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    STUDENTRECRUITMENT&PARTNERSHIPS

    ScholarshipApplicationGuidelines

    Pleasenotethatthefollowingguidancenotesrefertothefollowingscholarshipsandawards:

    UndergraduateScholarships PostgraduateScholarships

    Article26Scholarships The GREAT/ Royal Holloway Scholarships

    FutureLeadersScholarships International ExcellenceScholarships

    InternationalExcellenceScholarships SantanderInternationalExcellenceScholarships

    MagnaCartaLawScholarships RHBNCTrust&BedfordScholarships

    InternationalMagnaCartaLawScholarships USFoundationExcellenceAwards

    Before

    you

    start

    Pleasenotethattobeeligibletoapply,itisessentialthatyou

    hold either a Conditional or an Unconditional offer for an undergraduate or postgraduate

    degreeatRoyalHolloway

    intendtoenrolforyourdegreeatRoyalHollowayatthestartoftheforthcomingacademic

    year

    applyusingtheRoyalHollowayonlinescholarshipapplicationform.Pleasenote,youcanonly

    applyforoneofthesescholarships.

    Pleasealso

    ensure

    that

    you

    havecheckedtheeligibilitycriteriaforthescholarshipsyouareinterestedin

    haveyourRoyalHollowaystudentnumber(ID)tohandasthisneedstobeincludedonthe

    application form. Further information on where to find your student number is provided

    below.

    Foranyenquiries,[email protected]

    Completingtheonlinescholarshipapplicationform

    Note1:Personaldetails

    Inthissection,youwillbeaskedtoenter:

    yourgivenname,familynameanddateofbirthasgiveninyourpassport

    theemailaddresswhichyouwillbeusingfromthedateofmakingthisapplicationuntilyou

    enrol at Royal Holloway. Please note that all communication concerning your scholarship

    applicationwillbesenttoyouviathisemailaddress.Ifforanyreasonyoustopusingtheemail

    addressyouhavegivenus,youwillneedtoensurethatyouprovideuswithyournewemail

    address

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    yourRoyalHollowaystudentnumber(ID):thisisa9digitnumberthatcanbefoundatthetop

    righthandcornerofyourofferandstartswith100.Failuretoenteryourstudentnumberat

    thisstagewillresultinyoubeingunabletocompletetheapplicationform

    Note2:Levelofstudy

    In this section,pleaseselectwhether youareplanning toenrolonaBachelorsorundergraduate

    degree,oraMastersorpostgraduatedegree. PleaserefertoyourofferfromRoyalHollowayifyou

    areunsurewhichofthesecategoriesappliestoyou.

    Note3:Qualificationdetails

    Academicmeritisanessentialaspectoftheselectionprocess. Asaguide:

    candidatesapplyingforanundergraduatescholarshipshouldbepredictedtoachieveGCEA

    level

    grades

    of

    AAA

    or

    equivalent

    candidates applying for a postgraduate scholarship will be assessed based on academic

    performancetodateandshouldhaveacurrentgradeaverage intherangeofaFirstClass

    Honoursdegreeorequivalent

    Pleasenotethatyoushouldreferto

    theEligibilityCriteriaforeachindividualscholarshipontherelevantpageofourwebsite

    TheRoyalHollowayAlevelequivalencytable(forundergraduatescholarshipapplicants)and

    the Royal Holloway Overseas degree equivalency table (for postgraduate scholarship

    applicants)ifyouholdanalternativeorinternationalqualification.

    Note4:Scholarshipstatement

    You will be asked to provide additional written information which needs to be included on the

    applicationform. Thisisreferredtoasyourscholarshipstatement. Yourstatementshouldbeno

    longerthat300wordsandshouldinclude

    academicachievementsyouareparticularlyproudofandwhythesereallymattertoyou

    whyyouhavechosentodothedegreeyouhaveappliedfor

    whatyourfutureaspirationsareandhowthescholarshipwillhelpyoutoachieveyourfuture

    goals

    Yourstatementwillbejudgedonhoweffectivelyandconvincinglyyourespondtotheabove.

    If applying for a Future Leaders Scholarship or for an Article 26 Scholarship, your scholarship

    statementwillhavespecificadditionalrequirements.PleaserefertotherelevantEligibilitycriteria

    sectionofourwebsiteforfurtherdetails.

    Informingyouoftheoutcomeofyourapplication

    PleasenotethatapplyingforalltheScholarshipsreferredtointheseguidancenotesisacompetitive

    processandnotallapplicationswillbesuccessful.

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    Followinginitialassessment,aftertheclosingdate,theScholarshipsTeamwillcontactyoutoinform

    youoftheoutcomeofyourapplicationaccordingtothefollowingtimeline:

    Scholarship

    name

    Application

    deadline

    Notification

    of

    scholarship

    applicationresults

    Article26Scholarships 8March2016 week commencing4April2016*

    FutureLeadersScholarships 8March2016 weekcommencing4April2016

    InternationalExcellence

    Scholarships

    8March2016 weekcommencing4April2016

    MagnaCartaLawScholarships 8March2016 week commencing4April2016

    InternationalMagnaCartaLawScholarship

    8March2016 weekcommencing 4April2016

    TheGREAT/RoyalHolloway

    Scholarships

    8June2016 weekcommencing18July2016

    InternationalExcellence

    Scholarships

    13April2016 weekcommencing23May2016

    SantanderInternational

    ExcellenceScholarships8June

    2016

    week

    commencing

    18

    July

    2016

    RHBNCTrust&BedfordScholarships 13April2016 weekcommencing23May2016

    USFoundationExcellenceAwards 13April2016 weekcommencing23May2016

    *Bythisdate,theScholarshipsTeamwillcontactyoutoletyouknowwhetherornotyourapplication

    willprogresstothenextstageoftheselectionprocess.Ifyourapplicationistakenforward,youwill

    beinvitedtoaninterviewtoverifytheinformationyouhaveprovidedinyourapplication.Ifyouare

    successfulinbeingofferedanArticle26Scholarshipyouwillbeinformedwithintwoweeksofyour

    interview.