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Royal Holloway University of London

Brian Harris Scholarship

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10000 GBP
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
Not specified
Application deadline

About

The Brian Harris Scholarship supports students from lower-income backgrounds undertaking an eligible Master's degree in History at Royal Holloway.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit and need based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Tuition fee reduction of £10,000

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The scholarship is open to new full-time and part-time postgraduate students who have previously studied a Humanities subject at undergraduate level and are applying for an eligible Master's programme in History. Two scholarships are available.

Benefits

Tuition fee reduction of £10,000.

Eligibility

  • Home fee status.
  • Studied/studying a Humanities undergraduate degreeOffer to study one of the selected degrees.
  • Achieved, or expected to achieve, at least a 2:1 degree or equivalent (preference given to those with, or expected to achieve, a First Class Honours Degree).
  • Demonstration of financial need.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

History

Locations

United Kingdom

Nationality

British

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

Not specified

Applications must include the following:

A scholarship statement covering the following points with no more than 100 words per question (please note that statements that exceed the word count will automatically be rejected):

How and why you feel you qualify for the scholarship

What outcome do you wish for from completing a Masters in Humanities?

Details of your career plans and how your degree will help you fulfil your goals

Details of what you think you gained from your undergraduate degree

Details of your educational background prior to your undergraduate degree

Details of both your academic and personal background, including financial need

Evidence of resilience e.g. an example of a difficult period in your life, how you overcame it and what you learnt from your experience

How you will give back to the university community.

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