Graduate Institute of International

Development,Agriculture and Economics

Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and Economics (GIIDAE)UK/EU Scholarship 2018

APPLICATION DEADLINE:Friday 15th June 2018

The GIIDAE UK/EUScholarship is available to applicants who are looking to study a Masters programme with the Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and Economics (GIIDAE).

The scholarship is made of up of twenty merit-based scholarships worth £1,000 each and is open to students from the UK or EU who are studying on any of GIIDAE’s programmes:

Conditions of Application and Award

Terms and Conditions

  1. To be considered, applicants must have an offer of a place on one of the programmes listedbelow at the time of application:
  • MSc Agricultural Economics
  • MSc Agriculture and Development
  • MSc Applied International Development
  • MSc Climate Change and Development
  • MSc Communication for Development
  • MSc Development Finance
  • MSc Environment and Development
  • MSc Food Economics and Marketing
  • MSc Food Security and Development
  • MRes Research Agricultural and Food Economics
  • MSc Research Agriculture Ecology and Environment

If you have a conditional offer that includes English, and you are offered a scholarship, you must demonstrate the required level of English proficiency within one month of being offered the Scholarship, otherwise the scholarship offer will be withdrawn.

  1. Applicants must be students from the UK or EU, paying UK/EU tuition fees.
  1. Awards are intended to acknowledge and support applicants with good academic records.
  1. A maximum of one scholarship will be awarded per applicant.
  1. An award will only apply for the 2018 -19 academic year and cannot be deferred.
  1. Successful candidates only will be contacted on an individual basis via email.
  1. The Graduate Institute reserves the right to offer no awards if no suitable applicants apply.
  1. Applications for a scholarship must be received by Friday 15th June 2018.
  1. No further funds will be awarded. Any other additional costs will be covered by the awardee (you). The University accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred in relation to the scholarship.
  1. Awardees of the GIIDAE UK/EU Scholarship must convert to a firm offer (accept their offer) within one month of being offered the Scholarship.
  1. In taking up the scholarship you agree to participate in relevant GIIDAE marketing activities.
  1. A selection committee will consider applications shortly after the deadline ofFriday 15th June 2018and successful applicants only will be notified by Friday 6th July2018. The decision of the Selection Committee is final and not subject to appeal.

Criteria for Award

The panel will base its decision on a range of factors including academic excellence and the degree to which the applicant has demonstrated their suitability for an award. Scholarship offers are normally made as fee reductions. Students may not accept more than one bursary or Scholarship offered by the Graduate Institute. Awardees must check that any other Scholarship that they have been awarded allows for funding from multiple scholarships and/or bursaries.

If you are a University of Reading Undergraduate, or alumnus who graduated in the last three years, you could be awarded a scholarship in addition to the alumni discount.

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Graduate Institute of International

Development,Agriculture and Economics

Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and EconomicsUK/EUScholarship2018

Application form

Before completing the form you should read carefully the Conditions of Application and Award. The deadline for applications isFriday 15th June 2018.

Part 1: Personal details (Please use block capitals)
First name
Surname
Date of Birth
Fee Status / International(tick box)
Part 2: Contact information
Address
Email
Telephone
Part 3: Course application details
Course applied for
Application number
(required)
Part 4: Information on funding
This scholarship is meant for self-funding students or those with a level of funding insufficient to meet minimum University recommendations. In this section, please indicate (a) whether you have a scholarship and if yes (b) how much of your tuition and living expenses is covered by this scholarship.
Part 5: Statement
This is the most important part of the form as it will help inform our decision when awarding a scholarship. You should give careful consideration to your submission.
Tell us why you should receive this scholarship?
(maximum 300 words )
Tell us how this degree will benefit you in the future? You may want to include any practical way you think your studies could support your wider community(maximum 300 words)
Part 6: Declaration
I understand that giving false information will automatically disqualify my application.
I further undertake to repay any monies obtained by me as a result of the above.
I have fully read and understood the information provided in the above Conditions of Application and Award.
Your name (CAPITALS)
Your signature / Date

Email completed forms as an attachment to [email protected] no later than Friday 15th June 2018 with ‘GIIDAEUK/EU Scholarship2018 – Application form’ as a subject header.

How will my application be assessed?

Applications will be shortlisted according to the criteria set out in Conditions of Application and Award. A selection committee will consider applications shortly after the deadline of Friday 15th June 2018and successful applicants only will be notified by Friday 6th July 2018. The decision of the Selection Committee is final and not subject to appeal.

How will I know if my application has been successful?

Due to the large amount of applications expected, successful applicants only will be notified by Friday 6th July 2018. If you have not heard by this date consider that you have not been successful.

If my application is successful, how will the Scholarship be paid?

The Scholarship will normally be made as a fee reduction.

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