Undergraduate Scholarship at Queen’s University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast and INTO Queen’s University Belfast invites applications for the Queen’s University Belfast Foundation Scholarships. The scholarships have been created to assist international fee-paying students, who need to complete a Foundation programme before enrolling on a Queen’s University Belfast undergraduate degree programme.

Who is eligible?
All international fee-paying students.
Students who have completed 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the
same standard) with good grades.
Students must have a minimum English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 5.0 for
specified degree programmes.
Students must be a minimum of 17 years old.
EU international students are also eligible.
General information
Successful applicants will receive a scholarship worth £5745.00 which will be deducted
from their INTO Foundation programme tuition fees.
Upon successful completion (and subject to achieving specified grades for entry), students
entering degree programmes at Queen’s University Belfast will receive a further £5745.00
(which will be deducted from the university’s Year 1 tuition fees).
Value of award : £11,490*
Application procedures
Complete an INTO Queen’s University Belfast Academic Application form stating which
Foundation programme you would like to apply for. The completed form should be
returned to INTO Admissions along with copies of your academic transcripts and
evidence of current English language level
Complete a Queen’s University Belfast Foundation Scholarship application form
including a personal statement explaining why you want to study at Queen’s University
Belfast and how the degree programme will help you in the future. The personal
statement must be hand-written in English and be no less 200 words and no more
than 500 words. An application and personal statement form is included at the
bottom of this announcement. Applicants may submit information and evidence of
additional achievements in support of their application.
All scholarship applications must be complete with transcripts and should be submitted to
c.guiney@qub.ac.uk.
Scholarship Deadlines
For the September 2011 intake the deadline is Monday 27 June 2011.
For the January 2012 intake the deadline is Friday 18 November 2011.
All scholarships applications received by this date will be considered.
Successful candidates will be notified no later than two weeks after the deadline has
closed. All other scholarship applications will be retained for further consideration.
Website:  http://www.intohigher.com