Scholarships

All UK/EU/international applicants who hold an offer of a place to study on one of our Masters programmes.

All applicants who hold an offer will automatically be considered for a scholarship. There is no scholarship application process.

Decisions will be made on merit and not financial need. Scholarships will be awarded to applicants who:

• Are able to demonstrate excellent academic performance.
• Are on track to obtain, or who have graduated with a minimum high 2.1 or 1^st UK undergraduate degree or overseas equivalent.
• Have previously studies at a university with a strong academic reputation and ranking.
• Have the potential to contribute and enrich all aspects of the Masters programme and the diverse academic and cultural profile of the Masters class.

Scholarships will normally be awarded at the point of offer. Early applicants will be contacted by the end of January if successful.

Only final year Manchester Access Programme students will be eligible for this scholarship.

How much is the scholarship?

The scholarship covers fees of up to £13,000 plus living expenses of £7,000.

Please submit a statement of purpose, stating which programme you are interested in and why.

An interesting and well-written statement of purpose showing strong motivation for the course you have chosen can influence the final decision.

This should be concise (no more than one page) and concentrate on why you are interested in the subject you have applied for and why you consider yourself to be a suitable applicant.

The statement of purpose helps us to assess how well you are able to articulate goals, motivations and values, and your writing and reasoning abilities. Try to make your statement of purpose interesting and reflect your personality, we have to read a lot of them!

Please send your statement by 1 May 2013 to:

Tania Smith, tania.smith@mbs.ac.uk

Decisions will be made on merit and not financial need. The Scholarship will be awarded to an applicant who:

• Is a final year undergraduate student who has previously completed the Manchester Access Programme
• Is able to demonstrate excellent academic performance.
• Is on track to obtain a minimum 2.1 or 1st undergraduate degree from the University of Manchester.
• Has the potential to contribute to and enrich all aspects of the Masters programme and the diverse academic and cultural profile of the Masters class.

What are the requirements of the MBS Annual Fund Scholarship?

• The scholar will be required to submit one written progress report to the MBS Development Office.
• The Scholar will be expected to participate in development activities which may include attending and/or speaking at alumni events, or meeting alumni and/or donors.
• The Scholar will be expected to participate in marketing activities which may include photography/filming and being featured in development publications.

The scholarship will be awarded at the point of offer.

Applications need to be received by 1 May 2013. A decision will be made in June 2013.

All US residents who hold an offer to study on one of our Masters programmes.

All eligible applicants who hold an offer will be automatically considered for a scholarship. There is no scholarship application process.

Decisions will be made on merit and not financial need. Scholarships will be awarded to applicants who:

• Are able to demonstrate excellent academic performance.
• Are are on track to obtain, or who have graduated with a minimum high 2.1 or 1^st UK undergraduate degree or overseas equivalent.
• Have previously studies at a University with a strong academic reputation and ranking.
• Have the potential to contribute and enrich all aspects of the Masters programme and the diverse academic and cultural profile of the Masters class

Scholarships will normally be awarded at the point of offer. Early applicants will be contacted by the end of January if successful.