Application Form for GREAT Britain Scholarships
India 2015 – with Plymouth University
Applications are invited from India students wishing to study one of the following programmes at
Plymouth University, starting in September 2015. Students are expected to achieve a first class
degree with distinction (70% or above) in order to be considered for the GREAT Britain
Scholarship. Please complete and send only PAGE 2 of this form.
The following scholarships are available:
Number of
scholarships
Value of
scholarship
Plymouth Graduate School of Management
5
£3000
School of Computing and Mathematics
5
£3000
Programmes eligible for GREAT Britain Scholarships:
Plymouth Graduate School of Management
MSc Accounting & Finance
MSc Brand & Design Management
MSc Business & Management
MSc Digital & Social Media Marketing
MSc Entrepreneurship
MSc Entrepreneurship & International
Development
MSc Finance
MSc Finance & Investment
MA Human Resource Management
MSc International Business
MSc International Finance
MSc International Logistics & Supply Chain
Management
MSc International Procurement & Supply
Chain Management
MSc International Shipping
MSc Management
MSc Marketing & Innovation
MSc Marketing Management
MSc Operations & Supply Chain Management
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School of Computing and Mathematics
MSc/MRes Computer & Information
Security
MSc/MRes Computer Science
MSc/MRes Electrical & Electronic
Engineering
MSc/MRes Network Systems Engineering
MSc/MRes Robotics
MSc Robotics Technology*
*This is a two year programme. The GREAT
Scholarship is only applicable for the first year of
the MSc Robotics Technology programme held at
Plymouth University. Please see
www.cmu.edu/hub for information about tuition and
fees for year two at Carnegie Mellon University.
You must already hold an offer from Plymouth University for September 2015 entry, for a
postgraduate taught degree programme within the Plymouth Graduate School of
Management or School of Computing and Mathematics, before completing and
submitting this form. Please do not complete or submit this form if you do not hold a
relevant offer, as your application will not be considered.
University Reference
Number
Title
First Names
Family Name
Title of course you have been
offered a place on
Email address
Personal Statement:
Please use this section to describe your academic, personal or other achievements, including relevant
work experience, and why you feel you are a suitable candidate to receive a GREAT Britain Scholarship:
Once you have completed this form please save page 2 only, and then send it as an attachment
along with the following documents:
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A copy of your offer letter
A copy of your final* transcript / marks sheet from your undergraduate degree
*If your final transcript is not available at the time of application please send your most recent or
provisional results.
Please send these documents to internationalscholarships@plymouth.ac.uk.
We will inform you if you have been awarded the scholarship by 30th July 2015.
The decision made by Plymouth University is final.
Please note the closing date to apply for one of these scholarships is 30th June 2015.
Please also note that forms submitted after the closing date or without all the required
information as listed above will not be considered.
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Eligibility criteria for the GREAT Britain Scholarships India 2015
You’re eligible to apply for the GREAT Britain Scholarships:

You are of Indian nationality and you have been classed as an overseas student for fee
purposes.

You hold a conditional or unconditional offer from Plymouth University for September
2015 entry.

You’re coming to Plymouth University to join one of our degree programmes within
Plymouth Graduate School of Management or School of Computing and Mathematics at
postgraduate taught level.

You’re a self-funded student and not in receipt of an official government, company or
any other scholarship.

You have the required grades or marks from an undergraduate degree, which is
equivalent to a UK honours degree as defined by UK NARIC. You must have supplied
us with your results in an acceptable and verifiable format, for example if we’ve
requested certified copies or original documents you must supply these.
Terms and conditions

You can only be in receipt of one scholarship or discount from Plymouth University, and
it’s only valid for entry in the current academic year. If you’re awarded a GREAT Britain
Scholarship, after already being offered scholarship one or another discount, you’ll only
be awarded the higher value scholarship.

Scholarships awarded cannot be deferred. If you’re offered a scholarship and wish to
defer your start date, you must re-apply for the scholarship and may not be awarded.

Award of scholarships can only be made if completed applications and supporting
documents are submitted before any deadline stipulated, and if scholarships are still
available to award at that time.

Any offer of scholarship can only be awarded once you’ve completed the scholarship
application process, and once Plymouth University has confirmation that your
qualifications meet the eligibility criteria (for all scholarships). We’ll only confirm your
scholarship award once all the conditions of your offer have been satisfactorily met, and
your deposit has been received. At this point we’ll issue your unconditional offer letter
and CAS number (if applicable) and will confirm to the UK Borders Agency the amount
of fees you must pay.

The scholarship value is in pounds sterling.

The scholarship, if awarded, will be deducted from the overall tuition fee that you’re
liable to pay, and this will be reflected on your unconditional offer letter / CAS statement
(the document that is your unconditional offer and must be used when applying for your
visa).

The scholarship award can’t be used as a partial deposit or tuition fee payment, or in
lieu of a deposit payment.

You can only be awarded a GREAT Britain Scholarship if you are a degree student
enrolled on your course at the University. Students who are not enrolled, exchange
students, students studying only part of the postgraduate course, or students studying a
master programme awarded by Plymouth University but delivered at a partner college,
(such as Greenwich School of Management or Schumacher College) are not eligible to
apply for these scholarships.

Plymouth University’s decision on the awarding of GREAT scholarships is final.
Students may be requested to submit additional documentation in support of their
scholarship application.

Details of the successful recipients will be shared with the British Council so that
evaluation/reporting and impact assessment can be done by the British Council.

Successful recipients will be expected to provide profile and alumni details to support
the British Council’s future work in India.