Master’s Scholarships for International Students at the University of Sussex 2018
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The University of Sussex, England, invites applications from graduate students of all nationalities interested in pursuing a master’s degree at the Science Policy Research Unit in the University of Sussex through the Geoffrey Oldham Memorial Scholarship Program. Professor Geoffrey Oldham co-founded the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) just over 50 years ago in 1966. Geoff served as Deputy Director before becoming Director in 1982. After stepping down as SPRU Director, he continued to work on issues relating to science, technology and development.
Four scholarships are available to students from around the world to pursue a full-time master’s degree at SPRU in one of the following areas:
[1] Energy Policy MSc
[2] Project Management MSc
[3] Science and Technology Policy MSc
[4] Strategic Innovation Management MSc
[5] Sustainable Development MSc
Applicants must have been offered and accepted a place in a full-time master’s program in one of the previously mentioned areas. Applicants must also have a first class undergraduate degree, or equivalent, and show evidence of their academic potential in their scholarship application.
Applicants are asked to provide a statement of academic interests when they apply. The statement must show how well they demonstrate the following:
[1] clear and specific goals with what they aim to do after they finish their Masters
[2] significant work experience or extra-curricular activities related to their chosen Masters
[3] how their research interests will contribute to furthering Geoffrey Oldham’s work on Science and Technology and Gender.
All applicants will be contacted when a final decision has been made by August 1, 2018. Successful applicants will benefit from a reduction of 10,000 euros on tuition fees.
About Sussex University and SPRU:
The University of Sussex is a leading research-intensive university near Brighton. It has both an international and local outlook, with staff and students from more than 100 countries and frequent engagement in community activities and services.
The Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) was founded in 1966 as one of the first interdisciplinary research centres in the field of science and technology policy and management. With a community of more than 200 MSc and doctoral students from all over the world, SPRU is also well known for its high quality, research-led teaching programs. The multidisciplinary nature of SPRU means that students have access to an extensive range of expertise, whilst also contributing directly to SPRU research as part of their training and development.