SIR JOHN CASS’S
FOUNDATION
Established 1748
Sir John Cass’s Foundation Lord Mayor’s Scholarship Programme
Queen Mary, University of London has been granted scholarships funded jointly by Sir John
Cass’s Foundation and the Lord Mayor’s Office in the City of London. These scholarships will
be awarded to full-time undergraduate students who started a course at Queen Mary in
September 2012. The awards are for £7000 a year and will be payable for each year of
undergraduate study. Payment of the awards for future years would be subject to the
Foundation receiving a report from Queen Mary indicating that academic progress, attitude
and attendance were acceptable
To be eligible for the Sir John Cass’s Foundation Lord Mayor’s Scholarship you must meet
the following criteria:
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Be aged under 25 on 1 September 2012
Be a permanent resident of one of the following London Boroughs and have lived
there for at least one year: Camden, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney,
Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham,
Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth or Westminster.
Be eligible for student support and have been assessed by Student Finance England
as having a residual household income of £50,000 a year or less.
Be enrolled on an undergraduate degree in medicine or science.
If you would like to be considered for the Scholarship please complete and return the
application form to:
Lesley Green
Assistant Academic Registrar
Bursaries, Grants and Scholarships Office
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End
London
E1 4NS
The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 28th September 2012.
Please enclose a photocopy of your Financial Support Notification from Student Finance
Direct if you have it. Your application will be considered initially by a Scholarships Panel at
Queen Mary who will select ten applications to put forward to Sir John Cass’s Foundation.
The final selection will be made by the Foundation.
The Bursaries, Grants and Scholarships Office staff at Queen Mary will be happy to give you
advice if you have any questions about your eligibility or completing the application. If you
have any enquiries you can email bursaries@qmul.ac.uk or telephone 020 7882 5079 and
please note our office hours are Monday to Friday, from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
SIR JOHN CASS’S FOUNDATION
Established in 1748, and now a major educational charity benefiting London,
the Foundation provides funding to schools and organisations, as well as
individuals, via its scholarships and bursaries programmes.
The Foundation takes its name from its founder, Sir John Cass. Born in 1661,
he served as Alderman, Sheriff and MP for the City of London and was
knighted in 1712. Today the Foundation has links in the nursery, primary,
secondary and tertiary sectors of education.
In 2010, the Foundation agreed to boost its support to needy individuals and
announced a five year £1.5m Scholarships Programme. This new initiative
with the Office of the Lord Mayor of the City of London commenced in the
2011/12 academic year.
This year, the Foundation will be awarding 20 scholarships. Scholars will be
eligible to apply if they are in attendance at one of eight universities, which
are: University of East London; Queen Mary, University of London; London
Metropolitan University; Imperial College, London; University of the Arts;
Goldsmiths College, University of London; London South Bank University
and City University. Applications should be made directly to the universities,
and it is envisaged that those students supported in year one, will also receive
support in subsequent years, subject to a satisfactory report from their
university confirming academic progress and good attendance.
This year’s Scholarships Programme will be launched at the Mansion House
in the presence of the Rt Hon Lord Mayor, Alderman David Wootton on the
2nd November 2012 between 8am and 9am and successful applicants will be
expected to attend.
For further information please visit: www.sirjohncass.org