Saturday 8 February 2014

KING'S MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP (KMS) FOR UK/EU STUDENT IN UK, 2014/15

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King’s College London is offering up to 55 masters scholarships to UK/EU students. Scholarships of £2,000 to pursue a full-time postgraduate Masters degree programme in the 2014/15 academic year will be awarded. For programmes longer than 12 months, the scholarship will be paid on a pro-rata basis. Preference may be given to students who have not previously undertaken a postgraduate degree programme. The application deadline is 31st March 2014.
Study Subject (s): Scholarships are awarded in all subjects available at the King’s College London. Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing masters degree level at King’s College London. Scholarship Provider: King’s College London, UK Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: Applicants must:
-Be due to commence a full-time postgraduate Masters programme at King’s College London in the 2014/15 academic year;
-Be liable to pay tuition fees at the home/EU rate;
-Complete and submit the required application documentation by the stated funding deadline;
Please note that: The scheme will be open to all applicants but preference will be given to those applying for programmes within the following departments: Forensic Science, Pharmacy, Maths, Physics, Global Institutes, Music, English, German, Philosophy, Theology, History, Geography, Gerontology, Political Economy and War Studies;
-Students who are already registered on the respective postgraduate programme are not eligible to apply;
-Students who will pay tuition fees at the international rate are not eligible;
-Distance learning programmes are not eligible;
-Applicants are expected to possess/attain a first class or very good upper second class (2:1) honours degree for their undergraduate qualification;
-For programmes longer than 12 months, the scholarship will be paid on a pro-rata basis;
-As the awards provide partial funding only, applicants must be able to confirm that they have the means to support any outstanding fees/costs not covered by this scheme, i.e. through other funding awards or self-funding.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Students of European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden) and United Kingdom can apply for these masters scholarships.
Scholarship Description: The Graduate School at King’s College London is offering up to 55 scholarships of £2,000 to UK/EU students who wish to pursue a full-time postgraduate Masters degree programme at King’s College London commencing in the 2014/15 academic year.
Number of award(s): Up to 55 masters scholarships will be offered.
Duration of award(s): These masters scholarships are offered for duration of the program.
What does it cover? Scholarships of £2,000 will be awarded.
Selection Criteria: Applicants will be judged against the following criteria:
-Academic merit/degree qualifications;
-Professional qualifications achieved;
-Strength of statement of justification;
-Applicant’s future plans, and what they plan to do with the postgraduate taught degree;

-Confirmation of other funds sought/secured, whether from other scholarships or family/self funds. Note that preference may be given to applicants who have already secured some ‘partial’ funding from alternative sources towards the cost of the postgraduate taught degree programme;
-Preference may be given to students who have not previously undertaken a postgraduate degree programme.

Notification: The Graduate School selection panel will be asked to provide details of the selected candidate, plus a list of reserves candidates by mid May 2014. Candidates, who are deemed ineligible by the PGSS office for any of the Graduate School PGT funding schemes, as covered by the online PGT funding form, will be informed about their ineligibility within 3 weeks from the Graduate School application deadline. Eligible applicants who have been considered for the King’s Alumni Scholarship award will be informed about the outcome of their application towards mid/end of May 2014.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is online. Admissions applications must be ‘complete’ in order for an application to be considered for funding and for an admissions application to be deemed ‘complete’ it must contain all the relevant supporting documentation, such as references, transcripts, and English language scores. It will be the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all supporting materials are submitted to the College by the funding deadline of 31st March 2014. Then submit a Graduate School PGT online funding form. Note that this online funding application form should only be completed once an admissions application has been submitted to the College.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 31st March 2014.

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