Scholarships at University of Aberdeen

Summary

The CSC Scholarship is a scholarship programme for Chinese PhD students, who will enrol in a full PhD at the University of Aberdeen.

Description

The CSC Scholarship is open to Chinese nationals wishing to study for a full-time PhD in any discipline at the University of Aberdeen. Applicants apply to the CSC for a monthly stipend as well as international airfares. The University may provide successful applicants with a tuition waiver scholarship.

Criteria

• Applicants must be citizens of the People’s Republic of China at the time of application
• Applicants for a full PhD programme must have a Master’s degree and must be under the age of 35
• The relevant academic entry requirements must be fulfilled, including a high level of English language proficiency and a Master's degree
• Applicants must hold an offer of acceptance from the University of Aberdeen
• Applicants should satisfy the CSC selection criteria by completing the CSC Application Form and the CSC Employer Reference Form
• CSC scholars must return to China upon completion of their research

Application Procedure

People wishing to benefit from this scholarship should first take a look at the University's research and identify a potential supervisor in their field. More information on research can be found here. Details of how to apply for a PhD can be found here. Applications for the CSC Scholarship should be submitted online at the CSC website. Please consult the CSC website for the deadline.

Deadline

No deadline specified

Description

The University of Aberdeen is delighted to offer the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. This is a £2,000 tuition fee discount open to eligible self-funded Masters students who are classed as international fee status and domiciled in one of the countries listed below.

The £2,000 scholarship is open to international fees students registering for on-campus programmes, who don’t receive an externally funded scholarship from elsewhere, or any other University of Aberdeen scholarships (excluding awards made by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust).

We look forward to welcoming you to Aberdeen.

Application Procedure

You will be awarded your scholarships as tuition fee discount and the value of the scholarship will be included in your CAS letter.

Please check that you have firmly accepted an unconditional offer and that you have sent us confirmation of funding.

Please note, you do not need to apply for this scholarship, all eligible students will receive the scholarship as a fee discount.

There is no deadline as no application is required for this scholarship.

Deadline

No deadline specified

Summary

The University of Aberdeen is committed to attracting the very best students, regardless of financial circumstances, which is why we offer scholarships to undergraduate students. These are designed to provide assistance to help students support themselves during their time at university, and also aim to reward academic excellence.

Description

Our undergraduate Scholarships, for those classified as Rest of UK (RUK) Fees, are available based on two criteria: "Access" and "Merit". Scholarships based on "Access" exist to support those who may otherwise struggle to meet the cost of studies while "Merit" scholarships are designed for those who have shown considerable academic potential in their A Level results. Students meeting the criteria of both scholarships are entitled to receive both payments. The scholarships are not available to graduate students undertaking further study.

These scholarships are available in addition to applicable Government loans and grants - see below. The University will use the residual household income figure calculated by the Student Loans Company (SLC) when assessing your scholarship entitlement.

PLEASE NOTE: that all stated Access and Merit scholarship amounts are only applicable to undergraduate students commencing study at Aberdeen in academic year 2021/2022, paying the rest of UK fee rate of £9,250 per year. The Access scholarship is only paid if the fees due in the academic year are £9,250.

Eligibility

Access Scholarship

Residual Household Income for Access Scholarship (for 2021 entry only):

• Less than £20,360 = £3,000 a year for each year of study.
• Students undertaking a four year degree will receive a maximum of £12,000.
• Students undertaking a five year degree will receive a maximum of £15,000.

Merit Scholarship A

Merit scholarship A, as detailed below, would be awarded to undergraduate Rest of UK (RUK) entrants (with the exception of Medicine). Conditions apply.

• AAA at A Level – payment of £5,000 for academic year 2021/2022 only
• AAB or ABB at A Level – payment of £3,000 for academic year 2021/2022 only

Merit Scholarship B

Those not eligible for Merit Scholarship A, could be eligible for Merit Scholarship B, as detailed below, awarded to undergraduate Rest of UK (RUK) entrants (with the exception of Medicine). Conditions apply.

• Meet the terms of offer – payment of £1,000 for academic year 2021/2022 only.
  In the event that the original offer issued is unconditional, then the terms of the offer have been met.

Criteria

Merit Scholarship A Criteria

• Merit Scholarships A are linked to the achievement of three A Levels. Equivalents not accepted.
• The three A Levels must be from one exam diet sitting.
• The three A levels must be achieved within three years of commencing study at Aberdeen.
• For 2021 entry the three A Levels achieved, from one exam diet sitting, with an award date of 2019, or 2020 or 2021
• Level of entry to the University must be either Level 1 or Level 2.

