UK : Bursaries for MA applicants with native speaker competence in English

£2000 towards the cost of your tuition fees

The School of Languages and Social Sciences at Aston University offers 3 x £2000 bursaries towards the cost of the MA tuition fees for students with native speaker competence in English. In return, the students will complete up to six hours a week pastoral work for the School. 

The exact nature of this work will be decided at the beginning of the programme but may include providing support to international Postgraduate and International Year Abroad students, the IELTS team, deliver speaking classes for our IYA (International Year Abroad) and KYA (Kansai Year Abroad) students, help conference and workshop organisers, academic visitors or students with special needs. The work will often take place at different times every week - depending on the projects you support. 

If you wish to be considered for the bursary, you must submit an essay of approximately 1000 words on the following:

What do you consider to be your major strengths and weaknesses? How would you be able to support international students on programmes in the School of Languages and Social Sciences?

How to apply

Email your completed essay to lss_pgadmissions@aston.ac.uk. NOTE: Applicants must hold a conditional or unconditional offer for an MA programme (taught on-campus) at LSS commencing at Aston University October 2013.

For further information, send your enquiries to lss_pgadmissions@aston.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)121 204 3762. 

Deadline for submission of all application essays is 31st July 2013

PLEASE NOTE: you must hold a conditional or unconditonal offer for one of our MA programmes in order to be considered for the scholarship.

 Aston University
School of Languages and Social Sciences .        
Aston Triangle
Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK 

 

Application Deadline : 31 July 2013