School of Arts and Humanities UK/EU Research Pathway Scholarships 2016 Application deadline: Friday 29 July 2016. These scholarships are available for UK/EU students only who have completed an Arts and Humanities undergraduate degree (minimum 2.1) and intend to progress to MPhil/PhD study within the School. You should expect to hear if your application has been successful no later than Friday 26 August 2016. This application form should be returned to: Jo Henson, Subject Administration Manager, Mary Ann Evans Building 001A, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane, Nottingham, NG11 8NS or emailed to aahpostgrad@ntu.ac.uk Personal Information Title: Miss / Ms / Mrs / Mr / Other Surname/Family name: Forename (s): Country of Birth: Nationality: Sex M/F: NTU ID Number: Date of Birth: Correspondence Address: (with dates where relevant) Email: Telephone: Course information Course for which you have applied: Has an offer of an academic place for postgraduate study been made to you? Yes/No Did you apply to NTU through an agent? Yes/No If yes, please provide the name of your agent: Have you applied for any other NTU scholarship or financial assistance elsewhere? (e.g. AHRC). If Yes, please indicate the awarding body and the award: Applicants must complete EITHER (a) OR (b) as outlined below. (a) A research proposals which addresses: • • • • • • Title (max. of 1 sentence) Brief summary of relevant background literature (max. of 350 words) Aims and objectives (max. of 3) Proposed methods (max. of 350 words) Proposed / possible implications of the research (max. of 50 words) References (b) Summary of past research and/or applied (e.g. industrial placement) experience (max. of 500 words) Notes for Guidance This application form is for the MA, MA (by research) and MRes scholarships. Please do not use this form for PhD or undergraduate study. You must be holding an NTU offer when you apply (please do not submit your scholarship application before or with your application to study at NTU. The full fee scholarship is awarded as tuition-fee. There is no cash alternative. Regrettably, we cannot consider applications from students who are currently studying at NTU, unless progressing onto a new postgraduate course. Selection is based on academic attainment and a research proposal or summary of past research and/or applied experience. It is therefore of great importance that you submit your supporting transcripts directly to us. All applications should be word-processed when submitted. Applicants may be requested to interview following written applications. Unfortunately NTIC progression students are not eligible to apply for a scholarship. Please check our website for details of NTIC funding www.ntu.ac.uk/ntic Scholarships are competitive and are based on academic attainment. It is therefore of great importance that you submit your academic documents to us, and that you give your proposal or summary of past research and/or applied experience careful thought and preparation. If your scholarship application is successful you may be asked to appear in NTU marketing materials which may involve providing a student profile and a photograph. You may apply for as many scholarships as you want but you may only be awarded one scholarship. The University reserves the right to remove the scholarship if you leave the University. The University’s decision in all matters relating to scholarships is final.