Students who apply and are offered entry to postgraduate courses at the University of Dundee starting in academic year 2006/2007 are eligible to apply for an Overseas Student Scholarship. These will be offered in the Faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering and Physical Sciences and Life Sciences. The scholarships will be awarded on academic merit and will be a contribution toward overseas tuition fees. The awards will be paid directly to the Finance Office of the University on behalf of the recipients. Postgraduate students successfully awarded an Overseas Student Scholarship will therefore only be liable for the difference between the full overseas tuition fee and the scholarship awarded.

What is the value of the Overseas Student Scholarship?

For how long is the Overseas Student Scholarship tenable?

Overseas Student Scholarships are awarded on academic merit and are tenable for each year of full-time postgraduate study and research, subject to satisfactory progress and performance. If the recipient makes satisfactory progress in accordance with degree regulations, the scholarship will therefore be awarded in each year that the full postgraduate tuition fee is charged. Overseas Student Scholarships do not cover periods of 'continuation' when postgraduate students are no longer full-time, are writing up, or have submitted their theses for examinations.

The Overseas Student Scholarship will be discontinued if performance and/ or progress of the recipient are deemed by the awarding Faculty to have fallen below an acceptable standard.

Who is eligible to apply for an Overseas Student Scholarship?

In order to be eligible to apply for an Overseas Student Scholarship you must be applying for, have already applied for, or already have been offered, a place to undertake full-time postgraduate study or research commencing in session 2006/2007, in one of the Faculties listed above. You must also be designated as an overseas student for tuition fees purposes.

The University will issue details of the Overseas Student Scholarships and an application form to all relevant overseas enquirers together with the standard University application form for postgraduate study and research. Any applicants for postgraduate study in 2006/2007 who had applied for a place or were already offered a place in the relevant Faculties prior to the introduction of the scheme will also be sent an application form and invited to apply for a Overseas Student Scholarship.

Who is not eligible to apply for an Overseas Student Scholarship?

Postgraduate applicants for postgraduate study and research in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design and the Faculty of Law & Accountancy are not eligible to apply for an Overseas Student Scholarship. Nor are students domiciled in the UK or EU and designated as 'home' students for tuition fee purposes for whatever reason.

Postgraduate students awarded any other scholarship or grant, be it by the University or by an external body, are not eligible to apply for a Overseas Student Scholarship. Students benefiting from any other special fee reduction will also be ineligible to apply. In other words, overseas postgraduate students can only benefit from one scheme leading to a reduction in their fee liability at one time.

How will the Overseas Student Scholarship be awarded?

Overseas Student Scholarships will be awarded on academic merit to suitably qualified candidates in the Faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering and Physical Sciences and Life Sciences. Applications for the postgraduate scholarships will be considered along with the applications for postgraduate study and research received from eligible candidates.

How do I apply?

Application for an Overseas Student Scholarship must be made on the application form sent to you by the University with your application form for postgraduate study or research. The form must be completed, signed and returned with your application for postgraduate study.

If you have already applied for a postgraduate place, or have already been offered and accepted a place for 2006/2007, you will be issued with the Overseas Student Scholarship application form and this guidance note in due course and well in advance of matriculation.

Successful applicants will be notified of the award of the Overseas Student Scholarship in the letter offering them a postgraduate place. If you are sent a conditional offer of a postgraduate place, the award of the Overseas Student Scholarship will also be conditional upon fulfillment of the specified conditions.

What is the application deadline?

The final deadline for submission of scholarship applications is 31st July 2006

How will the Overseas Student Scholarship be paid?

The Overseas Student Scholarship is a contribution towards overseas tuition fees. The value of the Scholarship will be paid by the Faculty and will be deducted from your overseas tuition fee bill. This means that although the full overseas tuition fee will be charged, you or your sponsor will only be liable for the difference between the full fee and the value of the Scholarship awarded. The University will tell you of the amount when notifying you of the award of a Overseas Student Scholarship.

Where do I go and who do I ask?

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