School of Biological Sciences Taught Postgraduate Bursaries at University of Edinburgh in UK, 2015-2016

Publish Date: Apr 14, 2015

Deadline: May 02, 2015

University of Edinburgh is inviting applications for postgraduate bursaries of £5,000 within the School of Biological Sciences. Applicants must have been offered a place on an eligible MSc at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so. The award is intended to assist with tuition fees and is only tenable for the current session. The application deadline is 2nd May 2015.
Study Subject(s): Bursaries are awarded for studying one of the following taught masters’ programmes: Biochemistry, Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery and Translational Biology, Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology, Systems and Synthetic Biology and Quantitative Genetics & Genome Analysis (including Animal Breeding & Genetics, Evolutionary Genetics, Human Complex Trait Genetics).
Course Level: Bursaries are available for pursuing postgraduate taught degree program at University of Edinburgh.
Scholarship Provider: University of Edinburgh, UK
Eligibility: 
Applicants must have been offered a place on an eligible MSc at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer, or be intending to do so.
Scholarship Open for International Students: International students can apply for these postgraduate bursaries.
Scholarship Description: The School of Biological Sciences is offering 8 bursaries of £5,000 to students studying one of the taught masters’ programmes. The award is intended to assist with tuition fees, and is only tenable for the current session.
Number of award(s): Up to 8 postgraduate bursaries are awarded.
Duration of award(s): Bursaries are only tenable for the current session.
What does it cover? Bursaries of £5,000 will be awarded to students. The award is intended to assist with tuition fees, and is only tenable for the current session.
Selection Criteria: The bursaries will be awarded on the basis of academic merit.
Notification: A Selection Committee will meet in May 2015 and the successful candidates will be notified by the end of May 2015.
How to Apply: Applicants should send an email to pgtbiol-at-ed.ac.uk registering their interest in applying for the bursary to the email address noted below. Applicants should only email their interest once they have been offered a place on a relevant MSc programme. When emailing, applicants must include both their UUN/application ID and the name of the programme(s) that they are applying for.
 
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http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-funding/postgraduate/international/science-engineering/biological-bursaries

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