School of Earth and Environment (SEE) /

School of Earth and Environment Scholarships

The School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, is offering a number of scholarships, to students of outstanding ability, achievement and potential.

1. Eligibility

Applicants must hold an offer (conditional or unconditional) of an academic place for full time study on an eligible SEE Masters programme for the academic year commencing September 2017.

Applicants who have, or are expected to achieve, a good UK upper second class Bachelor Degree or better (or overseas equivalent) will be considered. Applicants are encouraged to include any relevant work/voluntary experience on their application.

Scholarships would not normally be awarded to applicants scoring less than 65% (or equivalent) in their first degree unless there were significant additional factors such as extensive relevant work or voluntary experience.

2. Value of the scholarship

The scholarshipwill pay the full tuition fee and can only be used for this purpose.

3. Application process and deadlines

To apply for the scholarship applicants must:

Submit a completed SEE Scholarship application by email to

by the following deadlines:

  • For International Scholarships - apply by 1 April 2017
  • For UK/EU Scholarships - apply by 1 May 2017

An automated email response will confirm receipt of the scholarship application, please note that no further correspondence will be sent until the awards have been allocated by a sub-committee of programme leaders led by the Director of Masters Education in the School of Earth and Environment.

Successful applicants will be notified via email by the deadlines below:

  • International Scholarships – no later than 1 May 2017
  • UK/EU Scholarships – no later than 1June 2017

Successful applicants must respond by emailing acceptance of the scholarship within 14 days.

4. Terms and conditions

SEE reserves the right not to make a scholarship award or to offer one or more partial fee waivers. The scholarship recipient will be expected to support the future development and promotion of the scholarship and SEE, by participating in SEE marketing activities.

School of Earth and Environment (SEE) /

SEEScholarships- Application Form

Please use this application form if you are applying for one of the SEE Scholarships listed below; please indicate which scholarship you wish to be considered for, you should only select one option.

Scholarships / Select / Closing Date
International Scholarship (1x full tuition fee) - applicable to all SEE Masters Programmes exceptStructural Geology with Geophysics and Exploration Geophysics. / 1 April 2017
UK/EU Scholarship (1 x full tuition fee) - applicable to the following Sustainability specialisms; Ecological Economics, Environment & Development, Sustainability and Consultancy, Sustainability and Business. / 1 May 2017
UK/EU Scholarship (1 x full tuition fee) – applicable to MRes Climate and Atmospheric Science and Climate Change and Environmental Policy. / 1 May 2017

You must have an offer in place (conditional or unconditional) before submitting this funding application. Applications that do not hold an offer will be disregarded.

Which programme of study is your offer for?

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Relevantexperience and/or evidence of outstanding ability or achievement

Please provide relevant details in support of your application for this scholarship. This should include, but need not be limited to, the following:

  • a summary of your academic qualifications (existing and pending);
  • professional and other qualifications;
  • relevant employment, work experience, internships, charity work and volunteering;
  • prizes and awards;
  • publications, conference presentations, organisation and participation in events;
  • other relevant evidence of ability, achievement and potential.

Name & Country of University/Institution / Dates / Qualification Obtained (eg BA/BSc) and Main Subject Area / Achieved or Expected Degree Classification
(eg 1stclass) / Achieved or Expected Grade (GPA) or % mark.
eg. 3.5/4.0 / Position in Class eg. 2/30
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5.Please outline your future career aspirations

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Have you applied (or intend to apply) for any other scholarship and/or funding opportunities? Eg: Career Development Loans, Government Schemes, British Council Scholarships etc…(If yes, please provide the name of the scholarship and the awarding body)

Where did you hear about theSEEScholarship?

Undertaking by applicants

By submitting this application, applicants attest to the accuracy of the information given and to their compliance with the terms and conditions of the Scholarship.

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(Electronic Signatures accepted)
Date

Completed forms should be emailed to; e deadline.

We can also accept them by postal applications to; Taught Postgraduate Admissions Office,School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK (all applicants will receive an application acknowledgement).

Scholarships received after the deadline or incomplete applications will not be considered.