College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University is funding Scholarship for Developing Countries. Applicants must be women and pursuing undergraduate or a Taught Master’s postgraduate courses. Scholarship awards are available for full time study which covers tuition fees. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and/or financial need. After the completion of degree studies at Swansea University applicants have to return to their country. Awards are non transferable and awarded to female students of developing countries.
Study Subject(s): This scholarship is provided to study in College of Human and Health Sciences at undergraduate or taught master’s postgraduate level. Course Level: This scholarship is for pursuing undergraduate or a taught master’s postgraduate level at Swansea University, UK. Scholarship Provider: Swansea University, UK Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility:-Candidates must be new, full-time, degree seeking, non-EU applicants -Candidates must have completed an application to study and accepted the offer of a place at Swansea University within the College of Human and Health Sciences -Candidates must show strong academic ability and financial need -Candidates should not be eligible for other financial support from Swansea University e.g. tuition fee reductions through collaborative links or bursaries Please note that students progressing from ICWS are not eligible to apply for an International Scholarship -For undergraduate courses, applicants are expected to achieve 3 A and/or B grades at A-Level or equivalent (excluding General Studies) and 5 A and/or B grades at GCSE level or equivalent. -For Postgraduate Taught courses, applicants should have a minimum of a 2:1Bachelors degree (or equivalent). In the case of all applicants, their English language ability must meet any stipulated condition of offer and UKBA requirements.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Students of developing countries (Afghanistan, Gambia, The Myanmar, Bangladesh, Guinea, Nepal, Benin, Guinea-Bisau, Niger, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Korea, Dem Rep., Somalia, Central African Republic, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Chad, Liberia, Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar, Togo, Congo, Dem. Rep, Malawi, Uganda, Eritrea, Mali, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Angola, India, São Tomé and Principe, Armenia, Iraq, Senegal, Belize, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Bhutan, Kosovo, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Lao PDR, Sudan, Cameroon, Lesotho, Swaziland, Cape Verde, Marshall Islands, Syrian Arab Republic, Congo, Rep., Mauritania, Timor-Leste, Côte d’Ivoire, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Tonga, Djibouti, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Egypt, Arab Rep, Mongolia, Tuvalu, El Salvador, Morocco Ukraine, Fiji, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Nigeria, Vanuatu, Ghana, Pakistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, West Bank and Gaza, Guyana, Paraguay, Yemen, Rep., Honduras, Philippines, Zambia, Indonesia and Samoa) can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description: The Eira Francis Davies Scholarship, which shall be awarded from time to time by the Senate on the basis of academic merit and/or financial need and which shall contribute to tuition fees, shall be tenable for such period as determined by the Senate and shall be subject to satisfactory academic progress and to such other terms and conditions as the University shall stipulate. It is a condition of the award of the Eira Francis Davies Scholarship that the student agrees to return to her country for work or study upon completion of degree studies at Swansea University.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): Not Known
What does it cover? Scholarship will be used to offset tuition fees for the duration of the degree or course subject to satisfactory academic progression.
Selection Criteria: Academic merit and/or financial need are selection criteria for this scholarship.
Notification: Successful applicants will be informed by 1st September 2013 and a reduced tuition fee will be levied at enrollment.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is electronically or application form can be sent by post.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The closing date for the receipt of completed scholarship applications is 5th July 2013.
Note: Having accepted an award, a scholarship holder may not withdraw from the course save in exceptional circumstances and subject to the approval of the relevant Headof College. Failure to observe this regulation may render the student liable to repay to the University any award which has been made either in whole or in part as determined by the International Scholarship Committee.
