Vice Chancellor’s International Scholarships 2007 / 2008

De Montfort University,UK

De Montfort University is committed to to benefit from study in the UK. For courses starting in September 2007, De Montfort University’s Vice Chancellor is delighted to offer 43 scholarships of £1000 each to overseas students.

The £1000 scholarships will be paid towards the full overseas tuition fees of overseas-status students from any country in the world who wish to study any of the following types of courses at De Montfort University, Leicester:

• Full-time undergraduate degrees in any subject
• Full-time Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters courses in any subject
• Full-time MPhil/PhD research degrees in any subject

The scholarships are available for courses starting in September 2007 only (or between September 2007 and June 2008 for MPhil/PhD research degrees).

The £1000 scholarship will be made as a one-off payment and will be deducted from the full tuition fee at the beginning of the first (or only) year of study.

Students progressing to DMU through one of our established progression schemes or collaborative partnerships do not qualify for these scholarships. Bursaries specific to each progression scheme/collaborative course may be available separately. For details, please contact Sue Brookes, International Development Manager, at sbrookes@dmu.ac.uk

Only overseas status students are eligible to apply.

We will award up to 43 x £1000 scholarships for the above courses starting in September 2007. There will be a limited number of scholarships awarded by Faculty:

• Faculty of Art and Design: up to 5 scholarships*
• Faculty of Business and Law: up to 25 scholarships
• Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering: up to 5 scholarships
• Faculty of Health and Life Science: up to 3 scholarships
• Faculty of Humanities: up to 5 scholarships

* Excludes BArch (Hons) Architecture and PGDip Architecture. Includes Masters courses starting between January – May 2008. Click here for a full listing of all excluded courses.

Please note that a few of our courses are not included in this scholarship scheme. To confirm whether your choice of course is included in the scheme, please contact the Faculty admissions team to who you are applying directly.

Scholarships will be awarded based on the submission of a 500 word essay, to be written by the applicant and assessed by a panel of DMU representatives (each Faculty will have its own panel).

How to Apply

1. Choose the course to which you would like to apply. If you would like further information or advice, please contact the Enquiry Centre on 08459 45 46 47, email enquiry@dmu.ac.uk or visit dmu.ac.uk/international to view our online prospectuses.
2. Complete and submit an application form for the course you wish to study. Details of how to apply can be found online at dmu.ac.uk/international and in our international prospectuses. If your application is successful, you will be sent an offer letter. You may already be holding an offer of a place on a course starting in 2007/08.
3. Once you have your UNCONDITIONAL offer letter, and you wish to apply for one of the VC’s International Scholarships 2007, you must write a 500-word essay.

Please write 500 words (in English) on the following:
How will your study at De Montfort University enhance your future?

After the deadline for applications, all essays will be assessed by a panel of DMU representatives (one panel per Faculty) and the scholarships will be awarded to applicants who demonstrate well, in the opinion of the panel, some or all of the following:

• Excellent written communication skills
• Clear understanding of the course you wish to study
• Good understanding of what you hope to gain from UK Higher Education
• Good understanding of the employment sector you wish to enter after graduation and the skills you may need
• Ambition for the future, motivation and enthusiasm for your subject and your studies.

When complete, please email your essay, as a Word document attachment, to Jamie Vegad, International Recruitment Team, at jvegad@dmu.ac.uk

Please make sure you also provide your name, date of birth, email address and your application reference number with your essay.

Deadline for Applications
If you wish to apply for an International Scholarship you must have received your Unconditional offer and submitted your essay by Monday 30 July 2007. No essays received after this date will be accepted under any circumstances.

You will receive an email acknowledgement of your essay submission when we receive it. Please make sure that you keep the acknowledgement as evidence of your application should it be required.

Allocation Process
Following the deadline of 30 July 2007, a panel of DMU representatives (one panel per Faculty) will sit to assess all essay submissions. All successful applicants who have been awarded a scholarship will be notified by email and letter (standard mail) by 1 September 2007. The £1000 scholarships will be deducted from the full tuition fee of successful applicants when you arrive to enrol at DMU.

Details of the successful recipients will be available from Jamie Vegad at jvegad@dmu.ac.uk after 1 September 2007 if required.

The Rules

• Overseas-status students only are eligible to apply for the scholarships.
• Both self-funding and sponsored students are eligible to apply.
• No cash alternatives will be offered and the scholarship cannot be transferred to any other course at DMU or to any other nominated recipient.
• Valid only for September 2007 entry (or between September 2007 and June 2008 for research applicants) – scholarships cannot be deferred with an application until September 2008 or later.
• For overseas students who are also entitled to a 5% discount for early payment of their fees in full at enrolment, the £1000 scholarship will be deducted first from the full fee, then the 5% discounted from the reduced fee.
• These scholarships will not be awarded in conjunction with any other scholarship, such as the Alumni Scholarships 2007 – students may receive one DMU scholarship only, normally the one of greater value.
• If an applicant is allocated a scholarship but then withdraws their application or does not enrol onto the course for any reason, the scholarship is forfeited.
• The University reserves the right to withdraw scholarships, or not allocate scholarships, at any point before they are allocated.

Further Information
For further information about the scholarships and/or our courses, visit dmu.ac.uk/international, call +44 (0)116 257 7513 or email enquiry@dmu.ac.uk.

Via: Official Announcement