2014/15 Politics and International Studies Scholarship in UK

The University of Warwick calls for applications from suitably qualified candidates for the 2014/2015 Politics and International Studies, PAIS, Departmental Scholarship for home and international students.

Specifications

The awards will be allocated as follows:

Seven full-time Home/EU scholarships. These will be awarded to candidates from the UK and

European Union who will undertake a full-time PAIS MA or Diploma programme commencing in October 2014.

Six full-time Overseas scholarships. These will be awarded to candidates from outside the EU who will undertake a full-time PAIS MA or Diploma programme commencing in October 2014.

Two part-time scholarships. This will be awarded to a candidate who will undertake a part-time PAIS MA or Diploma programme commencing in October 2014 or to a current PAIS MA or Diploma student entering year 2 in 2014.

 This award is aimed in

particular at mature British students; however, the competition is also open to EU students or

Overseas students eligible for part-time study.

Please note that pending satisfactory academic

progress, the award will be renewed for the

successful candidates’ second year of study.

Worth of Awards

Nine awards of 50% of tuition fees each are

available for students commencing MA/Diploma

study in 2014-15. The award will automatically be deducted from the winners’ tuition fees.

Eligibility

Open to applicants on all PAIS MA/Diploma

programmes, including the Double Degrees (Warwick year only).

 Please submit your application to the

degree programme before submitting your

scholarship application.

Candidates must apply to the university and have paid their application fee no later no later than 30 April 2014. Please submit your application to the MA programme before submitting your scholarship application.

Candidates must apply for the scholarship no later than 30 April 2014.

All supporting documentation for the university

application, including references, must be received no later than 14 May 2014.

Successful candidates must obtain an offer from the university before taking up the award.

Candidates may apply concurrently to other funding sources; however, successful candidates who receive major tuition funding elsewhere (eg, the Warwick International Office scholarship) will be disqualified.

Entry Criteria

Each application will be judged on the following merits:

Outstanding academic performance

Outstanding case for support

Interesting and relevant individual attributes (eg, background, relevant work experience,

extracurricular activities, etc)

Quality of the application statement–is it concise,

well-articulated, engaging, etc

Please note that this is not a needs-based scholarship, so your financial situation will not be taken into account.

How to Apply

The primary factor determining an application’s

success is the strength of the case for support. This case for support should demonstrate why you fit the above criteria as well as reflect your motivations for choosing to do a postgraduate degree in your specialization. Your case for support should be no more than 800 words in length and should differ from the statement of purpose submitted with your application to the university.

The application forms are now available for

download (see link below).

They aim to make a decision on applications within six weeks of the closing date. If you have not received the results of your application within seven weeks of the closing date, you may assume your application was not successful.

Deadline: Completed application forms should be submitted via email to m.j.wolfe@warwick.ac.uk no later April 30, 2014.

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