THE 2018-2020 SAMSUNG / ROYAL BRITISH LEGION / BRITISH KOREAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP

APPLICATION FORM

Please submit the application by email to or by post to:

Samsung Scholarship Fund,

The Royal British Legion, 199 Borough High St, London, SE1 1AA

General Information

Title
Surname
First Name
Other Name/s
Age (applicants should normally be aged 21-30 on 1st March 2018)
Date & Place of Birth
Nationality (this scholarship is only open to those of British Nationality)
Current Address
including postcode
Permanent Address
including postcode
Telephone number
Email address

Relationship to past/present member of HM Forces (where applicable):

Full name of Serviceman / Servicewoman to whom you are related
Your relationship to them
Details of their rank
Their length of service
Other relevant skills (e.g. Ability to type, computer knowledge, driving licence)
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3.
4.
5.

Work Experience:

Dates / Organisations / Job Title & Duties

Please indicate any countries visited:

Country / Date & length of visit / Reason
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3.
Interests / Hobbies

Referees

Please give the names of two people to serve as Referees who may be approached about your suitability for this Scholarship. One of these referees should be your academic Tutor/Supervisor and the other should be someone who has known you personally (other than family) for the last five years. They will only be approached if your application is successful.

Name / Occupation / Address & Telephone Number

Education details:

University Name & Town
Years of Study
Subject & Type of Degree/Diploma/Certificate
Expected Degree Grade (you will be asked for proof of success in achieving your degree in Summer 2018)
Postgraduate Course applied for (if applicable)

Previous Education:

Schools – dates and addresses (from the age of 11)

Please attach additional sheets if necessary.

Exam Qualifications (‘A’ levels/GCSEs etc):

Level / Subject / Grade / Level / Subject / Grade
1. / 6.
2. / 7.
3. / 8.
4. / 9.

Exam Qualifications (‘A’ levels/GCSEs etc):

Level / Subject / Grade / Level / Subject / Grade
10. / 14.
11. / 15.
12. / 16.
13. / 17.

Please attach additional sheets if necessary.

Language Details:

List languages with an indication of your written and speaking ability, on a scale of B, C, or F (B=Beginner, C=Conversational, F=Fluent):

Language / Written Ability / Speaking Ability / Listening Ability

The Scholarship Committee will help you identify and pay for a Korean language course in the UK before you travel to the Republic of Korea. Please indicate whether you will require this course.

Please indicate where you first learned about the Samsung /TRBL / BKVA Scholarship.

Assistance will be given in sourcing an appropriate course at a University in the Republic of Korea. The Scholarship will begin in August 2018/February 2019 and will be for either one or two years depending on the academic course and entry date. Students selected for a 2 year course will be required to provide evidence of successful completion of their first year of studies before funding for the second year will be confirmed. Failure to do so will result in the withdrawal of the scholarship at that point. Those selected for a two year course will be required to provide written acknowledgement of this condition before their initial deployment to Korea.

The Scholarship includes a maintenance grant, health insurance as well as the cost of an intensive language programme in the UK prior to travel.

The Scholarship currently has a maximum value of £15,000 per annum, but the final award will be at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee. If selected for interview please be prepared to indicate your ability to accept an award of less than the maximum.

The information given in this application is to the best of my knowledge and belief, true and complete.

SIGNATURE DATE

PLEASE ATTACH THE FOLLOWING TO YOUR APPLICATION FORM:

Please complete and sign the below Data Protection declaration and return it with your application.

A statement of no more than five hundred words (two type-written pages, double spaced) explaining how the scholarship fits in with your background and career goals. Please describe what you expect to gain from the experience and how you would use this opportunity to pursue the ideals of the scholarship “to generate understanding between the United Kingdom and The Republic of Korea and to build even closer links between the two countries”.

Please note that application forms cannot be returned. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. You will receive acknowledgement of receipt of your application form.

Your application must be submitted by 23:59pm on 10th December 2017

TIMETABLE

23:59pm Sunday 10th December 2017 / Closing date for applications
15th January 2018 / Candidate shortlisting meeting held by the Scholarship Fund Committee
12th February 2018 / Shortlisted candidates to attend interviews. Travel expenses will be paid for second-class rail/coach/tube travel. Please keep your ticket/receipts to make a claim.
March 2018 / Candidates will be advised whether they have been successful
July 2018 / Award Ceremony in London for successful candidate
August 2018 / February 2019 / Deployment to Korea (the academic entry year may vary for some individual universities)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

How we use your personal information

The Royal British Legion is fully committed to respecting your rights and its duty to use your personal information lawfully, in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Your personal information will be:

·  securely stored by the Legion and used by Legion staff, BKVA Trustee’s, and Scholarship Committee Members to process your application and provide you with assistance

·  shared with other charitable organisations & companies we work with to provide you with assistance

·  used by the Legion, BKVA Trustee’s, and Scholarship Committee Members to monitor and improve our services (by creating statistics, reports, and evaluations, as well as being audited by the Legion or our appointed representatives)

I agree that my personal information can be used as above:
Name:
Signature: / Date:

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THE SAMSUNG/ ROYAL BRITISH LEGION/ BRITISH KORAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Thank you for your interest in this Scholarship. The Fund was established by the BKVA following a donation of £500,000 by Samsung Europe, part of one of Korea’s largest industrial conglomerates, the Samsung Group. It was launched in 1995 by the British Korean Veterans’ Association (BKVA). It was set up in memory of the 1,078 British servicemen and women who gave their lives in the Korean War (1950-1953) in which 100,000 plus members of the British Armed Forces served. The successful Scholarship candidate may be required to attend memorial events held to commemorate the British war effort in Korea.

The Fund is administered on the BKVA’s behalf by The Royal British Legion in association with Samsung Europe. These bodies will be responsible for carrying out candidate selection according to the criteria mentioned in the application form.

The Scholarship offers a suitably qualified candidate the opportunity to live and work in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) whilst pursuing postgraduate study. Subject to suitability, the successful candidate will be able to study for a one or two-year course in the Republic of Korea. It is intended that the scholarship should help generate understanding between Britain and the Republic of Korea and to build even closer links between the two countries.

The successful candidate will undertake the academic course of their choice at a university in Seoul. The Scholarship will cover tuition fees, living expenses, return flight costs and travel insurance. The scholar will be required to arrange his/her academic and travel proposals and to account for all major costs. Assistance will be given in sourcing a suitable academic course.

The scholar must undertake an intensive Korean language course in the UK, to be paid for by the Scholarship Fund, before travelling to the Republic of Korea. It is expected that the successful student will travel to the Republic of Korea in Autumn 2018 or Spring 2019 (GMT Seasons).

The university course in Seoul will usually be conducted in the English Language.

The successful candidate will be required to present a report of his/her stay in the Republic of Korea to representatives of the BKVA, The Royal British Legion and Samsung Europe.

Please telephone our Royal British Legion Contact Centre (0808 802 8080) if you have any queries regarding the Scholarship.

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