BRUNEL UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
TERMS AND CONDITIONS 2012/13
Meeting the eligibility criteria does not equate to an entitlement to a scholarship.
1. Eligibility
Eligibility criteria are reviewed annually.
To be eligible for consideration of an International Academic Excellence scholarship, a student
 must have submitted an application via UCAS by 20th February for a course in one of the
following subject areas:
o Electronic and Computing Engineering
o Computer Science
o Law
 must be overseas, for fee purposes
 must meet the entry criteria for their programme of study and achieve one of the following
qualifications and grades*:
o 3 A levels with grades AAA or above
o International Baccalaureate Diploma with 35 points or above
 must make Brunel University their firm choice through UCAS
*qualifying grades must be in the subjects expressed in the offer of admission
Where insufficient applicants meet the criteria to enable all the scholarship money to be allocated by
September, consideration will be given to students who achieve AAB or equivalent~.
~ as defined by HEFCE
2. Scholarship Award
Value:
How many:
For how many years:
Application process:
£3,000 p.a. fee waiver or £2K fee waiver + £1K in cash
up to 30
3 years, subject to meeting progression criteria
none required
3. Allocation
3.1 Scholarships will be allocated conditionally in March to those students identified as potentially being
able to meet the eligibility criteria, based on information provided in their UCAS application.
3.2 Confirmation of awards will be made once the A level results are available.
3.3 Successful students will be informed by email or letter at the beginning of September.
3.4 Late applications (i.e. those received after 15th January), may be considered for any scholarships
remaining unallocated after the main allocation meeting has taken place.
3.5 Scholarships cannot be backdated.
3.6 Only one scholarship can be paid to any one student in any one year.
3.7 Scholarships will be allocated in the same academic year as a course application is received. Should a
student defer entry to the following academic year, any scholarship awarded may be deferred to the
following academic year.
4. Scholarship Payment
The student can choose from the following two options:
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(a) A reduction in tuition fees of £3,000
(b) A reduction in tuition fees of £2,000 and an additional sum of £1,000 in cash, paid in three
instalments
Payments in years 2 and 3 are subject to meeting annual progression criteria. See Section 5 below.
Account application and distribution timings of fee waiver across each year are to be confirmed.
All scholarship payments, discounts and fee waivers will only be made providing:
 the student is enrolled at the University on an undergraduate degree programme of study at
the time of the payment
 the student meets the progression requirements
5. Progression Requirements
In order to retain their Academic Excellence scholarship, students must evidence their excellence by
maintaining a First Class profile at the end of level 1 and level 2. This profile is based on that which
must be achieved in order to obtain a First Class Honours Degree. A student must achieve the
requirements set out in 1 and 2 below:
1. The overall progression profile for the level must not contain any grades below D-.
2. Having met criterion 1 above, a scholarship holder’s grade profile for the level must also meet
one or more of the following sets of criteria:
Volume of grades at A- or better
Minimum weighted Grade Point Average*
At least 33% or better
14.5
At least 41% or better
13.5
At least 50% or better
12.5
At least 58% or better
11.5
At least 66% or better
10.5
*Calculated as set out in Senate Regulation 2
6. Withdrawal of a Scholarship
6.1 The University reserves the right to withdraw a scholarship from anyone who is found to have misled
the University about any aspect of their eligibility and to seek repayment of any monies already paid by
appropriate means.
6.2 If a student changes to a different programme or to a different mode of study, their eligibility for a
scholarship will be reviewed and the scholarship may be withdrawn e.g. to a course for which there is
NHS funding.
6.3 If a student takes a period of temporary withdrawal or withdraws from the course completely, the
University reserves the right to seek repayment of any parts of scholarship award already made. This
includes tuition fee waivers, accommodation discounts and/or any cash payments received.
6.4 Students who withdraw before the end of the academic year may be asked to repay part of their
scholarship. This includes tuition fee waivers, accommodation discounts and/or any cash payments
received
Any queries relating to these terms and conditions should be addressed to the Student Centre in the first
instance, by emailing: student.centre@brunel.ac.uk
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