University of Westminster Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships for Developing Country Students

Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship

Course(s) Offered: Any
Course Level: Graduate (Masters)
Provider: University of Westminster
Country to Study in: UK

Scholarship Description
The University of Westminster offers the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships for developing countries.

This scholarship program is the University’s most prestigious award, and is aimed at fully funding a student from a developing country to study a full-time Masters degree at the University.

For the purposes of the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship award at the University of Westminster, the term ‘developing’ will include middle income countries. If your country is listed below, you are NOT eligible. If you do NOT find your country listed below, you are eligible.

Eligibility
You must be an international student from a developing country and hold an offer for a full-time Masters degree at University of Westminster.

Eligible students must be from one of an eligible country. For the purposes of this award, the term ‘developing’ includes middle income countries. All countries, with the exception of the ones listed below, are considered ‘developing countries’.

Selection criteria:
The main criteria are degrees equivalent to a UK First Class Honours degree, financial need and development potential.

Eligible groups
Citizens of Developing countries. All countries, EXCEPT these below are considered ‘developing countries’:

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstien, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, Vatican City

Please Note: If your country is listed above, you are NOT eligible. But if your country is NOT listed above, then you are eligible.

Participating Institutions
University of Westminster, United Kingdom

Fields of study
Any full-time Master’s Degree Programme offered at the University

Number of awards
Only one scholarship will be offered

Sponsorship duration
Will cover the duration of your program

Scholarship benefits
Full tuition fee waivers, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London.

Method of Application
You should only apply for a scholarship once you have applied for admission and successfully been offered a place (either conditional or unconditional) on the course you wish to study. To apply for a scholarship you will need to complete the relevant scholarship application form and submit supporting documents by POST.

It is important to visit the official website (link to it is below) for complete information on how to apply for this scholarship, and also to access the application form.

DEADLINES:
The deadline for applications is 3 May 2016.

PLEASE NOTE:
The University of Westminster is a public university in London, United Kingdom. Its antecedent institution, the Royal Polytechnic Institution, was founded in 1838 and was the first polytechnic institution in the UK. Westminster was awarded university status in 1992 meaning it could award its own degrees.

Its headquarters and original campus are in Regent Street in the City of Westminster area of central London, with additional campuses in Fitzrovia, Marylebone and Harrow. It operates the Westminster International University in Tashkent in Uzbekistan.

Application Deadline: 3 May 2016
Open to International Applicants: Yes

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