The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
The Carnegie Cameron Taught Postgraduate Bursaries
Three awards are offered to Scottish students undertaking either a one year, full-time or two year, part-time taught postgraduate degree in any subject offered by University of the West of Scotland commencing in the 2010/2011 academic session.
The value of each award is £3400 for full-time students or £1710 per annum for part-time students (2 years).
Eligibility
The bursaries will be awarded to applicants who are accepted for admission on either a full-time or part-time basis for a taught postgraduate programme of study at University of the West of Scotland.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are Scottish either by birth or descent (at least one parent born in Scotland) or that they have been continuously resident in Scotland for a period of at least three years for the purpose of secondary or tertiary education in Scotland.
Applicants should already have been offered a place at University of the West of Scotland and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so. Application forms for postgraduate admission are available on the University web site.
Applicants who do not hold an offer of admission by the deadline of 25 August 2010 will not be considered for an award.
Criteria
The bursary will be awarded on the basis of academic merit with due consideration also being given to financial circumstances.
Candidates will normally require a good first degree.
Full criteria can be found at
http://www.carnegie-trust.org/pdf_files/PG_bursaries.pdf
Application Procedure
Applicants can download an application form or request one to be sent to them from:
Innovation and Research Office
University of the West of Scotland
Paisley Campus
Paisley PA1 2BE
A completed application form, together with a copy of your degree transcript, two academic references and proof of either Scottish birth, descent or residency should be received by the Innovation and Research Office at the above address by the closing date of 25 August 2010 in order to be considered for the award.
Selection Procedure
A Selection Committee will meet in late August 2010 to select the award holders. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in August 2010.
SOURCES OF full-time and part-time POSTGRADUATE FUNDING INCLUDE:
SAAS
For session 2010/11 the University has 175 full-time and 20 part-time funded places from SAAS (Student Awards Agency for Scotland) available for eligible students selected for the UWS postgraduate diploma programmes listed in the "Funded postgraduate courses" section to the left
ILA500
If you are completing at least 2 modules from one of our postgraduate programmes, and your income is less than £22,000, you may be able to use an
Individual Learning Account (ILA) for support of up to £500 for part-time postgraduate study.
Discretionary and Childcare Funds
There may be some funding available to help with the costs of travel, subsistence, childcare, and equipment for postgraduate study. Information and procedures for these funds can be found at www.uws.ac.uk/funds
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT
For scholarship and bursary information visit our International Students’ web pages.