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MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The Faculty of Science and Engineering is proud to offer 30 International scholarships to students from a selection of countries commencing their studies in 2024.  

The Manchester International Excellence scholarships are open to fee-paying undergraduate students from Bangladesh, Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Vietnam, Zimbabwe. 

ELIGIBILITY:

To be considered for this scholarship, you need to meet the following criteria: 

be an international fee-paying, self-funded student from one of the countries listed above;

be holding an offer of a place for a full-time undergraduate course in the Faculty of Science and Engineering;

have accepted this offer and made The University of Manchester your firm choice on UCAS by the end of June;

maintain a 60% average performance each year of your undergraduate studies and engage with marketing activities to support future students who apply from these regions;

ensure you’re fully registered with your Department on an undergraduate degree course as a new student.

There will be no separate application form. All eligible international students who are holding an offer of a place within the Faculty of Science and Engineering will automatically be considered for a scholarship. Awards will be given on academic merit. 

BENEFIT:

Awards will be made to the highest-performing applicants and based on the information provided in the UCAS application. For 2024 entry, there are 30 competitive scholarships available.  The award is £3,500 per year (up to 4 years of study). 

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BRITISH COUNCIL SCOTLAND SGSAH EARTH SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Deadline: Friday 1 November 2024, 12pm GMT

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarships 2025 is a program run by SGSAH with funding from the British Council to enable international research collaborations between PhD and Early Career Researchers and Scottish HEIs and Scotland-based academic mentors, and external organizations, thematically focused on environmental arts and humanities and their interdisciplinary connections. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The Programme is for PhD and early career researchers (ECRs) registered at or graduated from any non-UK university who are working within the environmental arts and humanities to come to Scotland to work with an academic mentor and access networks and resources of a host HEI (Higher Education Institute) in 2025.

All applicants must be currently registered for a PhD, or graduated with a PhD, which broadly falls under Arts & Humanities subject areas. These subject areas are detailed by the AHRC. Research proposals must also fall into Arts & Humanities subject areas. For any interdisciplinary PhDs, at least 50% of the project must fall within Arts & Humanities disciplines. The programme strongly encourages research project proposals that have interdisciplinarity approaches beyond the Arts & Humanities.

For the purposes of the Programme, ECRs must be within 1 year of notification of award of their PhD (under exceptional circumstances this can be extended to 2 years – see the scheme Guidelines for full detail).

BENEFIT:

Applicants will benefit from the following;

Full financial support, including travel, accommodation, and living expenses.

Research funding for international collaborations in environmental arts and humanities.

Access to mentorship from top Scottish academics and cultural organizations.

Opportunities for international research exchanges with Scottish universities.

Involvement in interdisciplinary research across STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics).

Expansion of professional networks and career development.

Focus on addressing the global climate crisis through innovative research methods.

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