This page is designed to provide you with comprehensive information about the range of ways in which you can fund your postgraduate study. Please read the eligibility requirements for all awards carefully as some may have restrictions about who can apply, for example with regards to age or residency. Note that School of Informatics scholarships are open to all well-qualified full time postgraduate applicants, without restrictions.
School of Informatics Scholarships
The School of Informatics offers a number of scholarships of £2,000 for both home and overseas well-qualified postgraduate students on the following one year full-time master's courses:
Software Engineering
e-Business Systems
Information Systems
Human-centred Systems
Geographic Information Systems
Information Systems & Technology
Business Systems Analysis & Design
Information Science
Information Management
Library Science
Geographic Information Management
Information Management in the Cultural Sector
Electronic Publishing
Health Informatics
Healthcare Technologies
Scholarships will be offered to both home and overseas well-qualified applicants wishing to take up a place on any of the above courses in September 2009. The scholarships, each valued at £2,000, are intended to assist students to pay the fees for their chosen course of study. They will be awarded on a competitive basis to the most promising applicants.
How to apply
Complete an application form for your chosen programme of study, attaching a letter stating that you also wish to be considered for an Informatics Scholarship. Exceptionally well qualified applicants will be offered a scholarship at the time we make an offer of a place on the programme.
Deadlines for application
We will consider applications at three points in the year. If you wish to be considered for a scholarship, please make sure we receive your COMPLETE application form (ie complete references, transcripts etc) and letter by one of these dates.
Round 1: 1 January 2009
Round 2: 30 April 2009
Round 3: 30 June 2009
Terms and conditions
1. Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the Scholarship's Panel. The panel may require applicants to submit an assignment or an essay, for example, as part of the selection process.
2. Scholarships are only available to students paying the full fee on one of the participating courses.
3. The scholarship is intended to assist the student meet the cost of the fee payable in respect of the course and will be deducted from the fees charged to the student or the student's sponsor.
4. The scholarship will not be recorded on the degree certificate from the University. However, references for students who have successfully completed the course may refer to the scholarship.
5. Applicants may only apply for a scholarship once, but if a deadline is missed it will automatically be considered for the next round.
Note that anyone who applied for the scholarships under previous rules will automatically be considered under the new rules.Tel: 020 7040 0248 Email:mailto:pginfo@soi.city.ac.uk
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The Alex McVitty Memorial Award
The Memorial Award provides financial assistance of £1,500 towards living expenses. One award each year is offered to a full time home or overseas applicant on the following programmes of study who wishes to develop a career in law librarianship and can demonstrate financial need. All prospective students for the two programmes of study below are interviewed by Admissions Tutors, and applications for the award can be discussed at that point.
MSc Information Science
MA/MSc Library Science
History of the award: Alex McVitty studied for an MSc in Information Science at City University London in 1997-98. Tragically Alex died in a road accident whilst cycling to her work as a law librarian. As Alex had to fund herself through the course, combining study with part-time library jobs, her family and friends chose to establish a memorial fund to provide an annual award to help a student wishing to pursue a career in law librarianship. The memorial award fund is administered by The British and Irish Association of Law Librarians. Tel: 020 7040 0248
Email: mailto:pginfo@soi.city.ac.uk
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Flexible and part time study
Some of our programmes are available on a part time or flexible study basis enabling students to combine work and study. Web: www.soi.city.ac.uk/pgcourses/Web:www.soi.city.ac.uk/pgcourses/flexiblestudy.html
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Part time and temporary workThe City University London Student Employment Service, part of the Centre for Career and Skills Development, can help with information on part time and temporary work.
Tel: 020 7040 8093
Web: www.city.ac.uk/ses/
Benefits
Claiming benefits
Part-time students may be eligible for housing, council tax and other benefits. As the rules are complex, we advise checking with your local benefit agency. Full time students do not normally receive benefits, but may be eligible for exemption from Council Tax.
Benefits
Claiming benefits
Part-time students may be eligible for housing, council tax and other benefits. As the rules are complex, we advise checking with your local benefit agency. Full time students do not normally receive benefits, but may be eligible for exemption from Council Tax.
Web: http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/cms.asp?Page=/Home/AboutUs/OurOffices
City student fee reductions
Fee reductions for City University London students and alumni
Current City University London undergraduate students or alumni who progress to a School of Informatics postgraduate degree are automatically entitled to either a 20% or 10%* fee reduction. * first class degree = 20% reduction. 2.1 degree = 10% reduction
City student fee reductions
Fee reductions for City University London students and alumni
Current City University London undergraduate students or alumni who progress to a School of Informatics postgraduate degree are automatically entitled to either a 20% or 10%* fee reduction. * first class degree = 20% reduction. 2.1 degree = 10% reduction
The Catherine D Hamilton Prize
This prize, for the most outstanding Master's dissertation in the broad area of information retrieval or electronic text management, is awarded annually in memory of Catherine D. Hamilton, a distinguished former student of the Department of Information Science at City University London and a senior figure within the information science community. Students on the following degrees are eligible:
Information Science
Library Science
The prize is awarded each year by the Board of Examiners in Information Science who will be looking for work which by virtue of its originality and academic distinction makes a substantial contribution to knowledge in this area. The Board reserves the right not to award the prize in a particular year if these criteria are not met.
