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Jun 11, 2009

JSPS Invitation Fellowship Program for Research in Japan

International students who pay tuition fees at the full international rate can receive up to £2,000 in scholarships and awards. All eligible international students will automatically receive a University of Liverpool International Advancement Award worth £1,000. The Faculty of Engineering International PGT Scholarship offers a further £1,000 to each high calibre international student who registers for full-time studies leading towards the award of an MSc (Eng) or MRes degree in the Faculty of Engineering.
Successful applicants for the scholarship will be notified in writing shortly after all transcipts and certificates supporting their application have been received.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Scholarships are for international students who start their studies in September 2009 and pay tuition fees at the full international rate (£11,650 for 2008/09).
  • Candidates must achieve a good first class honours degree or an equivalent overseas qualification in a relevant subject area (engineering or scientific subjects) and the application must be supported by good references. The grades required for the award of a scholarship may vary depending on the MSc (Eng) or MRes programme.
  • Candidates whose first degree is not from an English speaking country must also obtain one of the following (other equivalent qualifications may be considered):

    i. paper based TOEFL≥570 plus Test of Written English 5.0
    ii. computer based TOEFL≥230
    iii. IELTS≥6.0 (or 6.5 for AMST or PDM)

  • Successful registered candidates will receive £400 around week four of the first semester, a further £400 after successfully passing the second semester examinations with minimum overall average ≥ 60% and £200 on obtaining a minimum grade of 60% in the MSc (Eng) dissertation.
  • Scholarships awarded for September 2009 entry are not deferrable to the following year.
  • The decisions made by the scholarship awarding body in each Department will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

DEADLINE

A completed scholarship application form must be received no later than 31 August 2009.

FURTHER DETAILS

http://www.liv.ac.uk/engfac/prospective/PGT-Scholarships-09.pdf

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