Postgraduate Scholarships

Aston Business School is pleased to announce a scheme which offers 35 scholarships to UK and EU students entering the full-time MSc programmes in 2010/11.

Scholarships are of up to £3,000 for qualifying applicants to help with the cost of tuition fees.

For more information on terms and conditions please visit the Business School website.

EMM (European Master in Management) Scholarships

Aston Business School, EMLYON Business School and Munich School of Management have several scholarships available to European and International EMM students. These scholarships are limited in number and are highly competitive. They are granted under various criteria depending mainly on coherence with the programme's mission and values: excellence, need and diversity.

For information on how to apply please visit http://www.europeanmaster.com/english/applicants/scolarships/index.aspx

ABS (Aston Business School): MBA Scholarships

Aston business School offers scholarships to students from EU countries, EU candidate countries, Latin American countries, African countries, Middle Eastern countries, Russia, Japan and South Korea. We offer a scholarship of £5,000 for qualifying applicants to help with the cost of tuition fees.

For more information on terms and conditions please visit the Business School web site.

EAS (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) International Scholarships

The School of Engineering & Applied Sciences is offering 8 International Scholarships to self-funded international students entering full-time MSc programmes in September 2010. To be awarded a scholarship, an applicant should normally have or expect to achieve a minimum of a first class Honours degree or equivalent, and be able to demonstrate the potential for outstanding achievement. The awarded Scholarships are £5,000 each to help with the cost of tuition fees.

For more information on terms and conditions please visit the School’s website.

Engineering and Applied Sciences Aston Graduate Discount

Did you know that if you are an Aston Graduate, you are entitled to a discount on the Engineering and Applied Sciences School MSc fees? UK and EU students receive a £500 discount, so your MSc programme fees now start at just £3850 for a full 12 month programme. International Aston Graduates - stay with Aston to do your MSc and receive a 10% discount on your international fees!

For more information on terms and conditions please visit the School's website.

Life and Health Sciences Alumni Bursary

An automatic £500 tuition fee discount will be granted to LHS alumni who apply for one of the MSc taught programmes in the School of Life and Health Sciences.

For terms and conditions please check the schools website.

LHS (School of Life and Health Sciences) POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS – Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

LHS were successful in bidding for 1 award to cover the Masters programmes in MSc in Biomedical Science or MSc in Drug Delivery for the academic year 2010/11. These scholarships are for students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom.

These are fully funded scholarships and include living stipend.

Eligibility of candidates for the awards:

Must hold an offer for MSc in Biomedical Sciences or MSc in Drug Delivery programme
First degree at either First/Upper Second class or equivalent (work experience CANNOT be accepted as an alternative)
Must be a national of a developing Commonwealth country, permanently living in this country. Preference is given to applicants from poorer developing countries in the Commonwealth
Must have the University’s minimum English language requirement as no funding will be given for pre-sessional programmes
Must NOT have studied for one year or more in a developed country previously
Must not be employed by a national government or an organisation owned or part-owned by the government (parastatal organisation) - higher education institutions are exempted from this restriction.

The deadline for the applications for the 2010/11 academic year is the end of April 2010.

Find out more about the Commonwealth Scholarship scheme before you download and complete the following forms:
Commonwealth Scholarship application form
Candidate declaration form

Print off the documents, complete them and return them by email or post.

Email:c.m.hoban@aston.ac.uk
Postage address: Postgraduate Admissions, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET

Life and Health Sciences Family Bursary

An automative 10% tuition fee discount will be granted to siblings or a spouse who apply for one of the MSc taught programmes in the School of Life and Health Sciences. The discount is available to overseas students who are self funded.

For terms and conditions please refer to the schools website.

LSS (School of Languages & Social Studies) POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS for International Students

The School of Languages and Social Sciences offers three bursaries worth £1,500 (each) to international overseas students on all our MA programmes.

You will be considered for this bursary if you:

Meet the entry requirements for your programme of study (Honours Degree and IELTS score - refer to the relevant course outline for full details)

Submit a 2000 word essay on the topic:
'How would the receipt of a scholarship contribute to your programme of study'

Email your completed essay to lss_pgadmissions@aston.ac.uk.

For further information, send your enquiries to the above email address or telephone

+44 (0)121 204 3762

Deadline for submission of these essays is: 30th April 2010.

PLEASE NOTE: you are not eligible to apply for these scholarships if you already hold a Commonwealth Scholarship.

LSS (School of Languages & Social Studies) POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS for EU Students

To cover the cost of your tuition fees

To The School of Languages and Social Sciences offers three Home/EU fees-only bursaries for students with native speaker competence in English. In return, the students will complete up to six hours a week pastoral work for the School.

The exact nature of this work will be decided at the beginning of the programme but may include providing support to international Postgraduate and Junior Year Abroad students, the IELTS team, our conference and workshop organisers, academic visitors or students with special needs. The work will often take place at different times every week - depending on the projects you support.

