BG Group in collaboration with Cambridge Trusts and the FCO Chevening programme will offer fourteen scholarships at the University of Cambridge for the academic year 2008-09 for one-year postgraduate courses of study.
Eligibility:
To be eligible:
- applicants should already hold (or expect to hold by the time of taking up the award) a degree equivalent to a first-class from a UK university
- be from Algeria, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Egypt, India, areas of Palestinian Authority, Kazakhstan, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago or Tunisia. Four of the fourteen scholarships are restricted as follows: two are for Nigerian nationals only, one is for Egyptian nationals only, one is for Omani nationals only.
- must apply for an eligible course
- must not be, or be related to, a BG employee
Conditions:
Successful applicants must undertake to return to their home country and take up permanent residence there after completing the course at Cambridge
Value of Scholarships:
The scholarships will normally cover up to:
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the University Composition Fee at the overseas rate
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approved College fees
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a maintenance allowance sufficient for a single student
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a return economy airfare by the cheapest available route
Application:
Suitably qualified candidates must apply for admission to the University of Cambridge by submitting a Graduate Application Form to the Board of Graduate Studies.
The Graduate Admission and Scholarship Application Form can be downloaded from:
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/admissions/forms/
or, alternatively, the form may be requested, in writing, from the Board of Graduate Studies, 4 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RZ, England.
All applications should be made direct to Cambridge University at the address provided on the form.