University of Leicester Open Scholarships for International Students, UK

University of Leicester is one of the best universities of the UK. University of Leicester have announced a wide range of funding opportunities for prospective Undergraduate, Masters and PhD students for the 2012-2013 academic year. Schemes are available for UIC/ EU and international students.

Name of Scholarship	Eligibility	Maximum Number	Value	Tenure	Application Deadline	Award Criteria
Open PhD Scholarship	New PhD Students starting in January 2012	Up to 2	Up to GBP 5,000	Three years of full-time study	30 November, 2011	Academic Merit
Open Master’s Scholarship	New taught Master’s students on all full-time courses starting in Sept/October 2012	35	GBP 2,500	One Year	31 May 2012	Academic
Open Undergraduate	New Undergraduate Students on all courses except Medicine starting in September/October 2012	15	GBP 2,500	Each year of full-time study	30 April 2012	Academic Merit

Download Application Form

http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/international/documents/OpenScholarshipsApplicationFormforInternationalStudents2012-13.pdf

Notes and eligibility criteria:

Please check the eligibility criteria at: http://www.le.ac.uk/international/future/open.html

1. Candidates for Open Scholarships must be classified by the University as international students for fees purposes.
2. For Open Scholarships, candidates must not be in receipt of a full scholarship (tuition fees and living costs) from any other sources. Students may only receive one partial scholarship from the University, whether it is an Open or Departmental scholarship. Students with partial scholarships from other sources will be considered.
3. Open Scholarships are awarded in the form of a reduction in tuition fees payable.
4. Where an Open Scholarship is awarded to a candidate who is also eligible for a fee discount, the discount will be calculated after the scholarship reduction to the tuition fees payable has been made.
5. These scholarships are not available for distance learning students.

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• For further scholarship information and application please visit university website.
• You can search courses offered by University of Leicester online in the degree program section.
• We encourage international students to also apply for other available UK scholarships such as Commonwealth Scholarships and Scholarships from British Council from your country.
• To search more international scholarships in the UK, please visit UK Scholarships category sections and stay tuned for new scholarships.

Wishing you success!

Amit Singh

International Student Adviser – European Admissions