Aberdeen Business School is pleased to offer a number of merit scholarships to outstanding students who wish to study at the School from September 2013 or January 2014.
This page contains details of all scholarships available on courses apart from the MBA (Masters of Business Administration). Please click below if you wish to apply for an MBA scholarship.
Please read through the following information carefully.
- Number of awards: 150
- Value of awards: £2000, £1500, or £1000 per award
Applicants need to complete a scholarship application form, available in the How to Apply section.
Eligible Courses:
This scholarship is applicable to all MSc courses in this area of study. Who can apply:
- An International student paying fees at the overseas rate or
- A UK/EU student on a full cost course for which the course fee has been set in excess of 6,000 GBP and
- You hold the offer of a place on one of our courses
Awards Criteria
The Scholarship Awards Panel will meet regularly to consider all eligible scholarship applications received prior to their meeting.
All applications will be assessed against the following criteria:- Previous academic record and your suitability for postgraduate study in School, ie:
- Class of degree / CGPA / final score of first degree
- Relevance of your first degree to the course you are applying for
- The standing of the previous academic institution attended
- Any prizes or awards given to you in your first degree
- Relevant industrial or professional experience giving evidence of workplace experience that is relevant to the course you are applying for;
- Personal achievements: evidence of personal achievements to date which indicate your ability to contribute to the wider life of the University community during your studies and the professional community that you will be joining on graduation;
- Evidence from the Personal Statement provided that you are deserving of financial support on the grounds, for example, of personal academic achievement in the face of adversity.
How to Apply
IMPORTANT: We must receive your completed scholarship application no later than Friday 26 July 2013 for September 2013 intake and Friday 6 December 2013 for January 2014 intake.
Please note that in order to be considered for a scholarship, you must already hold an offer of a place to study on an eligible course at the School commencing September 2013 or January 2014; you must therefore ensure that your course application for a place is submitted well in advance of the above date.
As part of the scholarship application process you are required to write a short statement in support of your application, which should address the following points:
- Why you are applying for the scholarship;
- How you will benefit from the opportunities that being given the award will provide;
- How you would contribute to the University community during your studies here.
You may refer to activities, achievements and personal qualities which are particularly relevant to your application.
You must include with your scholarship application the following documents:
- A scanned copy of your final transcript detailing your degree classification and/or CGPA;
- A scanned copy of your IELTS/TOEFL certificate or other English language qualification;
- A scanned copy of your University offer letter (or email if you have not received your letter).
Applications which are incomplete, missing required data or are illegible will be considered invalid. You may only apply for an award once. Multiple applications will not be considered.
For further information please visit the official website at http://www.rgu.ac.uk/areas-of-study/subjects/business-management-and-accounting/scholarships/postgraduate-scholarships/merit-scholarships
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