The Keele Graduate Scholarship for 2014/25 entrants
Provisional Terms and Conditions and Procedure
(Please note that, as at 6/12/2013, this document is subject to approval)
Welcome to the Keele Graduate Scholarship Scheme. Please read and ensure that you
understand the terms and conditions below. If you have any questions, please contact us
using the contact details at the end of this document.
The Award
The Keele Graduate Scholarship is a £500 cash award made to graduates who graduate from
any University with a first class honours degree (undergraduate study only) and enrol
subsequently on a postgraduate course leading to a named award of at least Postgraduate
Diploma level at Keele University.
The Scholarship is awarded on a pro-rata basis for part-time and modular study. No
application is required. Eligibility will be assessed at the time of application or once the
degree classification is confirmed, whichever is soonest.
Students who are to receive the award will be notified in writing along with their course
offer letter or email.
Eligibility
In order to receive the Keele Graduate Scholarship, you must fulfil the following criteria:
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You must have graduated (including students who have completed Keele degrees overseas)
with a first class honours degree. Please note that, for this award, only an undergraduate
degree (Bachelors) will be considered. We will not consider postgraduate study at any level
to be equivalent to first class honours at undergraduate level for the purposes of
considering you for the Keele Graduate Scholarship.
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You must be registered on, and attending, a taught postgraduate course that equates to at
least one year’s full-time study at postgraduate level and leads to a named award of at least
Postgraduate Diploma level at Keele University. This means, for example, that students who
attain, or are registered on, a Postgraduate Certificate course, will not receive an award.
Normally, students registered for a Phd or an MPhil are not eligible to receive an award.
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You must not be taking a course that is partially or fully funded by the Teaching Agency, the
NHS or any other organisation.
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Students taking a PGCE course or the MA in Social Work are not eligible to receive the Keele
Graduate Scholarship.
Should you withdraw, or be withdrawn from, your studies at Keele either permanently or
temporarily, the university reserves the right to claim back the scholarship.
Payment
The Keele Graduate Scholarship will be paid as a BACS Payment of £500, normally at the end
of January in your year of postgraduate study.
Withdrawal/suspension/recovery of Scholarship
The following may affect your eligibility to (continue to) receive the Keele Graduate
Scholarship:
a. Course change
b. Course failure
c. Disciplinary action by the university against you
If you do not complete the course of study on which you are registered and the named
award is not made, the university reserves the right to recoup any reduction in fees already
applied.
The University reserves the right to recover any outstanding University debts from any
bursary or scholarship awards made to you, which may affect the value of any fee reduction
applied.
Contacts:
For home or EU students: Home/EU admissions 01782 734368
admissions.ukeu@keele.ac.uk
For international (non-EU) students: Keele International 01782 733274
keeleinternational@keele.ac.uk