UK Scholarship Available For Masters Degree
Talented professionals and public servants from Bermuda are able to apply for a scholarship award under the UK’s flagship scholarship programme funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Awarded to outstanding individuals with leadership potential, a Chevening Scholarship offers financial support for a Master’s level degree beginning September 2015 at one of the UK’s leading universities. Applicants have until 15th November 2014 to submit their application.
Governor of Bermuda George Fergusson said: “I am very pleased that Chevening Scholarships are being made available for applicants in Bermuda to apply for post-graduate scholarships – these scholarships, which have traditionally been aimed at students in foreign countries – are being made available to the Overseas Territories. I am very confident that Bermuda will be able to produce at least one successful candidate.
“This is a great opportunity. The scholarships are different from most other academic bursaries: they are open to people in any field; and they are aimed at candidates who have had a few years in the workplace already and want to expand their academic base.”
“I strongly urge talented people – say in the civil service, financial services or the hospitality sector, but they can be from any sector – to consider whether a reasonably funded, well supported Masters at a UK university could help them develop their career or wider education and to think about applying. ”
Awards are typically for a one-year Master’s degree, in any subject at any of the UK’s leading universities.
To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship, you must:
- Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country, and intend to return there after your studies
- Hold a degree that is equivalent to at least an upper second-class honours degree in the UK
- Have completed at least two years’ work or equivalent experience before applying for a Chevening Scholarship
- Be able to meet the Chevening minimum English language requirement
- Be able to obtain the correct visa, and receive an unconditional offer from a UK university
Successful Chevening scholars will receive a monthly stipend, travel to and from Bermuda, a thesis or dissertation grant and tuition fees.
How to apply
Applicants should read the online guidance and be able to demonstrate how they meet the Chevening selection criteria before submitting an application. Further details of closing dates and priority subject areas are available at www.chevening.org/apply
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