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Bangor Business School

Postgraduate Scholarships: Bangor Business School

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Gold and Silver Scholarships

Bangor Business School operates two scholarship schemes, which provide financial support for full-time students on all MSc, MA and MBA programmes (find out more about our postgraduate programmes):

  • BBS Gold Scholarship £5,000 per annum,
  • BBS Silver Scholarship £2,000 per annum.

The number of Gold and Silver Scholarship awards vary from year to year, but normally a small number of Gold Scholarships and a larger number of Silver Scholarships are available. All students are entitled to apply for both types of Scholarships, however students will only receive one award. We do not consider country of origin when determining the recipients of Scholarship awards.

To be eligible to apply for a Scholarship, you must be applying for or have already been offered a place on one of the following taught postgraduate degree programmes:

  • MA / MSc Banking and Finance
  • MA / MSc Finance
  • MA/ MSc Management and Finance
  • MA/MSc Islamic Banking and Finance
  • MA/MSc Business with Consumer Psychology
  • MSc International Banking and Development Finance
  • MSc Accounting and Finance
  • MA Business and Marketing
  • MA Banking and Law
  • MBA Marketing
  • MBA Banking and Finance
  • MBA Management
  • MBA Banking and Law
  • MBA Law and Management

All applicants will be advised by email of the outcome of their application for entry onto an academic programme. Applicants who have been made an offer of entry will receive the Scholarship Application Pack from the Bangor Business School in that same email message. Those who have not provided an email address on the application form will be contacted by letter. The Scholarship Application Pack will include:

  • details of the gold and silver scholarship scheme
  • details of how to apply
  • a scholarship application form

Applicants are required to give details of their academic achievements, personal achievements and give their reasons for applying for a scholarship from the Bangor Business School. Scholarships will be awarded on the strength of applications received. Whilst academic achievement is a key criterion a broad view of each candidate's academic, work experience and life achievements will be considered. PLEASE NOTE: your application form will NOT be accepted without a CV.

There are two deadlines for application:

  • Interim deadline: 1 March
  • Final deadline: 1 July

Download the application form (PLEASE NOTE: you must include a copy of your CV with your application form. Applications without a CV will NOT be accepted.)

 

UK / EU Full Tuition Fee Scholarships

This scholarship scheme provides financial support, equivalent to the tuition fee for UK / EU students, to highly qualified students on selected MSc and MA programmes at Bangor Business School.


To be eligible to be considered for a UK / EU Full Tuition Fee Scholarship, you must satisfy each of the following criteria:

  • be classified as a UK / EU student for tuition-fee status purposes
  • be awarded a BA/BSc degree within the three years prior to September 2008, with a classification of 2.1 or above (or equivalent from a non-UK university).
  • enrol as a full-time student
  • have been offered a place on one of the following Bangor Business School taught postgraduate degree programmes:
    • MSc Accounting and Finance
    • MA / MSc Banking and Finance
    • MA / MSc Management and Finance
    • MA Business and Marketing
    • MA / MSc Finance
    • MSc International Banking and Development Finance
    • MA / MSc Islamic Banking and Finance

The number of scholarship awards varies from year to year, but it is anticipated that between five and ten awards will be made this year.

There are two deadlines for application:

  • Interim deadline: 1 March
  • Final deadline: 1 July

Download the application form (PLEASE NOTE: you must include a copy of your CV with your application form. Applications without a CV will NOT be accepted.)

This scholarship does not apply to any other Masters degrees offered wholly or jointly by Bangor Business School that appear in our brochures and on our webpages.

 

Welsh Medium Postgraduate Scholarship: Accounting

Bangor Business School is offering a Welsh medium postgraduate scholarship in Accounting to commence on 1st October 2011. This scholarship is funded by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Funding is available for up to five years, including three/four years as a doctoral research student and an additional year as a teaching fellow. The postgraduate scholarship will cover the cost of university tuition fees (the current Home/EU rate is £3,466) and will also provide a maintenance grant (the current rate is £13,590 per year). Applications are invited from potential researchers with any social science background interested in exploring the broader social, economic and political issues raised by accounting technologies and organisational behaviour. The successful candidate will also be required to undertake some Welsh medium teaching for the Schools within the College as a condition of the award.  The final year of the scholarship is regarded as a fellowship year when teaching commitments will increase. 

Bangor Business School is located within the College of Business, Social Sciences and Law and further information about the college can be found on its website: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/cbssl/

Bangor Business School has 38 full-time academic members of staff who teach and research in a wide variety of areas. Accounting and Finance within the Business School has been rated as the best in the UK for the quality of research conducted by its staff in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). Bangor Business School is developing its Welsh medium teaching and is looking at expanding the provision from Business Studies to Financial Studies.

The successful applicant will:

  • Have achieved an upper second-class/first class honours degree or have a postgraduate qualification or a professional qualification in a relevant field.  To be eligible for the award, the individual must be a graduate of a recognised institution of higher education, or an undergraduate expecting to graduate before 31 July 2011.
  • Be a fluent Welsh speaker and writer.
  • Demonstrate the capability and diligence required to complete a PhD by research within the period of the award.
  • Prepare an outline of his/her ideas for the proposed research project.
  • Be in a position to undertake Welsh medium teaching duties for the Schools within the College. The holder will be expected to make an important contribution towards Welsh medium teaching and the development of new Welsh medium provision.

Applicants should send an application letter containing an outline of their ideas for the proposed research project (max 1,000 words), a copy of their current CV, together with the names of two referees familiar with their academic work to: Prof. Phil Molyneux, Head of Bangor Business School, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG (p.molyneux@bangor.ac.uk / 01248 382170).  

The closing date for applications is 30 June 2011. Candidates will be interviewed for this scholarship as part of the selection process.

For further information, please contact Dr. Doris Merkl-Davies (abs213@bangor.ac.uk / 01248 382120).

 

Loyalty fee reductions for Bangor graduates

If you're a Bangor University Alumni (either recent graduate or studied with us many years ago) then you're also eligible for a discount on your fees should you choose to study for your postgraduate qualification with the Bangor Business School. If you're an International applicant we'll give you an automatic discount of £1500 on your fees and a £1000 reduction on your fees if you're resident within the EU.

Other useful information

In addition to the scholarships and fee reduction options outlined above you may also find the following information useful with regards funding your studies with us;

  • You may be eligble for a Postgraduate Access Bursary if as an undergraduate you were in receipt of an Assembly Learning Grant , an Opportunity Bursary, a Foyer Bursary or a Care Leavers Grant.

Further details are found on the Postgraduate Student Finance webpages