Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarships at University of the Arts London

Brief description:

The Vice-Chancellor’s scholarships aim to fully support up to 8 students from low income countries and who have already applied to study a qualifying full-time masters degrees starting in 2017/2018.  

Host Institution(s):

University of the Arts London, United Kingdom

Level/Fields of study:

Full-time taught masters course at one of UAL’s six Colleges starting in the academic year of 2017/18. Your course must offer either an M ARCH, MA, MFA, MRes or MSc qualification.  Read the list of qualifying courses.

Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert), Graduate Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, M ARCH, MBA, distance learning, blended learning and online courses do not qualify.

Number of Scholarships:

Up to 8

Target group:

International students from low income countries. See the list of Qualifying Countries (PDF),

Scholarship value/inclusions:

A scholarship provides a £25,000 award to cover tuition fee charges and make a contribution towards living costs. Scholarship recipients will also be offered International Students House (ISH) accommodation for the duration of their study.

Eligibility:

Criteria 1: You must have applied to study a full-time taught masters course at one of UAL’s six Colleges starting in the academic year of 2017/18. Your course must offer either an M ARCH, MA, MFA, MRes or MSc qualification.

Criteria 2: You need to be ordinarily resident in one of the low to middle income economy countries detailed in our ‌List of Qualifying Countries (PDF)‌‌. G20 member countries have been excluded.Acceptance of the scholarship offer is on the condition that you will return to your home country on completion of your postgraduate Masters course.

Criteria 3: Your household income must be £55,000 or less (or the equivalent exchange value in a qualifying countries currency) at the point of scholarship application.

Criteria 4: You are willing to provide a response to each of the following statements as a part of your UAL Vice-Chancellor’s International Postgraduate Scholarship application:

• • Describe your background, your academic experience and how receiving a Vice-Chancellor’s Postgraduate Scholarship would make a difference to you.
• •  Tell us how you intend to use the qualification you will be gaining to support your future plans.
• •  Confirm any other sources of funding you have (or have applied for) to meet the cost of your studies in the UK.

See the list of complete eligibility criteria at the official website.

Application instructions:

Once you’ve applied for a qualifying course, the University will send you an email with details on how (if you meet the given eligibility criteria) you can apply for a UAL Vice-Chancellor’s International Postgraduate Scholarship award.

Your completed application form and supporting evidence must be submitted by 4pm BST on Wednesday, 31 May 2017.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website:  http://www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/student-fees–funding/scholarships-search/ual-vice-chancellors-postgraduate-international-scholarships/