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UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: Saturday 31 August 2024

LOCATION: United Kingdom

To acknowledge the academic achievements of undergraduate applicants, we will be awarding up to 130 scholarships of £3,000. This is to reward students who may not have achieved the grades they expected in their GCSEs but are back on track with their level 3 qualifications. For example, A Levels, T Levels or BTECs.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be a ‘home’, ‘refugee’, ‘asylum seeker’ or ‘overseas island’ student on an eligible course.

EU students with UK Settled Status at the time of application are eligible for these bursaries.

You must be a first-year student applying to start your studies in autumn 2024.

You must demonstrate an increase in academic achievement.

Your GCSE qualifications must have been awarded in the last three years; 2021/22, 2022/23 or 2023/24.\To apply for this scholarship, please follow our step-by-step guide on our Scholarships and bursaries explained page which asks you to log into your myApplication account and complete our short application form.

View the University of Sunderland Scholarship 2024/25 guidance notes for full terms and conditions.

BENEFIT:

The total value of the award is £3,000; £2,400 StudyPlus credit and £600 cash.

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION BLUE BOOK TRAINEESHIPS

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Application Deadline:  30 August 2024 (10:00 a.m. CEST)

LOCATION: Brussels

At the European Commission’s Traineeships Office, they believe in equality and diversity. Twice a year, the Commission offers 5-month paid traineeship. The  traineeship scheme also welcomes a number of international non-EU trainees for each traineeship session. People with different backgrounds join this traineeship scheme each year and it provides a unique and unforgettable experience. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Subject to eligibility criteria, the traineeship is open to all EU citizens, regardless of age. A limited number of places are also allocated to non-EU nationals.

The traineeship programme is open to university graduates who:

have completed a standard 3-year higher education degree (minimum EQF 6 level), corresponding to a complete Bachelor’s cycle, or equivalent. Only if you have a certificate or official confirmation from your university that you have such a degree will you be eligible to apply.

You will have to provide the following documents:

diplomas or certificates with final grades clearly indicated

and proof of minimum EQF 6 level. Find out more about EQF levels

have no prior work experience of any kind, in excess of 6 weeks in any EU institution, body or agency, delegation, with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), or Advocates General at the Court of Justice of the European Union (EUCJ)

have a very good knowledge of languages:

For the administrative traineeship – you must have a very good knowledge of two EU official languages, one of which must be a working language: English, French or German at C1 or C2 level as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and a second one at B2 level at least as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
For non-EU nationals, only one procedural language is required at C1 or C2 level.

For the translation traineeship in the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT) – you must be able to translate into your main/target language (normally your mother tongue), from two other official EU languages (‘source languages’*).:

your main/target language must be one of the official EU languages

your first source language for translation must be a working language of the EU: English, French or German (C level or mother tongue)

your second source language can be any of the official EU languages with at least B2-level proficiency

BENEFIT:

2 sessions a year

+/- 1,000 traineeship positions available per session

1,376.89€ grant

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