If you wish to be considered for the bursary, you must submit an essay of approximately 1000 words along with your application on the following:

What do you consider to be your major strengths and weaknesses? How would you be able to support international students on programmes in the School of Languages and Social Sciences?
Email your completed essay to lss_pgadmissions@aston.ac.uk.

For further information, send your enquiries to the above email address or telephone

+44 (0)121 204 3762
Deadline for submission of these essays is: 25th June 2010.

LSS (School of Languages & Social Studies) POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS – Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

LSS were successful in bidding for the 1 awards to cover the Masters programmes in Applied Linguistics; TESOL studies; Translation Studies; TESOL and Translation Studies; The European Union and International Relations; Social Research and Social Change for the academic year 2010/11. These scholarships are for students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom.

These are fully funded scholarships and include living stipend.

Eligibility of candidates for the awards:

First degree at either First/Upper Second class or equivalent (work experience CANNOT be accepted as an alternative)
Must be a national of a developing Commonwealth country, permanently living in this country. Preference is given to applicants from poorer developing countries in the Commonwealth
Must have the University’s minimum English language requirement as no funding will be given for pre-sessional programmes
Must NOT have studied for one year or more in a developed country previously
Must not be employed by a national government or an organisation owned or part-owned by the government (parastatal organisation) - higher education institutions are exempted from this restriction.

Print off the documents, complete them and return them by email, post or fax as follows:

Email: lss_pgadmissions@aston.ac.uk
Postage address: Postgraduate Programme Co-ordinator, School of Languages and Social Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET
Fax: +44 (0)121 204 3766.
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LSS (School of Languages & Social Studies) POSTGRADUATE DISTANCE LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS – Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission is sponsoring 5 awards for MSc TESOL by distance learning in the School of Languages and Social Sciences at Aston University. The awards cover the cost of tuition fees for 2010/11 entry. These scholarships are for students from Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania, who would not otherwise be able to complete the programme.

To be eligible for an award you must:

have a first degree or equivalent (work experience CANNOT be accepted as an alternative)
have at least two years of relevant work experience
be a national of one of the above mentioned countries, permanently living in this country.
have the University’s minimum English language entry requirement for the programme (IELTS: overall score of 7 with a minimum of Band 7 in Speaking and Writing and Band 6.5 in Reading and Listening, or TOEFL: score of 620 paper-based test (with TWE of 5.0), 260 computer-based test (with TWE of 5.0) or 105 internet-based test with a minimum of 25 in Writing and Speaking and 23 in Reading and Writing)
not have studied for one year or more in a developed country previously
not be employed by a national government or an organisation owned or part-owned by the government (parastatal organisation) - higher education institutions are exempted from this restriction.

The deadline for the applications for the 2010/11 academic year is 10th May 2010.

For information about the application process, please contact the course director:

Dr Fiona Copland

E-mail: f.m.copland@aston.ac.uk

Tel: 0121 204 3826

Postage address: School of Languages and Social Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET

Fax: +44 (0)121 204 3766.
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Aston University International Scholarship for Vietnam

The International Office has one £5,000 scholarship available for a successful applicant to their new International Scholarship for Vietnam. Scholarships will take the form of a reduction in tuition fees.

To be considered for the scholarship:

Applicants must be deemed full overseas fee payers and either a national of Vietnam or ordinarily resident in Vietnam for the last 3 years.
Applicants must hold a conditional or unconditional offer for a one year postgraduate programme of study commencing at Aston University October 2010.
Applicants agree to work with the Aston University International Office to share their experiences of application, arrival and study at the University in the form of regular updates which may take the form of student profile, newsletter articles, student blog etc. to be advised by the International Office.
Applicants must submit an application in the form of a 500 word essay outlining why they would benefit from the scholarship and the difference it would make to them as well as why they would be a suitable person to work with the International Office to share their experiences at the University and help promote Aston to future students.

The closing date for scholarship applications will be Friday 31^st July 2010 and the decision of the panel will be final. Applications to be sent to IntScholarships@aston.ac.uk with subject title 'Vietnam Scholarship'.

The successful scholar will be notified within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Aston University International Scholarship for Ghana

The International Office has one £6,000 scholarship available for a successful applicant to their new International Scholarship for Ghana. Scholarships will take the form of a reduction in tuition fees.

To be considered for the scholarship:

Applicants must be deemed full overseas fee payers and either a national of Ghana or ordinarily resident in Ghana for the last 3 years.
Applicants must hold a conditional or unconditional offer for a one year postgraduate programme of study commencing at Aston University October 2010.
Applicants agree to work with the Aston University International Office to share their experiences of application, arrival and study at the University in the form of regular updates which may take the form of student profile, newsletter articles, student blog etc. to be advised by the International Office.
Applicants must submit an application in the form of a 500 word essay outlining why they would benefit from the scholarship and the difference it would make to them as well as why they would be a suitable person to work with the International Office to share their experiences at the University and help promote Aston to future students.