The prize is worth £250 and is administered on City's behalf by CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
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The Penny Yates-Mercer Prize
Awarded each year to the best part-time student on one of the following programmes:
Information Management
Information Systems
Information Systems and Technology
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The R T Bottle Prize
Awarded each year for a student on one of the following programmes for the best dissertation contributing to professional practice:
Information Science
Library Science
Information Management in the Cultural Sector
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The Jubilee Prize
Awarded each year to the best student on the following programme:
Information Systems and Technology
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Dept of Computing Best Student Prize
Awarded each year to the best student on one of the following programmes:
Business Systems Analysis and Design
e-Business Systems
Software Engineering
Human Centred Systems __________________________________________________________________
Dept of Computing Outstanding Project Prize
Awarded each year to the student with the best project on one of the following programmes:
Business Systems Analysis and Design
e-Business Systems
Software Engineering
Human Centred Systems
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Centre for Health Informatics - Dr Foster Intelligence Health Informatics Graduate Award
MSc in Health Informatics Award: “Driving innovation: the Dr Foster Intelligence Health Informatics Graduate Award”.
A prize of £1000 will be awarded to the MSc in Health Informatics student with the best dissertation in each year, with the option of a three month internship at Dr Foster Intelligence.
The prize is sponsored by Dr Foster Intelligence and will be known as “Driving innovation: the Dr Foster Intelligence Health Informatics Graduate Award”. The aims of the award are to encourage excellence in postgraduate level research in health informatics and to stimulate public interest in the use and analysis of health information and data.
Dr Foster Intelligence is a joint venture between the Health and Social Care Information Centre (an NHS Special Health Authority) and the private sector, a combination that is designed to improve the delivery of quality information to Health and Social Care organisations and the public. It is a commercial organisation that provides management information to health and social care organisations as well as the voluntary and private sectors.
This prize, for the most outstanding Master's dissertation in the broad area of information retrieval or electronic text management, is awarded annually in memory of Catherine D. Hamilton, a distinguished former student of the Department of Information Science at City University London and a senior figure within the information science community. Students on the following degrees are eligible:
Information Science
Library Science
The prize is awarded each year by the Board of Examiners in Information Science who will be looking for work which by virtue of its originality and academic distinction makes a substantial contribution to knowledge in this area. The Board reserves the right not to award the prize in a particular year if these criteria are not met.
The prize is worth £250 and is administered on City's behalf by CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
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The Penny Yates-Mercer Prize
Awarded each year to the best part-time student on one of the following programmes:
Information Management
Information Systems
Information Systems and Technology
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The R T Bottle Prize
Awarded each year for a student on one of the following programmes for the best dissertation contributing to professional practice:
Information Science
Library Science
Information Management in the Cultural Sector
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The Jubilee Prize
Awarded each year to the best student on the following programme:
Information Systems and Technology
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Dept of Computing Best Student Prize
Awarded each year to the best student on one of the following programmes:
Business Systems Analysis and Design
e-Business Systems
Software Engineering
Human Centred Systems __________________________________________________________________
Dept of Computing Outstanding Project Prize
Awarded each year to the student with the best project on one of the following programmes:
Business Systems Analysis and Design
e-Business Systems
Software Engineering
Human Centred Systems
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Centre for Health Informatics - Dr Foster Intelligence Health Informatics Graduate Award
MSc in Health Informatics Award: “Driving innovation: the Dr Foster Intelligence Health Informatics Graduate Award”.
A prize of £1000 will be awarded to the MSc in Health Informatics student with the best dissertation in each year, with the option of a three month internship at Dr Foster Intelligence.
The prize is sponsored by Dr Foster Intelligence and will be known as “Driving innovation: the Dr Foster Intelligence Health Informatics Graduate Award”. The aims of the award are to encourage excellence in postgraduate level research in health informatics and to stimulate public interest in the use and analysis of health information and data.
Dr Foster Intelligence is a joint venture between the Health and Social Care Information Centre (an NHS Special Health Authority) and the private sector, a combination that is designed to improve the delivery of quality information to Health and Social Care organisations and the public. It is a commercial organisation that provides management information to health and social care organisations as well as the voluntary and private sectors.
