Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Excellence Scholarships for returning PG students
The HaSS Masters Excellence Scholarships will award fifteen £2000 awards to the highest achieving PGT (Postgraduate Taught Courses) applicants across the Faculty.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be of Home/EU status
- Applicants must be graduates of Newcastle University in the year 2011/12 going on to a HaSS PGT programme starting Sept 2012
- Applicants are expecting to achieve a high 2:1/first class degree; transcripts of latest academic grading will be requested at the application stage
- Newcastle graduates from any undergraduate discipline can apply
- Applicants awarded other sources of full or partial funding are ineligible
- Awards exclude PG Certificates, PG Diplomas, PGCE and MArch courses.
- Applicants for both part-time and full-time routes will be considered
Administration
- Applicants must apply before 1st May 2011
- Applicants must complete an online application consisting of a 350 word personal statement to include motivations, why you should be considered for an award, why you have applied and career direction. We will also require most recent transcript
- A selection body will select successful applicants based on academic achievements and individual application form
- Successful candidates will be informed by 1st July 2012
- Students classified as UK/EU for fee purposes will receive a £2000 tuition fee discount for 2012 entry into full time Masters level study. In addition applicants can still apply for a 20% alumni discount on the remaining fee balance
More information
Applicants who meet all the criteria can apply now. If you need more information, please email hassmarketing@ncl.ac.uk