Application Procedure

No application is required. Eligible RUK Fee students who meet the above criteria, and are paying the tuition fee rate of £9250, are automatically nominated for the above awards with no need to apply.

To be considered for an Access scholarship, you must, however, ensure that you submit an application for tuition fee funding to the Student Loans Company as it will be the information declared to the SLC that will determine whether or not you meet the Access criteria. The tuition fee to be paid to the University must equal £9250 and you and your sponsors (usually parents) must give permission to share your SLC file with the University.

Payments are made each year to all eligible students in early April. Payments are made by the SLC on behalf of the University of Aberdeen and are paid directly into the bank account declared to the SLC.

Deadline – Access and Merit

In order to ensure eligible students receive their funding each year in early April, files held on the SLC are checked and authorised, from February onwards. Scholarship payments close each academic year on the 30 June. No payments will be made after this date. For example, for academic year 2021/2022, Scholarship payments close on 30 June 2022.

Deadline

No deadline specified

Summary

The Robert Nicol Trust is an educational charity which makes small financial awards to support students from or based in the Aberdeen region who are undertaking courses of one kind or another at the post-school level.

Description

The Robert Nicol Trust is an educational charity which makes small financial awards to support students from or based in the Aberdeen region who are undertaking courses of one kind or another at the post-school level. Robert Nicol himself was a native of the City of Aberdeen who developed a textile business in Manchester in the second half of the nineteenth century. In his will, he directed that, on the death of his wife, the major part of his fortune should be entrusted to a group of trustees 'for the advancement and promotion of education in the City and County of Aberdeen'.

Eligibility

Candidates must have been born in the City or in the County of Aberdeen, or in the case of those born elsewhere must have continuously resided in the City or in the County of Aberdeen for a period of not less than five years immediately before the dates of their application.

Criteria

Candidates must submit a written statement of the course of study or research proposed. In any case study shall be carried on in such places and institutions and under such tuition or supervision as the Trustees shall approve. While the Trustees will normally expect an Applicant to be registered with or intending to register with a recognised establishment in the North-east of Scotland, they recognise that circumstances may make it necessary for study to be conducted outwith the region and will accordingly consider proposals which envisage this. Scholarships may be awarded for part time courses.

Deadline

No deadline specified

Summary

The aim of this scheme is to give the children of those who have died in the service of their country a head start in life by enabling them to obtain a university degree or further education training.

Description

The scheme will provide a contribution towards the cost of a first undergraduate course at a publicly-funded UK higher education institution, regardless of course length. The university scholarship contributes towards both the tuition fees and maintenance fees. Since tuition fees vary across the UK according to place of domicile and place of study the university scholarship is adjusted to provide a similar level of support to all applicants across the UK.

Amounts. The amount of the further education and university scholarships are provided at the link below. University scholarships are made up of an amount to cover fees and a maintenance grant. The amount paid for fees will be the actual amount charged up to a maximum of £9,000. The maintenance grant is £4,950. These amounts will be reviewed annually.

Existing University Scholarship Recipients. Those students whose study began prior to September 2012 will not be charged the new higher rate fees by their universities. Therefore, students already in receipt of a university scholarship who are continuing their education for further academic years will receive the same amount as they did for previous academic years.

Eligibility

The scheme is open to an applicant who meets all of the following criteria:

• Cause of Death. A parent of the applicant died whilst serving in HM Armed Forces and the parent’s death was deemed to be attributable to their service, and for which the child or surviving parent is receiving benefits under a MoD attributable benefits scheme.
• Date of Death. The deceased parent died after 0001 hours on 1 January 1990.
• Relationship. At the time of death the deceased serviceperson had legal parental responsibility for the applicant, or the applicant was the biological child of the deceased and was born within 42 weeks of the parent’s death. This includes biological children, adopted children, children subject to a special guardianship order and step children resident with and dependent on the deceased. Fostered children are not eligible
• Place of Study: Scholarships will only be provided for study in the UK. Those who are resident in either the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, residence in England will be assumed. Funding will not be provided for study at any institution outside the UK, except as an integral part of a degree course at a UK university. E.g. a year in France as part of a degree in French.
• Foreign and Commonwealth: Applicants who are not domiciled in the UK must obtain a place at a UK institution before applying for a scholarship. Scholarships will be provided as though the applicant is resident in England. Arrangements and costs for visas and travel will be the responsibility of the applicant; they will not be covered by this scheme.

Criteria

Means Testing: The award of a scholarship will not depend on the financial situation of the applicant or their family. The receipt of a scholarship should not preclude a recipient from applying for other financial support, such as the Government’s Access to Learning Fund or university funds, should they find themselves in hardship.

