Institute for Transport Studies Master Scholarships for International Students at University of Leeds in UK, 2017


Each year, The Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) offers a number of partial fees scholarships for full-time master study for the academic year 2017-2018. These scholarships are designed to provide exceptional opportunities to UK, EU and international students of outstanding ability, achievement and potential.

The Institute for Transport Studies is a free-standing academic department of the University of Leeds and part of the Faculty of Environment. The Institute’s primary purpose is to advance the understanding of transport activity, operations and use, and to develop skills and best practice among transport professionals and decision-makers.

The Institute’s mission is “to advance the understanding of transport activity, operations and use and to develop skills and best practice among transport professionals and decision-makers.”

Candidates must have IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 6.5 score with no less than 6.0 in each component skill.

University of Leeds Information

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Institute for Transport Studies Master Scholarships for International Students at University of Leeds in UK, 2017 Founded in 1904, University of Leeds is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized city of Leeds (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Yorkshire and the Humber. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, University of Leeds is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of Leeds offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 115 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.

Eligibility Criteria

The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:

a) Applicants must hold or expect to obtain, a Bachelors degree equivalent to a UK first class or upper second class honours.

b) Applicants must hold an offer (conditional or unconditional) of an academic place for an ITS Master’s degree for the academic year commencing September 2017.

Offered Benefits

The scholarships will provide a partial fee waiver for the 2017-18 academic year (equivalent to the value of £8875 for international students, and £2000 or £3500 or for UK/EU students).

Application Process

To apply for the scholarship applicants must:

a) Complete and submit the relevant scholarship application form, to include:

i) A statement of up to 500 words which details how and why a Masters degree from ITS would enable the applicant make a difference to transportation (e.g in their country/region) and specifically to tackle a significant problem or issue;

ii) Evidence of the applicant’s outstanding ability, achievement and potential;

iii) An outline of the applicant’s career aspirations.

iv) Details of their funding situation, including existing funds which are available to them, scholarship applications where the outcome is known or awaited, and other funding sources.

b) Provide a supporting statement from a referee

[The scholarship referee should be additional to the academic referees].

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