Four Credit Research Centre Awards of Excellence will be available for students on the MSc in Banking and Risk. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the benefits to the student.
Two scholarships of £7,000 will be awarded to nationals of the UK and European Economic Area, and two scholarships of £10,000 will be available for Overseas students from any country. The scholarship will be deducted from tuition fees and does not provide any contribution to living costs.
Part-funding may be provided where the applicant has other scholarship part-funding, such that the combined funding does not exceed the programme fee. Candidates who already hold full sponsorship are not eligible.
The successful applicant will be required to pay the standard programme deposit of £1,500 within 28 days of receiving their offer to secure their place on the programme.
Criteria
The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the expected benefits to the student. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain the international equivalent of a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level.
Eligibility
Applicants must have been offered and accepted a place on the MSc in Banking and Risk programme commencing in 2015-2016 by the scholarship closing date.
Applying
To apply for a scholarship you must first apply for admission for an eligible programme of study at the University of Edinburgh.
Only applicants who have accepted an offer of admission (conditional or unconditional) by the closing date of the scholarship will be considered by the panel.
Once you have applied for admission you will receive your University Username (UUN). Your UUN is the letter 's' followed by your matriculation number; for example, s0987654.
Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application by24 May 2015.
Please note that you will not be able to access the online application form unless you have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh and have full EASE authentication.
All applicants will be notified of the outcome by July 2015.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-funding/postgraduate/international/humanities/business/crcae