International Exchange Office (IE0) Mobility Scholarships 2015/16
Application Form
Surname:
Forename:
Title: Mr Miss Mrs Ms
(delete as
applicable)
NTU Student ID Number:
NTU Email:
Course of Study:
Year of Study (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th):
Full name of your Course Leader or Personal Tutor:
Name:
The International Exchange Office will be contacting your named academic
to discuss your project plan and to seek their comments in terms of the
suitability of the plan for you and the likely benefit to you. Without
academic approval/support your application will be deemed unsuccessful.
Title:
Eligibility:
1.
(please answer AND date)
I confirm that I am a current NTU undergraduate or postgraduate student.
Yes/No (delete as applicable)
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I confirm that I am not in receipt of any other travel funding from NTU, e.g. Erasmus+, NTU International Travel
Scholarship, Summer Mobility Scholarship, Santander Student Mobility Scholarship, Vice-Chancellors Scholarship
Award, other NTU Travel Award, etc.
Yes/No (delete as applicable)
Date (DD/MM/YYYY):
To which country or countries do you plan to travel?
State the exact to/from dates and details of your proposed travel (e.g. I am going to participate in an
International Summer School in..…at the University of…During the Summer School I will…).
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Personal statement: This is a competitive scholarship and your personal
statement is a very important part of your application. Personal statements will be assessed on:
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Whether they adhere to the 1000-word maximum
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Whether the applicant has addressed the following four points in the statement:
o How your proposed plan relates to your course
o How this international experience will benefit you academically
o How this international experience will benefit you personally
o How this international experience will benefit you professionally
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How well written and coherent the statement is as well as whether it contains correct spelling, grammar,
and punctuation.
Completed application forms must be submitted electronically to mobilityfunding@ntu.ac.uk. All
sections must be completed. Incomplete forms will not be processed. By completing and submitting this
form, you are agreeing that you understand and accept the full terms and conditions of the IEO Mobility
Scholarships scheme as presented below. If you have any questions please contact: Annamay Simpson,
International Exchange Office Administrator, International Exchange Office at mobilityfunding@ntu.ac.uk.
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IEO MOBILITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2015/16
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Scholarship Awards
Financial support is available in two rounds, on a competitive basis, to current NTU undergraduate and
postgraduate students who wish to undertake a study, work or volunteering-related international experience for a
period of time as follows:
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Round 1: Travel is in Spring or Summer 2016 (mobility must end by 31 August 2016);
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Round 2: Travel is during 2016/17 academic year (departure must be prior to 31 December 2016)
Scholarships will be awarded in the amount of £250 per student.
Application Details
Eligibility criteria: In order to be considered for an IEO Mobility Scholarship a student must be:
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An enrolled NTU undergraduate or postgraduate student in the 2015/16 academic year.
Criteria for success: In order for an application to be successful, the IEO Mobility experience must be:
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An international study, work or volunteering experience outside the UK;
NTU approved (see below for examples of experiences that would normally be approved);
NTU Course Leader or Personal Tutor supported;
Strong personal statement;
Travel must take place in the time period indicated (see above) for the round for which the student makes an
application.
Exclusions:
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Students in receipt of any other travel funding from NTU, e.g. Erasmus+, NTU International Travel Scholarship,
Santander Travel Scholarship Award, Summer Mobility Scholarship, Vice-Chancellors Scholarship Award, other
NTU Travel Award etc.; and/or
Student taking part in the NTU International Volunteering Scheme; and/or
Students whose period of mobility does not occur in the dates indicated for either round (see above).
What can be funded? The IEO Mobility Scholarship aims to encourage the international experience of NTU
students. Scholarships can be used for travel (economy only), accommodation, subsistence and other necessary
costs for an overseas visit. There is no set format for your IEO Mobility experience and examples of activities that
would normally be approved include:
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Work placements or internships abroad;
Optional course trips or study visits;
Volunteering activities (excluding NTU International Volunteering Scheme);
Language courses abroad;
Summer schools (Round 1 only) or short courses.
