First Generation Scholars Summer School

FIRST GENERATION SCHOLARS SUMMER SCHOOL

APPLICATION PACK

Parts of the Application

There are five parts to the Summer School application:

1.  Application Form

2.  A List of Modules you would like to study at the Summer School. This can be found on the host institution website.

3.  Personal Statement as to why you want to attend the Summer School.

4.  A completed Reference Form signed by your Academic Advisor or Academic Nominee.

5.  Student declaration and conditions of receipt of bursary

Please Return This Application Form In Person To:

Ester Aventin, Hastings Building by 28th February 2018 (4pm)

1.  APPLICATION FORM (page 1 of 2)

YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS
Name:
Date of Birth: / Place of birth:
Nationality:
Sussex email address (you’ll be contacted first at this address):
Personal email address:
Term time address:
Home address (if different from above):
YOUR SUSSEX COURSE DETAILS
Degree course and School:
Your current year of study (please circle): Y1 Y2
Your Academic Advisor:
Have you taken part in a summer school before, and if so where and when?
Have you taken part in a First Generation scheme before, and if so what was the scheme?
SUPPORT NEEDS
All students have the right to receive the same provision for their disability/other support needs as they do at Sussex. The level of support offered to students with disabilities or other special needs does vary among the host institutions. Letting us know will enable us to liaise with the Student Support Unit (SSU) at Sussex and the Partner Institution to ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place.
Examples of where support may be required are: Dyslexia, Physical disability, Mental health, Taking children abroad with you.
Please tick as appropriate:
☐I do not require adjustments or additional support
☐I do require adjustments or additional support
Please give further details below, or ask Student Support Services at Sussex to pass on your requirements as soon as possible.
NAME OF THE HOST INSTITUTION / SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMME YOU ARE APPLYING TO:
DATES OF SUMMER SCHOOL BELOW (if not known, enter previous year’s dates)
2.  LIST OF MODULES
MODULES TO BE TAKEN AT THE SUMMER SCHOOL OR SUMMARY OF INTENDED STUDY OR INTERNSHIP
Please note that grades and credit achieved on the summer schools will not be transferred back to you degree at Sussex.
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3.  PERSONAL STATEMENT

PLEASE GIVE A SHORT ACCOUNT (BETWEEN 500 - 700 WORDS TYPED) OF YOUR REASONS FOR WISHING TO STUDY AT THE SUMMER SCHOOL.
Please focus on the following criteria when writing your statement.
·  How the Summer School will complement and enhance your current academic studies
·  Evidence of prior activity (academic or otherwise) which shows interest and/or experience of East Asia/China and including language study
·  Evidence of plans for future activity (esp. academic) related to East Asia/China
·  Evidence of potential for and interest in promoting study abroad and related activity in East Asia/China to other students at Sussex (this is also a condition of receiving the scholarship)

4.  REFERENCE

Your name: / Sussex email:
Your undergraduate course at Sussex: / Your Current Year of study:
Proposed Overseas Institution / Summer School:
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For Academic Advisor or Academic Nominee:
The above student is applying for study abroad at an Asian Summer School. In order to determine their suitability we require a reference from their Academic Advisor or Academic Nominee. Please consider the points below when writing the reference.
The student will be successful in receiving a bursary to participate in the summer school and we will expect the student to promote the Summer School and study abroad generally on return to Sussex. In all cases, we expect the student to represent Sussex whilst abroad. We therefore rely on this reference to know whether a student is a good candidate for study abroad and will succeed academically and be a good ambassador for Sussex.
We ask you to consider the following points when providing the reference:
·  Academic record: We require a good academic standing for students to be considered for a place at the Summer School. We will be looking at prior grades and their recent academic performance and average grade.
·  Attendance
·  Any misconduct.
·  Any other personal reasons you think the student would not be able to successfully complete a period of voluntary study abroad.
Should you wish to send a confidential reference, please do send it separately to .
Please write your comments here in clear writing (you can use extra space if necessary):
I have discussed the period of voluntary study abroad with the above student and am happy to recommend them.
Signature: Date:

This form can be returned by the student, by internal post to Sussex Abroad or sent direct by email to

5.  STUDENT DECLARATION

Dear Student,

You have recently begun the process of applying to undertake a period of voluntary study abroad at a summer school. We share your enthusiasm for wanting to study abroad and are committed to helping you achieve your goal.

However, before taking your application any further, we ask all students to read this letter and consider the following points before signing the declaration at the bottom.

Commitment to the Summer School programme – This is a competitive process and we expect students to have thought through their decision thoroughly before completing the application. This is in order to prevent students dropping out of the process once accepted and therefore preventing another student from taking their place. Please consider the dates you will be attending the summer school, any commitments you may have in your home country over the summer and the additional costs of attending the summer school outside of those costs covered by the bursary you may receive.

Ambassador for the University of Sussex when abroad – Students who are successfully in receipt of a bursary towards the costs of the summer school, will also be accepting the role of representing Sussex while at the summer school and being an ambassador for study abroad on return to Sussex – see below. We expect ALL Sussex students who attend summer schools overseas to behave in a polite and courteous way at all times and abide by any of the rules and regulations set out by the host institution as well as adhering to the cultural expectations of the country in which they are staying.

Ambassador for study abroad on return to Sussex– If in receipt of a bursary, and having benefited from the experience of studying abroad we expect students to contribute to the further promotion of study abroad on their return to Sussex, in particular the promotion of summer schools. This could take the form of a written piece of work describing their time abroad or attending a Cultural Awareness session with future study abroad students to discuss their experiences.

The Sussex Abroad team are determined for as many students as possible to enjoy the numerous benefits of studying abroad and to help you to achieve this goal. Please think through the points we have made above and then return the slip below.

With best wishes,

Sussex Abroad

Having considered the issues raised by Sussex Abroad in this letter I confirm that I will be committed to the programme and agree to comply with all the Sussex requirements (listed above) when on my period of study abroad.

Name of student______

Signature______

Date______