Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Full Fees African Scholarship for MSc Programme in University of Reading


The University of Reading is a public university located in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded as a University of Oxford extension college in 1892 as University College, Reading. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 1926 by Royal Charter from King George V and was the only university to receive such a charter between the two world wars. The university is usually categorised as a red brick university, reflecting its original foundation in the 19th century.
It has four major campuses both in the United Kingdom and internationally. The campuses on London Road and Whiteknights are based in the town of Reading itself, and Greenlands is based on the banks of the River Thames. It also has a campus in Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia. The university has been arranged into 16 academic schools since 2016 when the four faculties were disbanded.
Reading was ranked 35th in the UK amongst multi-faculty institutions for the quality (GPA) of its research and 28th for its Research Power in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. In total, 98% of the University's research is labelled as 'internationally recognised', 78% as 'internationally excellent and 27% as 'world leading'. Reading was the first university to win a Queen's Award for Export Achievement, in 1989. The annual income of the institution for 2016–17 was £275.3 million of which £35.4 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £297.5 million.

Requirements:
  • Available to African applicants only. Awards will be made on the basis of a combination of academic excellence and financial need.
  • The Scholarships cover tuition fees only and recipients need to find sufficient funds to cover their accommodation and living costs for the academic year in Reading.
  • The awards will be made on the basis of a combination of academic excellence and financial need.
  • The awards are open to all citizens of AfRES countries who have not previously studied outside their home country.
  • All applicants must have been offered a place on the MSc Real Estate or the MSc Real Estate Finance programme prior to applying for the scholarship.
  • Students offered more than one Award from University of Reading/Henley Business School may accept only one award but can select which one.
  • Students deciding to defer entry will forfeit any award but may re-apply.
  • English Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are expected to have obtained IELTS 7.0 (with no element below 6.0), TOEFL 570 (or 230 computer-based) or have passed a TEEP (University of Reading) test with the score of 6.5 (with no element less than 6.0). For all other equivalent score requirements in our accepted English Language tests, please visit the admissions website. If your previous degree was taught in English, we may consider waiving the English language requirement.

Benefit:
One full fee waiver is available

How To Apply:
Please apply through This Link

Deadline:
May 1, 2019

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