Death of a Service Parent while at School or University: If a child becomes eligible for a scholarship during an academic year while in further education or at university, payments will be backdated to the start of the term in which their parent died or will begin from the start of the next term following a death during the holidays. Academic Year: For the purposes of this scheme the academic year is deemed to run from 1 September to 31 August of the following year.

Application Procedure

Scheme Administration: The scheme will be administered by the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA). All correspondence for the Scheme Administrator, including applications, should be sent to: Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme Administrator: SPVA Norcross Thornton-Cleveleys Lancashire FY5 3WP

An application for a university scholarship should be made by the eligible child and sent to the Scheme Administrator at the address above. Further details and the application form can be found at the link below

Deadline

No deadline specified

Summary

The Robert Nicol Trust is an educational charity which makes small financial awards to support students from or based in the Aberdeen region who are undertaking courses of one kind or another at the post-school level.

Description

The Robert Nicol Trust is an educational charity which makes small financial awards to support students from or based in the Aberdeen region who are undertaking courses of one kind or another at the post-school level. Robert Nicol himself was a native of the City of Aberdeen who developed a textile business in Manchester in the second half of the nineteenth century. In his will, he directed that, on the death of his wife, the major part of his fortune should be entrusted to a group of trustees 'for the advancement and promotion of education in the City and County of Aberdeen'.

Eligibility

Candidates must have been born in the City or in the County of Aberdeen, or in the case of those born elsewhere must have continuously resided in the City or in the County of Aberdeen for a period of not less than five years immediately before the dates of their application.

Criteria

Candidates must submit a written statement of the course of study or research proposed. In any case study shall be carried on in such places and institutions and under such tuition or supervision as the Trustees shall approve. While the Trustees will normally expect an Applicant to be registered with or intending to register with a recognised establishment in the North-east of Scotland, they recognise that circumstances may make it necessary for study to be conducted outwith the region and will accordingly consider proposals which envisage this. Scholarships may be awarded for part time courses.

Deadline

No deadline specified

Summary

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Foundation for Basic Research in Medicine offers studentships to outstanding young scientists who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately three years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.

Description

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Foundation for Basic Research in Medicine offers studentships to outstanding young scientists who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately three years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory. Though these studentships are extremely competitive, we encourage you to apply. Students who wish to be considered for this scheme should make contact with a potential supervisor in the relevant research discipline to design an ambitious project.

The scholarship comprises a competitive monthly stipend which is initially granted for two years and which can be extended for up to another twelve months. Please note that tuition, bench fees and overheads are not reimbursed by the Foundation, therefore, the Graduate School will provide the Home/EU fee plus £1,000 consumables per annum (dependent on satisfactory progress).

Applicants should contact Karen Slesser prior to submitting an application for approval of the additional funds. Participation at international scientific conferences is also supported. In addition, studentship holders are offered personal support, seminars to discuss their projects, communication training and alumni meetings, and thus can become part of a worldwide network.

Application Procedure

Deadlines of application: 1 February, 1 June, 1 October of each year.

Deadline

No deadline specified

Description

The University of Aberdeen is delighted to offer the Aberdeen Global PhD Scholarship to European Union (EU) students. This is an £8,000 tuition fee discount available to eligible self-funded PhD students who would have previously been eligible for Home (Scottish/EU) fee status but, because of Brexit, will now be classified as International students for entry from September 2021. This scholarship is being introduced on a transitional basis, to help to mitigate the immediate impact of Brexit on our EU student community.

The scholarship is open to self-funded full-time on campus EU International fees students registering for on-campus PhD programmes, who don’t receive either an externally funded scholarship or any other University of Aberdeen scholarships (excluding awards made by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust).

This scholarship is being introduced on a transitional basis, to help to mitigate the immediate effects of Brexit on our EU student community, and will be available to those who commence their studies in 2021/22. The scholarship is not yet confirmed for students who commence their studies in or after 2022/23. It will apply for the full duration of your studies.

Application Procedure

Please note that you do not need to apply separately for this scholarship. Your application for study will be automatically checked for eligibility for the scholarship when you apply. All eligible students will receive the scholarship as a fee discount, and your scholarship will be included in your Offer Letter and in your Certificate of Acceptance to Study (CAS) letter for your visa.

There is no deadline as no application is required for this scholarship beyond the normal application deadlines for the 2021/22 admissions cycles. However, please check that you have firmly accepted an unconditional offer of study with us and that you have sent us confirmation of your self-funding arrangements.

We look forward to welcoming you to Aberdeen.

Deadline

No deadline specified