£3000 per year Excellence Scholarships
Queen Mary is delighted to announce new additions to our generous range of scholarships for home students, designed to attract the best and brightest regardless of background: Science and Engineering Excellence Scholarships and Modern Foreign Language Excellence Scholarships.
Please note: Eligibility for these scholarships is based purely on academic performance and is not linked to a student's household income.
Science and Engineering Excellence Scholarships
This scheme is part of QM’s approach to encouraging the best qualified students into subject areas which have been identified as essential to UK economic growth, and which are highly sought after by employers.
Queen Mary Science and Engineering Excellence Scholarships are available for the following programmes taught within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, covering biological and chemical sciences, materials, engineering (including electronic, mechanical and aerospace), computer science, maths and physics.
Excellence Scholarships are worth £3,000 a year for each year of study, paid directly to you – a total of up to £9,000 over your course (or £12,000 for MEng/MSci students).
Who are they for?
All students who achieve at least:
- AAA in key A-levels, or
- 38 points in the International Baccalaureate, or
- DDD in the BTEC National Diploma, or
- Distinction in 45 level three credits in the Access to HE Diploma
and accept QM as their firm choice are guaranteed to receive the scholarship.
How do I apply?
There is no need to apply separately for the Excellence Scholarships. Your application through UCAS automatically enters you into consideration for an award.
Eligibility criteria for the QM Science and Engineering Excellence Scholarships:
- This scheme is available only to students who apply for and enroll in a single-honours course in the Science and Engineering Faculty in the 2012/13 academic year. See full list of eligible courses.
- Equivalent qualifications are: three distinctions in the BTEC National Diploma; 38 points or more in the International Baccalaureate; or Distinction in 45 level three credits in the Access to HE Diploma. Please click on the following link for a list of other UK and European equivalent qualifications.
- The qualifying grades must be in the subjects expressed in the offer of admission.
- Students must be new entrants into Higher Education i.e. have not previously studied part or all of an undergraduate degree level course.
- Students must meet the eligibility criteria for the full package of Student Finance i.e. must be eligible to apply for a Maintenance Loan in addition to a Tuition Fee Loan. EU students who are only eligible to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan are therefore not eligible for a scholarship.
- The Science and Engineering Foundation Programme does not form part of the scholarship scheme.
- Our policy on payment of the scholarship during years in industry is under consideration.
- Payment of the scholarship for the first year is automatic for all of those with the requisite entry qualifications described above. Payment in subsequent years is contingent on overall academic achievement at a First Class standard in each year of study (i.e. you must achieve an overall first class mark of above 70% in every progression year to maintain the scholarship).
- Where a student experiences extenuating circumstances that affect academic performance or progress, continued receipt of a scholarship will be considered within the College’s existing extenuating circumstances procedures.
- This scholarship scheme operates independently of the QM National Scholarship Programme and QM Bursary Scheme. You could receive more than one award.
- The £3,000 per year excellence scholarsip replaces the previously advertised High Achiever Scholarship which was offered by the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences.
Modern Foreign Language Excellence Scholarships
This scheme is part of QM’s approach to encouraging the best qualified students into subject areas identified nationally as being of strategic importance to the economy generally.
Queen Mary Modern Foreign Language Excellence Scholarships are available for all modern language courses at QM including French, German, Russian and Hispanic Studies (including Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan).
There are 12 Excellence Scholarships offered, each worth £3,000 a year for the first two years of study, paid directly to you – a total of up to £6,000 over your studies. Additionally you will have priority access to prestigious paid work placements with leading companies during your year abroad, subject to availability. Last year students were placed with companies such as Henderson Global Investors (Spain), Deloitte Conseil (Paris) and Westdeutsche Rundfunk (Germany).
Who are they for?
All students who achieve at least:
- AAA in key A-levels, or
- 38 points in the International Baccalaureate, or
- DDD in BTEC National Diploma, or
- Distinction in 45 level three credits in the Access to HE Diploma
will be eligible for the scholarship.
How do I apply?
There is no need to apply separately for the Excellence Scholarships. Your application through UCAS automatically enters you into consideration for an award. All students with appropriate predicted grades will be invited to interview between the end of January and mid March. Offers will be made in mid-March.
Eligibility criteria for the QM Modern Language Excellence Scholarships:
- This scheme will be available to language students who apply for and enroll in the 2012/13 academic year. See full list of eligible courses.
- To be considered for the scholarship, students must apply for a relevant course by the UCAS deadline of 15 January 2012. Applicants do not need to complete a separate application form to be considered for a scholarship.
- Interviews with applicants with appropriate predicted grades will be held between the end of January and mid March 2012. Applicants must make themselves available for interview on the designated dates (which will be confirmed in due course).
- Students who are predicted to achieve at least AAA in their three best A levels or equivalent will be eligible for consideration for the scholarships. Equivalent qualifications include: three distinctions in the BTEC National Diploma; 38 points or more in the International Baccalaureate; Distinction in 45 level three credits in the Access to HE Diploma; or the equivalent in a European qualification. Please click on the following link for a list of other UK and European equivalent qualifications.
- Twelve offers will be made in the first instance by mid-March 2012. Candidates will be asked to confirm their intention to accept within two weeks of receiving an offer. If they decline, candidates on a waiting list can be offered a scholarship. All successful candidates for scholarships will be informed before the UCAS April deadline. Final award of the scholarship will be dependant on the candidate achieving the qualifying grades in 2012.
- The qualifying grades must be in the subjects expressed in the offer of admission.
- Students must be new entrants into Higher Education i.e. have not previously studied part or all of an undergraduate degree level programme.
- Students must meet the eligibility criteria for the full package of Student Finance i.e. must be eligible to apply for a Maintenance Loan in addition to a Tuition Fee Loan. EU students who are only eligible to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan are therefore not eligible for a scholarship.
- Payment of the scholarship in the second year is contingent on overall academic achievement at an Upper Second Class standard in your first year of study (i.e. you must achieve an overall Upper Second Class mark of above 60% to maintain the scholarship).
- Where a student experiences extenuating circumstances that affect academic performance or progress, continued receipt of a scholarship will be considered within the College’s existing extenuating circumstances procedures.
- This scholarship scheme operates independently of the QM National Scholarship Programme and QM Bursary Scheme. You could receive more than one award.