Friday, February 17, 2012

UK: International Transport Scholarship for International Students - University of Leeds

Overview

The Institute for Transport Studies (ITS), University of Leeds, is offering a full-fees Masters scholarship, to provide a unique opportunity to a student of outstanding ability, achievement and potential. The International Transport Scholarship 2012 will fund the fees for an international student to undertake a Masters programme at ITS, on a one year full-time basis.

The scholarship forms part of the ITS mission to advance the understanding of global transport, via the development of skills and best practice. It is envisaged that the scholarship recipient will return to their home country after the Masters programme, to apply their new skills to an area of identified need.

Institute for Transport Studies

ITS is recognised as one of the world’s largest and most successful University departments for transport teaching and research - as evidenced by the Research Assessment Exercise and the award of a Queen’s Anniversary Prize. The Institute offers a choice of five Masters programmes: • MA Transport Economics • MSc Sustainability (Transport) • MSc Transport Planning • MSc Transport Planning and the Environment • MSc (Eng) Transport Planning and Engineering The programmes are accredited by leading professional bodies and are designed to equip students with the practical skills for progression to a professional-level career in the transport industries.  

Scholarship eligibility
Applicants must first hold an offer (conditional or unconditional) of an academic place on an ITS Masters programme for the academic year commencing September 2012, be designated as ‘international fee status’ and not be domiciled in the UK/EU.

Value of the scholarship
The scholarship is a full-fees waiver for the 2012-13 academic year, to the value of £14900.

Application process
Applicants should submit the ITS scholarship form and include a statement of 500 words on how a Masters degree from ITS would enable them to make a difference to transportation in their country or region, and specifically to tackle a significant problem or issue.

Deadline
Scholarship applications should be submitted to ITS no later than 8th June 2012.

Further information

For further details including the application pack and full terms and conditions, please visit the ITS website

www.its.leeds.ac.uk/courses/masters/scholarships

International Transport Scholarship 2012/13 - application pack  

Contact information
Robin Marsh
Planning & Resources
Institute for Transport Studies (ITS)
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 5354
www.its.leeds.ac.uk

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