Scholarships at Royal Agricultural University

Postgraduate

The scholarships are co-funded by the British Council and the Royal Agricultural University and will be awarded based on academic excellence/merit in the form of tuition fees waiver. The scholarship will be made available to full time Postgraduate applicants across the entire range of taught courses offered by the RAU (except for the One Year Farming and the Graduate Diploma in Agriculture). Applicants for the GREAT India Scholarship will have to: Hold an offer from the RAU and have firmly accepted their offer. Be Indian Nationals domiciled in India. Be self-funded. Have no previous study undertaken in the UK. Be overseas for fees.

Not specified

Bursary

Once

The RAU is delighted to offer scholarships worth £10,000 to students from India starting their studies at the university in September 2016.

Postgraduate

These scholarships are awarded to students who can demonstrate achievements in one or more of the following: Attainment of academic excellence. Contribution to extra-curricular activities. Overcoming of hardship (handicap or deprivation). Leadership, motivation, determination to succeed. The RAU Outstanding Achievers Scholarships are open to all new UK or Overseas postgraduate students. Those studying on a part-time basis will be awarded a pro rata percentage of any award divided between the numbers of years of study. This scholarship is available to all new UK, EU and International students.

Applications and all supporting information must be received by the University by the 15th August 2016. Applications received after this date will not be considered.

Bursary

Once

The scholarship is worth up to £2,000.

Expected August 2019

Undergraduate

Students who achieve at least AAB grades at A-Level (or equivalent) will be eligible to receive the Academic Excellence Scholarship. Any student who selects the Royal Agricultural College as their firm choice with UCAS and achieves at least AAB at A-Level or equivalent (excluding A-Level General Studies) will automatically be awarded a scholarship.

Not specified

Bursary

Per year

£2000 over two years

Postgraduate

These scholarships are awarded to students with outstanding ability in a particular sport to assist their development, and to raise the profile of the University through their sporting endeavours. The specific aims of the sports scholarships are: Recruit talented sportsmen and women to study at the Royal Agricultural University. Assist those students to achieve their full sporting potential alongside their studies. Enable the sports scholars to help raise the profile of the University through their sporting and academic endeavours. Enhance the achievements of University sports teams as far as is reasonable through participation, representation or other forms of encouragement. Scholarships are available (on adjudication) to sportsmen and women who compete (at least) at county level or equivalent (this standard will vary from sport to sport). Scholars should be committed to representing the University and working with the University to achieve the aims of the sports scholarship scheme. Each scholarship will be available for the duration of the student's studies whilst at the University, subject to a satisfactory annual review. Influencing factors for renewal of the scholarship each year will include levels of participation within the University sports teams, the external profiling achieved through such participation, and the scholars own personal achievements in both sporting and academic arenas. The University will, as far as is reasonable, help the successful Scholars to actively promote the University in the context of their scholarship. Those studying on a part-time basis will be awarded a pro rata percentage of any award divided between the numbers of years of study. This scholarship is available only to those students who meet the eligibility criteria specified above.

Deadline for applications - Applications and all supporting information must be received by the University by the 15th August 2016. Applications received after this date will not be considered.

Bursary

Per year

Each scholarship will be worth £2,000.

Expected August 2019

Undergraduate,Postgraduate

Hold a conditional or an unconditional offer letter from the RAU

Fees coverage

30% of fees covered

Once

Expected June 2019

Postgraduate

The trustees of the Geoffrey Cragghill Scholarship Trust have graciously offered one scholarship to support a Masters student undertaking a dissertation. The dissertation topic should ideally be related to country sports, but topics relating to agriculture and/or land management will also be considered. The previous academic achievements of the student and the relevance of their dissertation proposal to the objectives of the Trust will be used to judge the relevance of the application and identify a suitable candidate for the award.

Not specified

Bursary

Once

The scholarship will be worth up to £2,000 with a further £500 for expenses.