School of Earth and Environment

School of Earth and Environment Scholarship 2016/17

The School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, is offering a number of
scholarships, to students of outstanding ability, achievement and potential.
1. Eligibility
Applicants must hold an offer (conditional or unconditional) of an academic place for full time
study on an eligible SEE Masters programme for the academic year commencing
September 2016.
Applicants who have, or are expected to achieve, a good UK upper second class Bachelor
Degree or better (or overseas equivalent) will be considered. Applicants are encouraged
to include any relevant work/voluntary experience on their application.
Scholarships would not normally be awarded to applicants scoring less than 65% (or
equivalent) in their first degree unless there were significant additional factors such as
extensive relevant work or voluntary experience.
2. Value of the scholarship
The scholarships range from 8,000 up to 19,000 and can only be used as full or partial
tuition fee payment.
3. Application process and deadlines
To apply for the scholarship applicants must:
Submit a completed SEE Scholarship application by email to soee-scholarships@leeds.ac.uk
by the following deadlines:

For International Scholarships - apply by 1 May 2016 (by 5pm)

For UK/EU Scholarships - apply by 1 June 2016 (by 5pm)

An automated email response will confirm receipt of the scholarship application, please note
that no further correspondence will be sent until the awards have been allocated by a subcommittee of programme leaders led by the Director of Masters Education in the School of
Earth and Environment.
Successful applicants will be notified via email by the deadlines below:

International Scholarships no later than 1 June 2016

UK/EU Scholarships no later than 4 July 2016

Successful applicants must respond by emailing acceptance of the scholarship within 14

days.

4. Terms and conditions

SEE reserves the right not to make a scholarship award or to offer one or more partial fee
waivers. The scholarship recipient will be expected to support the future development and
promotion of the scholarship and SEE, by participating in SEE marketing activities.

School of Earth and Environment (SEE)

SEE Scholarships - Application Form 2016-2017
Please use this application form if you are applying for one of the SEE Scholarships listed below; please
indicate which scholarship you wish to be considered for, you should only select one option.
Scholarships
International Scholarship (2x up to 19,000)
applicable to all SEE Masters Programmes. Excluding
Structural Geology with Geophysics and Exploration
Geophysics.
UK / EU Scholarship (a number of scholarships up to
8,000) - applicable to the following Sustainability
specialisms; Ecological Economics, Environment &
Development, Sustainability and Consultancy,
Sustainability and Business, Climate Change and
Environmental Policy.
UK / EU Scholarship (1 x 6,500) applicable to
MRes Climate and Atmospheric Science

Select

Closing Date
2 May 2016

1 June 2016

1 June 2016

You must submit an application form complete with all required documentation before
you can be considered for a scholarship award. Please visit:
www.see.leeds.ac.uk/study/masters
9 digit University Student ID Number

Have you received an offer

(conditional or unconditional)
of an academic place for
full-time Masters study at
SEE for 2016/17?

YES
NO

For which programme of

study is your offer?

Details
Title

Surname (Family Name)

First Name(s)

(Miss/Ms/Mrs/Mr)

Country of Permanent Residence

Nationality

Date of Birth

Day

Correspondence Address

Month

Year

Tel No:
E-Mail:

Relevant experience and/or evidence of outstanding ability or achievement

Please provide relevant details in support of your application for this scholarship. This should
include, but need not be limited to, the following:
a summary of your academic qualifications (existing and pending);
professional and other qualifications;
relevant employment, work experience, internships, charity work and volunteering;
prizes and awards;
publications, conference presentations, organisation and participation in events;
other relevant evidence of ability, achievement and potential.
Name & Country of
University/Institution

Dates
Start
Finish
(month/
year)

Name:

(month/
year)

Qualification
Obtained (eg
BA/BSc) and
Main Subject
Area

Achieved or
Expected
Degree
Classification
(eg 1stclass
Honours)

Achieved or
Expected
Grade (GPA)
or % mark.

2/30
(if known)

eg. 3.5/4.0

Country:
Name:

Position in
Class eg.

Country:

Word Count: (Maximum 250 words)

5. Please outline your future career aspirations

Word Count: (Maximum 200 words)

Have you applied (or intend to apply) for any other scholarship and/or funding
opportunities? E.g: Career Development Loans, Government Schemes, British Council
Scholarships etc(If yes, please provide the name of the scholarship and the awarding body)

Where did you hear about the SEE Scholarship?

Undertaking by applicants
By submitting this application, applicants attest to the accuracy of the information given and
to their compliance with the terms and conditions of the Scholarship.
Signature
(Electronic Signatures accepted)

Date

Completed forms should be emailed to; soee-scholarships@leeds.ac.uk the deadline (see

page 1 for details). We can also accept them by postal applications to; Taught Postgraduate
Admissions Office, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
UK (all applicants will receive an application acknowledgement).
Scholarships received after the deadline or incomplete applications will not be considered.