship subpanel (if required).
Signature ______Date ______
Typed signatures will not be accepted. Please sign by hand or use an electronic signature.

Please return by email to: , or by post: Registry, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT.

Only those applications received in Registry by the scholarship deadline, Friday, 27th April 2018, will be considered for this funding.