International Scholarships 2008 Vice Chancellor's at De Montfort University United Kingdom

International Scholarships 2008 Vice Chancellor's at De Montfort University United Kingdom

De Montfort University is committed to supporting international students to benefit from study in the UK. For courses starting in September 2008, De Montfort University’s Vice Chancellor is delighted to offer scholarships of £2000 each.

The £2000 scholarships are equivalent to a reduction of around 20% on the full tuition fees, and will be paid towards the full tuition fees of overseas-status students from any country in the world who wish to study any of the following types of courses at De Montfort University, Leicester:

• Full-time undergraduate degrees (BA/BSc) in any subject
• Full-time Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters courses (PGDip/MA/MSc/MBA/LLM) in any subject
• Full-time MPhil/PhD research degrees in any subject

The scholarships are available for courses starting in September 2008 only (or between September 2008 and June 2009 for MPhil/PhD research degrees).

The £2000 scholarship will be made as a one-off payment and will be deducted from the full tuition fee at the beginning of the first (or only) year of study.

Students progressing to DMU through one of our established progression schemes or collaborative partnerships can also apply for these scholarships if they wish to.

Only overseas status students are eligible to apply.

We will award up to 16 x £2000 scholarships for the above courses starting in September 2008. There will be a limited number of scholarships awarded by Faculty:

• Faculty of Art and Design: up to 3 scholarships
• Faculty of Business and Law: up to 3 scholarships
• Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering: up to 5 scholarships
• Faculty of Health and Life Science: up to 2 scholarships
• Faculty of Humanities: up to 3 scholarships

Please note that a few of our courses are not included in this scholarship scheme. To confirm whether your choice of course is included in the scheme, please contact the Faculty admissions team to whom you are applying directly.

Scholarships will be awarded based on the submission of a 500 word essay, to be written by the applicant and assessed by a panel of DMU representatives (each Faculty will have its own panel).

How to Apply

1. Choose the course to which you would like to apply. If you would like further information or advice, please contact the Enquiry Centre on T: +44 (0)116 257 7513, email enquiry@dmu.ac.uk or visit dmu.ac.uk/international to view our online prospectuses.

2. Complete and submit an application form for the course you wish to study. Details of how to apply can be found online at dmu.ac.uk/international and in our international prospectuses. If your application is successful, you will be sent an offer letter. You may already be holding an offer of a place on a course starting in 2008/09.

3. Once you have your offer letter (CONDITIONAL or UNCONDITIONAL), and you wish to apply for one of the VC’s International Scholarships 2008/09, you must write a 500-word essay.

Please write 500 words (in English) on the following:
How will your study at De Montfort University enhance your future?

After the deadline for applications, all essays will be assessed by a panel of DMU representatives (one panel per Faculty) and the scholarships will be awarded to applicants who demonstrate well, in the opinion of the panel, the following:

• Excellent written communication skills
• Clear understanding of the course you wish to study
• Good understanding of what you hope to gain from UK Higher Education
• Good understanding of the employment sector you wish to enter after graduation and the skills you may need
• How this scholarship will help you with your studies and in the future
• Ambition for the future, motivation and enthusiasm for your subject and your studies
• Strong academic skills as evidenced by your prior qualifications and/or academic reference as part of your application form.

When complete, please email your essay, as a Word document attachment, to Maria Kyrris, International Recruitment Team, at internationalscholarships@dmu.ac.uk

Please make sure you also provide your name, date of birth, email address and your application reference number with your essay.

Deadline for Applications


If you wish to apply for an International Scholarship you must have received your offer letter and submitted your essay by 1 August 2008. No essays received after this date will be accepted under any circumstances.

You will receive an email acknowledgement of your essay submission when we receive it. Please make sure that you keep the acknowledgement as evidence of your application should it be required.

Allocation Process

Following the deadline of 1 August 2008, a panel of DMU representatives (one panel per Faculty) will sit to assess all essay submissions. All successful applicants who have been awarded a scholarship will be notified by email and letter (standard mail) by 1 September 2008. The £2000 scholarships will be deducted from the full tuition fee of successful applicants when you arrive to enrol at DMU. Details of the successful recipients will be available from Maria Kyrris at internationalscholarships@dmu.ac.uk after 10 September 2008 if required.

The Rule

• Overseas-status students only are eligible to apply for the scholarships.
• Both self-funding and sponsored students are eligible to apply.
• No cash alternatives will be offered and the scholarship cannot be transferred to any other course at DMU or to any other nominated recipient.
• Valid only for September 2008 entry (or between September 2008 and June 2009 for research applicants) – scholarships cannot be deferred with an application until September 2009 or later.
• For overseas students who are also entitled to a 5% discount for early payment of their fees in full at enrolment, the £2000 scholarship will be deducted first from the full fee, then the 5% discounted from the reduced fee.
• These scholarships will not be awarded in conjunction with any other scholarship, such as the Alumni Scholarships 2008 – students may receive one DMU scholarship only, normally the one of greater value.
• If an applicant is allocated a scholarship but then withdraws their application or does not enrol onto the course for any reason, the scholarship is forfeited.
• The University reserves the right to withdraw scholarships, or not allocate scholarships, at any point before they are allocated.

Further Information


For further information about the scholarships and/or our courses, visit dmu.ac.uk/international, call +44 (0)116 257 7513 or email enquiry@dmu.ac.uk.