Aberystwyth International Excellence Scholarships (AIES) offer 51 scholarships, each worth either £2000 or £3000 towards tuition fees. These scholarships will be available for full-time non-EU students on Masters Courses which commence in September 2012.
The scholarships will be awarded for academic excellence (minimum of a UK upper second class honours degree or the equivalent for the £2000 award and a minimum of a UK first class honours degree or equivalent for the £3000 award, either already achieved or predicted by the candidate’s awarding university). In order to be considered for one of these awards, an application for a place on a taught Masters degree at Aberystwyth University must be received by:
· Up to 59 scholarships worth either £2000 or £3000 from tuition fees of full-time non-EU students on taught Masters courses are available for students who commence their studies in September 2012
· This will be an open competition (i.e. no departmental or faculty quotas)
· Separate application forms will not be required. Therefore it is essential that your Course Application be received by the AU Postgraduate Admissions Office by 27th July 2012.
· Selection will be on the basis of academic excellence and the applicant’s suitability for their proposed course. A minimum (UK) 2.i Honours (or equivalent) is required for the £2000 award and minimum of a (UK) 1st Class Honours (or equivalent) is required for the £3000 award. Information on the comparability of non-UK degrees is available at the Comparability page.
· Decisions for 2011 will be made centrally by the Pro Vice Chancellor on the basis of academic excellence (see 4 above).
· Scholarships are available for entirely self-financed students (i.e. they cannot be held by students with full-awards, e.g. Chevening Scholarships, Commonwealth Shared Scholarship or any governmental award or any partial awards, including AU departmental awards and the 10% Aber-grad Scholarship).
·: justify;”>· This scholarship scheme is subject to annual review
Application Deadline: 27th July 2012
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