The International Exchange Office will consider all applications fairly and consistently and will approve projects
where it is considered that the activity will advance the international experience of the student and there is
academic support for the student to undertake the proposed activity. The decision of the International Exchange
Office is final and there is no opportunity to appeal against this decision. Students can only receive one IEO
Mobility Scholarship per academic year.
How to apply: Application is via the official online IEO Mobility Scholarship Application Form. Application forms
can be found at www.ntu.ac.uk/mobilityfunding. Applications must be completed electronically.
Application deadlines: The application process opens and closes for each round as follows:
Round
Applications open
Applications close
Round 1
5 October 2015
1 December 2015 (9am)
Round 2
1 February 2016
3 May 2016 (9am)
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The University reserves the right to discontinue the IEO Mobility Scholarship
scheme at any time without prior notice. The terms and conditions associated with this scheme are contained
within this document. Any questions about these terms and conditions should be sent to Annamay Simpson, IEO
Scholarships Administrator, at
mobilityfunding@ntu.ac.uk. Submission of an application for an award
constitutes your full acceptance of these terms and conditions.
Notification process: You will receive email notification of the outcome of your application by the following
dates:
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Round 1: 7 December 2015
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Round 2: 9 May 2016
Successful applicants will be sent a bank transfer form and a health and safety form after the notification date.
Both forms need to be completed and returned as soon as possible. Upon receipt of these fully completed forms,
the scholarship will be transferred into your bank account within 10 working days. Proof of travel (copy of
travel ticket or official flight itinerary confirmation) must be provided to the International Exchange
Office upon request. Failure to comply with this condition will result in an immediate requirement for you to
repay the Award in full.
Notification of any changes
A change in your circumstances may affect your entitlement to an IEO Mobility Scholarship. Please therefore note
that should any of the following changes or any other changes not listed here that impact on your funding status
occur, you must inform the International Exchange Office immediately:
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Receipt of additional travel related funding;
Transfer out from NTU to another institution;
Deferral/Suspension of studies;
Withdrawal from studies;
Any changes to the submitted International Mobility plan, including early return;
No longer able to undertake your planned International Mobility.
The International Exchange Office will review any changes and will advise you if your change in circumstance has
affected your scholarship. Where a change in circumstances has resulted in a scholarship being reduced or
withdrawn and a transfer of the funding has already been made, you will be required to repay funds to NTU within
15 working days.
Additional information
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Application must be via the official online 2015/16 IEO Mobility Scholarship Application Form. No other form of
application will be accepted;
Completed application forms must be submitted electronically. Application forms can be found at
www.ntu.ac.uk/mobilityfunding.
Completed application forms will be shared with your named academic;
Travel must take place in the time period indicated for the round (see above) for which the student makes an
application;
If you are successful and funds are transferred to your bank account but you then do not travel OR you travel
but return early, you must repay the award in full unless the reason for not travelling or early return was due
to a certified medical reason or Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) travel advice and in such
circumstances NTU may request a full or partial repayment of the award;
The NTU Health and Safety Form must be completed and returned to the International Exchange Office prior
to departure;
NTU reserves the right to not award an otherwise eligible student when the University feels there is a
significant risk posed to the student by the student’s proposed international experience project plan;
If, in the reasonable opinion of NTU, you have failed to provide us with all relevant information or have
supplied false or misleading information relating to your application, we shall be entitled to seek full
reimbursement from you. In addition, the Student Code of Behaviour may be invoked and disciplinary action
may be taken against you;
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Recipients of a IEO Mobility Scholarship are required to submit a short account
of their international experience to the International Exchange Office 3 months from the return date of travel
as indicated in the student’s application form. Students are encouraged to be creative with their submissions
and use any format you wish e.g. written submission with photographs, video journal, PowerPoint presentation,
poster, digital media such as blog link, YouTube link etc.). These submissions will be used for promotion of the
IEO Mobility Scholarship and display by the International Exchange Office. Nottingham Trent University
reserves the right to reclaim (in full) any scholarship award from students who fail to submit an account of
their International Experience.
By completing and submitting an application for a IEO Mobility Scholarship Award, you are
agreeing that you understand and accept the full terms and conditions of the scheme as presented
here.
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