The successful scholar will be notified within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Funding

The Aston Business School is offering 8 Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) posts for the 2010/11 academic year. The post is funded for three years full-time and is valued at £20,000 per year.

The closing date for applying for these GTA’s is 30^th April 2010.

For further information and conditions please visit the Business School web page.

Bolshak Scholarships Programmes

Bolashak (the International Presidential Scholarships Programme of Kazakhstan) has been running since 1993. The Bolashak Programme is administered by the JSC Center for International Programs of Kazakhstan which comes under the Ministry of Education and Science. The aim of the programme is to contribute to the training of specialists in fields which the Kazakh government consider priority areas. These include business & management (including specialisms relating to finance, project management), computer science, economics, engineering disciplines, health sciences, international relations, polymer engineering/science, public policy, technology and telecommunications.

Bolashak scholarships provide funding for the duration of study at undergraduate Bachelors, postgraduate taught Masters and postgraduate research PhD level.

The selection of candidates is administered by the JSC Center for International Programs in Kazakhstan. For further information and details of how to apply, please see http://www.edu-cip.kz/

Aston University is proud to be working with the JSC Center for International Programs and welcomes students from the Republic of Kazakhstan!

Sir Ratan Tata Scholarships 2009

A one year scholarship at the Masters level in the UK in the field of Development Studies with a special focus on Developmental Economics and Science and Technology Studies is offered to Indian students. Below are some examples of courses for consideration

Development studies
Development Economics;
Studies in Science, Society and Development;
Economic Development;
Science, Technology, Medicine and Society;
Social Informatics and Management;
Public Health;
Environment, Science and Society

The application can be download at:

www.britishcouncil.org/india-scholarships.htm

The dealine for the applications is 2 July 2009.

Please send the application forms to the address below.

For more information please contact:

British Council
MIttal Tower, 'C' Wing
2nd floor, Nariman Point
Mumbai 400021

Tel: +91 22 22790101
mumbai.@in.britishcouncil.org

Allan and Nesta Ferguson MBA Africa Scholarships

The Office of Advancement, in partnership with Gareth Griffiths, MBA Director (External), has recently secured a second £30,000 donation for Aston Business School from the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust. The first £30,000 donation last year launched the Ferguson 'MBA Africa' Scholarship Fund for MBA tuition fees, intended to reach out to African students who have been under-represented on the MBA.. For further information, contact the MBA Admissions Office at mba@aston.ac.uk

Joint Aston / Allan and Nesta Ferguson International Friendship Scholarships

Six scholarships are available exclusively for African and South American applicants to an MA programme run by the School of Languages and Social Sciences (LSS). These are dedicated to improving educational opportunities for people exclusively from African and South American countries, are available to applicants with limited financial resources. Applicants who wish to be considered for the award of an LSS MA Scholarship must submit an essay of 2000-3000 words along with their application. The applicable programmes are as follows;

• MA in TESOL Studies

• MA in Translation Studies

• MA in TESOL and Translation Studies

• MA in Applied Linguistics

Successful applicants will receive a reduction in their total MA fees leaving a payable balance of £1,000. The Scholarship is paid to the University as a contribution towards tuition fees and not directly to any student.

For details of the essay and an application form, contact

The Postgraduate Programmes Coordinator
School of Languages and Social Sciences
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham B4 7ET
UNITED KINGDOM

The closing date for 2010 entry applications is 26 March 2010

Fundatia Dinu Patriciu (Romania) – Open Horizons Scholarship Scheme

The Open Horizons scholarships are awarded to Romanian students wishing to complete their intellectual and professional training through a Master's or doctoral degree programme at a university outside Romania. Each year, the Dinu Patriciu Fundatia offers 100 scholarships each worth USD 15,000 per year for the whole period of the Masters or Doctoral programme. Scholarships can be used to cover fees and/or living expenses. Students must be Romanian citizens holding an offer to study at Aston University and must agree to return to work in Romania after their studies have ended for a defined period of time.

Further details of how to apply and the scholarship scheme regulations can be found on-line at http://www.fundatiadinupatriciu.ro/

Aston University is proud to support the work of the Fundatia Dinu Patriciu and welcomes students from Romania!

This update: 30 June 2009

Postgraduate Scholarships

Deadline for submission of these essays is: 30th April 2010. PLEASE NOTE: you are not eligible to apply for these scholarships if you already hold a Commonwealth Scholarship.

To cover the cost of your tuition fees

Aston University International Scholarship for Vietnam

Deadline for submission of these essays is: 30th April 2010.

PLEASE NOTE: you are not eligible to apply for these scholarships if you already hold a Commonwealth Scholarship.