United Kingdom - 2009 Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund in MSc Studies at Imperial College London

There are six scholarships available to prospective Masters Students of Imperial College London, intending to commence one of the specific eligible Masters courses in October 2009 - four Shell Centenary Chevening scholarships (jointly funded by TSCSF, Imperial College and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and two Shell Centenary scholarships (funded by TSCSF and Imperial College).

Candidates for these scholarships should normally be:

* aged 35 or under
* nationals of and resident in any country other than Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States and intending to return and take up permanent residence there after completion of the proposed programme of study
* intending to study a subject that will be of significant value in aiding the sustainable development of their home country
* of outstanding academic ability e.g. have obtained a degree equivalent to a first class honours degree at a British University
* fluent in spoken and written English
* neither a current nor former employee of the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies

Please download the following document for further information and a list of the eligible courses:
Shell Scholarship Eligibility Information 2009 (pdf format)

Please check you fulfil the necessary criteria before making an application.

In order to be eligible to apply for a Shell scholarship, you must meet the following deadlines:

* Apply for admission to Imperial College by 31 January 2009
* Submit your scholarship application by 1 March 2009
* Hold an offer of admission from Imperial College by 31 March 2009

Scholarship application forms are available to download here:
Shell scholarship application form 2009 (Word format)
Shell scholarship application form 2009 (pdf format)

Complete application forms should be returned by the deadline to:

Scholarships
Registry: Student Financial Support Team
Level 3, Sherfield Building
Imperial College London
London. SW7 2AZ

Or by email to: scholarships@imperial.ac.uk

The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund website

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