HOW TO APPLY: All applicants should download the application form, and submit this with the necessary supporting documents directly to scholarships@le.ac.uk.
Applications must be completed and received by the scholarships team before the application deadline in order to be considered.
Note that applicants to the Open Scholarship Scheme who are holding an offer for a taught Master's programme within the College of Social Science will automatically be considered for both schemes.
Open Master's Scholarship
on all full-time courses starting in September/ October 2015
Maximum number of awards: 20
Value of award £3,500 GBP only for One year
Application deadline 29 May 2015
College of Social Science International Scholarship Scheme
Maximum number of awards 40
Value of award £2,500 GBP only for One year
Application deadline 29 May 2015
The above Scholarship Schemes are only open to applicants already holding an offer (conditional or unconditional) to study for a degree programme at the University of Leicester.
Applications for the College of Social Science International Scholarships are open to any students holding an offer to study a course in the College of Social Science which includes the Departments of Criminology; Economics; Education; Lifelong Learning; Management; Media and Communication; Politics and International Relations; and Sociology.
Candidates for both of the above Scholarships must be classified by the University as international students for fees purposes.
http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/international/need-to-know/feesandfunding/scholarships/open
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The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program
for US Citizens or US pemanenet recidence
(UGSP) offers
competitive scholarships to exceptional students from
disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to biomedical, behavioral, and social science research careers at the NIH.
For application information,
https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp