Frank Stell Scholarship For UK/EU Students At Leeds University, UK

Description
The Frank Stell Scholarship was established in 1959.  The fund was bequeathed by Frank Stell of Halifax to provide scholarships tenable at the University of Leeds for the study of Biology, Agricultural Science or Social and Political Science.

Eligibility

1. Applicants MUST first submit a research degree study application form and be in receipt of a University BANNER ID Number  to be eligible for a Frank Stell Scholarship.
2. Beneficiaries of the awards must be resident or have a parent or parents resident within the former administrative area of the County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
3. These awards are only available to nationals from the UK and EU and are not open to applicants who are liable to pay academic fees at the international fee rate;
4. Applicants must hold a First Degree at undergraduate level equivalent to at least a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree.  Applicants should either have graduated with the appropriate First Degree or be in their final year of study;
5. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the University’s English Language requirements .  Some Schools require a standard of English higher than the University minimum;
6. These awards are not open to individuals who have already been awarded a Doctoral degree or equivalent qualification.

Application rocedure

• Applicants must complete all sections of the University Postgraduate Research Scholarship Application Form, using the space provided on the form and with strict observation of any word limits.  Attachments are not permitted and all will be disregarded.
• The completed form should be returned to the Postgraduate Scholarships Office, Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT by no later than midnight UK time on 1 June 2012 or by email to pg_scholarships@leeds.ac.uk
• To track the progress of your application, please visit http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk and select the tab ‘Application Tracking’, then follow the instructions on screen (this facility will not be available until late January 2012). Please note that, due to the large volume of applications, the Postgraduate Scholarships Office will not enter into any correspondence regarding the progress of an application.

Submission Deadline
1 June 2012 (midnight UK time)

Website Link
http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/study/phd/funding