Summer School Scholarships in the UK at King's London

King’s College London Summer Programmes is offering 8 tuition fee scholarships to bright students from around the globe to study on our 2019 Undergraduate Summer School. King’s College London is looking for bright candidates who are passionate about thinking, learning, communicating and those who like expressing their thoughts and are able to present and synthesize their thinking in a video blog. 

Eligibility: 

Create a video (no longer than 2 minutes and 30 seconds) of yourself answering the following question: “Why does London matter to the world in 2019?”, you can approach this question in a number of different ways, considering a range of themes, and you may also wish to reflect on the question from the perspective of your particular subject area. Upload the video to Dropbox and add the Dropbox link to the top of your personal statement, the video should be in one of the following formats: .mov or .mp4 or .avi or .wmv.

Selection Procedure:

• Assessing process will be on how well argued your answer is and how much your video expresses your own original ideas clearly and concisely.
• It's strongly encouraged the use of secondary literature, remember to acknowledge your references.
• The artistic quality of the video is not part of the assessment, so please feel free to use a mobile phone or a tablet when recording.

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Funding:

The Summer scholarship programme covers the 2019 tuition fee of £1,600

Required documents:

• You must upload an official transcript from your university showing your average marks for the current academic year so far (if you are currently at university) or a copy of your final degree certificate/ official transcript (if you are a graduate). Please ensure that your transcript is in English.

Note: If you are not at university or it is proving difficult to obtain an academic transcript you should contact the Summer School office for further advice.

• All applicants whose first language is NOT English and who have not been taught in English must provide proof of their English Language proficiency.
• Personal Statement explaining your motivation for applying to the summer school (maximum 4000 characters, or upload it if it is too long). Please put the title of the module you wish to study and at the top of your Personal Statement. Include the statement “I am applying for a Summer@King’s scholarship” at the top of the Personal Statement section of the application.

Visa and visas letters:

• Overseas students will require a Short Term Study Visa before entering the country.

Note: Please read this visa information guide and visit the government's study visa web pages to find out more.

• Upon payment of programme fees, all students will be sent a visa support letter confirming their place on the course and which can be used as part of an application for a Short-Term Study visa. It's recommended that all students travel with this letter in their hand luggage to show with their passport at UK immigration. This is to ensure they enter the country correctly.

About organization

King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, and a founding constituent college of the federal University of London. Globally, it was ranked 31st in the 2019 QS World University Rankings and 36th in 2018 The World University Rankings. The World University Rankings King's is home to six Medical Research Council centers and is a founding member of the King's Health Partners academic health sciences center, Francis Crick Institute, and MedCity. It is the largest European center for graduate and post-graduate medical teaching and biomedical research, by the number of students. 

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