Deadline- 13th June 2013
The Institute for Transport Studies invites applicants from developing countries to apply for scholarships in transport studies at the University of Leeds in UK.
The scholarship will provide 50% of the fees for an international student to undertake a master’s degree programme at ITS, on a one year full-time basis. The scholarship forms part of the ITS mission to advance the understanding of transport globally via the development of skills and best practice. It is anticipated that the scholarship recipient will return to their home country after the Masters programme, to apply their new skills to an area of identified need.
Eligibility-
- Applicants must hold, or expect to obtain, a bachelors degree equivalent to a UK first class or upper second class honours.
- Applicants must hold an offer (conditional or unconditional) of an academic place for an ITS Masters degree for the academic year commencing September 2013.
- Applicants must be designated as ‘international fee status’ by the University of Leeds, and not be domiciled in a European Union member country.
How to apply?
- Complete and submit the relevant scholarship application form, to include-
- a statement of up to 500 words which details how and why a Masters degree from ITS would enable the applicant make a difference to transportation in their country/region, and specifically to tackle a significant problem or issue
- evidence of the applicant’s outstanding ability, achievement and potential
- an outline of the applicant’s career aspirations
- details of their funding situation, including existing funds which are available to them, scholarship applications where the outcome is known or awaited, and other funding sources being explored
- Provide a supporting statement from a referee
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