Deadline- 8th March 2013
Louis Dreyfus Foundation is pleased to invite outstanding applicants for scholarships in Food Security (crop science, biodiversity, conservation) for which scholarship will cover tuition fees and living expenses for three years.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Applicants are normally expected to be predicted or to have achieved a first-class or an upper second class undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences or a related subject
- Applicants should supply academic references/letters of recommendation, which support intellectual ability, academic achievement, motivation, and ability to work in a group
- The Research proposal should be in English and no more than 1,000 words
- Students are selected for admission without regard to gender, marital or civil partnership status, disability, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or social background. Decisions on admission are based solely on the individual academic merits of each candidate and the application of the selection criteria appropriate to the programme of study
How to apply?
- Initial email contact with one of the project supervisors listed in website
- Selection as the preferred candidate of a project supervisor
- Formal online application. Please select Louis Dreyfus – Weidenfeld Scholarship and Leadership Programme as the source of funding and also complete the Weidenfeld Scholarships questionnaire
- Interview by Department of Plant Sciences
- Interview of selected candidates by the Weidenfeld Scholarship and Leadership Programme
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