College of Science, Swansea University

Swansea Science Master’s Scholarship Application Form

The College of Science is offering scholarships for new Master’s students commencing
their studies in September 2019

Completed application forms must be returned to– science-scholarships@swansea.ac.uk by

Friday 19 July 2019

Each award will be worth £2500 towards tuition fees.

COURSES:
Applications can be made for any of the following Master’s programmes in the College of Science:

MSc Environmental Biology: MSc Computer Science: Informatique (Swansea and

Conservation and Resource Grenoble routes)
Management
MRes Computing and Future Interaction Technologies
MRes Biosciences
MRes Logic and Computation
MSc Computer Science
MRes Visual Computing
MSc Advanced Computer
Science MSc Environmental Dynamics and Climate Change

MSc Advanced Software MSc Geographic Information and Climate Change

Technology
MSc Mathematics and Computing for Finance
MSc Data Science
MSc Mathematics
MSc Cyber Security
MRes Stochastic Processes: Theory and Application
Only candidates holding (or expecting to achieve) a minimum of a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) will be
considered for an award.

For more information about these awards please visit our website:

www.swansea.ac.uk/science/postgraduatescholarships
ELIGIBILITY, TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO SWANSEA SCIENCE M A S T E R ’ S SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEME:
1. The award will be holding several Committee 13. Award holders are
used to offset tuition partial may use reasonably
fees. awards at the whatever expected to co-
same time will be means of operate in
2. Applicants must considered on a assessment it Swansea Science
have (or expect case- by-case thinks most Open Days and
to obtain) a basis, and should appropriate in recruitment events
minimum of a 2.1 contact science- order to and to provide a
degree (or scholarships@swa determine profile for
equivalent). nsea.ac.uk which promotional
Applicants candidates are activity.
3. Awards are should check worthy of
available for the terms and recommendati 14. Having accepted an award,
Science Master’s conditions of on for an the recipient may
programmes only, other awards award. not withdraw
commencing in they are from the
September 2019. offered. programme save
in exceptional
4. Only UK/EU 8. The closing circumstances and
applicants are eligible. date for the subject to the
receipt of approval of the
5. Scholarship completed Committee and
candidates must award the relevant Head
not have applications is of College.
previously 19 July 2019. Failure to observe
pursued a this regulation
postgraduate 9. Applicants may render the
master’s course must also student liable to
at Swansea complete an repay to the
University. application University any
Students must for a place award which has
be enrolling on to study at been made either
an eligible Swansea in whole or in
postgraduate University. part as
master’s course This must be determined by the
at Swansea received by College of Science
University for the Recruitment and
the first time in Admissions Admissions
September Office by the Committee.
2019. 1 July 2019
deadline. 15. If it is deemed
6. Awards are necessary for
available for 10. Successful an award
both full-time candidates will holder to
and part-time be informed suspend their
study. For by the end studies, the
students of July and award will be
studying part- a reduced held on
time, the award tuition fee will university
will be made be levied at account and
on a pro-rata enrolment. carried
basis. forward to
11. Awards are non- the year of
7. Students should transferable between resumption of
normally be Colleges. studies and
privately funded. the candidate
Students must not 12. The College of will be
be holding a full Science expected to
tuition fee award Recruitment pay their
from another and personal
source. Students Admissions contribution
 on a pro-rata of the date of
basis. notification.

16. If, in the view of 17. Employees of

the appropriate Swansea
Head of University are not
College, an eligible to apply.
award holder’s Applicants for this
progress is scholarship who
deemed to be have been
unsatisfactory, employed on a
the award may temporary
be withdrawn. contract by
An award may Swansea
also be University while
withdrawn on studying will be
grounds of considered on a
failure to case- by-case
comply with any basis.
of the conditions
attached to it.
In either case
the College of
Science
Recruitment
and
Admissions
Committee will
notify the
scholar of the
reasons for the
withdrawal.
The candidate
may be
required to
repay to the
University any
award which
has been
made, either
in whole or in
part, as
determined by
the
Committee. If
the scholar
feels that such
a withdrawal
is unjustified
s/he may
appeal in
writing to the
Chair of the
College of
Science
Recruitment
and
Admissions
Committee
within 15
working days
College of Science, Swansea University
Swansea Science Master’s Scholarship Application Form:
UK/EU candidates only
Application for an award in 2019-2020

Completed application forms must be returned to science-scholarships@swansea.ac.uk by Friday 19 July

2019. Please write legibly, in black ink, so that your application may be easily read and photocopied.

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Student No. (see your offer letter) .........................................................................................................

Surname (block capitals) ................................................................................ Title .............................
Previous surname (if applicable) ….......……………………..………………………………………...................
First names (block capitals) ................................................................................................................
Correspondence address (as at August 2018) (block capitals) ….…………………………………….................
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…
……………………………………………………………………………………..............................................
Telephone number (including area code) .................................................................................................
Email address ..................................................................................................................................
Date of birth ....................................................... Nationality .…….
…...................................................

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME APPLIED FOR:

Give the exact title of the science postgraduate taught course you have applied to study
at Swansea:
................................................................................................................................................................
Mode of Study: Full-time Part-time

PREVIOUS HIGHER EDUCATION:

Title of undergraduate course …………………………….………………………..……………….......................
Awarding institution ……....…………………………………………………………………………......................
Average mark achieved in penultimate year ………………………………………………………….....................
Degree class / Grade / GPA obtained ………………….…… Date degree awarded ………………...............

Please include a copy of your bachelor degree academic transcript (this is a list of all the modules pursued
as part of your degree and the marks achieved). This can be obtained from your Academic Registry but is
NOT required if you completed your first degree at Swansea University. Your application for an award will
not be considered unless a transcript is included.

Have you attached a copy of your academic transcript?

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (Please complete as fully as possible)
Why do you wish to pursue the postgraduate programme you have applied for?

What are your plans after this programme is completed?

What other sources of funding have you explored or applied for to fund your postgraduate studies?

Please tell us about any prizes or other recognition of your academic excellence achieved
during your undergraduate degree

Are there any other reasons why you should be considered for an award?

SIGNATURE.............................................................................................. DATE................................................

This form should be completed and returned no later than Friday 19 July 2019 to:
science-scholarships@swansea.ac.uk