Deadline: 1 March 2012
Open to: Post-graduate students from the former Yugoslavia
Scholarship: £800 per month (£915 for placements in London)
Description
The British Scholarship Trust is a registered charity which awards scholarships to post-graduate students from the former Yugoslavia in order to pursue specialist studies for short periods in the United Kingdom. The Trust allocates between 10 and 15 stipends each year. Study periods are normally from three to six months. The stipend normally covers maintenance expenses and in some cases library or ‘bench’ fees. APPLICANTS WHO WISH TO TAKE FULL-TIME TAUGHT COURSES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS. The Trust is unable to cover the fees of full-time taught courses
Scholarship
The normal grant for the current academic year is £800 per month (£915 for placements in London). It is intended to cover living expenses. The grants are modest in size but students can be expected to live reasonably comfortably on the grant. Tuition fees are NOT covered but some other fees charged by the host institution (bench fees, library use, etc.) may be met by the Trust. Travel expenses to and from the placement are covered by the candidates themselves or their home institutions. The monthly grant payments are made by arrangement with the Treasurer of the Trust.
These grants are for a visit of 4 weeks only. Travel expenses to and from the placement are covered by the candidates themselves or their home institutions. Please note this grant is for a period of 4 weeks only and will not be extended. Within this period post-graduate students should be able to gather a considerable amount of information for their studies. Libraries do not normally charge for visiting students but visitors cannot borrow books.
Eligibility
Prospective candidates must be from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro & Serbia and under thirty (30) years of age on 1st October in the school year of the study visit.
The main criteria for the final selection of the candidates are:
- Merit (academic achievement)
- Command of English
- Relevance of the profile of your research to the needs of the region
- The potential benefit of the visit to your research.
Preference is given to candidates who have not previously studied abroad and to candidates who have made contact with the institution they wish to visit in the UK.
The Trust will help with obtaining visas where necessary, but travel expenses to the UK and to the British place of education will be borne by the students or, if employed, by their own institution.
It is strongly recommended that applicants make preliminary contact with a British university or at least identify one or more institutions in the UK where they would be able to carry out their research. Wherever possible, they are asked to make their own arrangements for their stay directly with the host institution, requesting a placement as a “visiting scholar”. Please remember that the Trust cannot pay tuition fees for taught courses. Preference is given to students engaged on research projects, based in their home country.
Application
To apply please send the following items to the relevant address below.
- the completed application form
- a detailed curriculum vitae
- a description of the proposed research
- (if possible) confirmation of a placement from the UK institution
- a copy of your university diploma or other relevant qualifications
- proof of adequate knowledge of English
- two confidential academic references
The deadline for the receipt of completed applications by the relevant Ministry is 1st March.
Addresses for applications:
Bosnia-Hercegovina
Applications should be sent to the appropriate Ministry in your area:
Federalno Ministarstvo Obrazovanja i Nauke,
Gda Meliha Alic, ministrica,
Stjepana Radica 33,
88000 Mostar
Tel.: – Fax: – Email: –
Ministarstvo Prosvjete i Kulture Republike Srpske,
Gdin Anton Kasipovic, ministar
Trg Republike 1,
78000 Banja Luka
Tel.: – Fax: – Email: –
Odjel za Obrazovanje u Vladi Brcko Distrikta BIH,
Gdin Rizo Civic, šef odjela
Bulevar mira 1,
76100 Brcko Distrikt BiH
Tel.: – Fax: – Email: –
Overall coordination for applications from Bosnia Herzegovina:
Gda S.Turkovic, Strucni savjetnik,
Ministarstvo civilnih poslova BiH,
Sektor za obrazovanje,
Trg BiH 3,
71000 Sarajevo
Tel.: +387 33 492 515
Fax: +387 33 492 627 Email: –
Croatia
The Ministry of Science and Technology,
Strossmayerov trg 4,
10000 Zagreb
Tel.: +385 14 594 455
Fax: +385 14 819 331
Email: marija.crnic@mzos.hr
Macedonia
The Ministry of Education and Science,
Fatmir Dashi,
‘Ilinden’ bb.
1000 Skopje
Tel.: + 389 3 118 559 Fax:
Email: fdashi_mon@hotmail.com
Montenegro
ZAMTES – Agency for International Cooperation,
Njegoseva 2,
81000 Podgorica
Tel.: +382 20 665 415
Fax: +382 20 665 419
Email: zamtes@zamtes.gov.me
Website: www.zamtes.gov.me
Serbia
Ministarstvo spoljnih poslova,
Kneza Milosa 24,
Belgrade
Tel.: + 381 3616 333 / 3618 066/ 3068 930
Fax: + 381 3618 366 Email:
A shortlist from each country is submitted to the Trust each year. The final selection of candidates for the forthcoming academic year is made in early May. Successful candidates will be notified by the end of May.