The Queen Mary University of London is inviting applications for QMUL Latin American Fund Partial Scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year. Scholarships are available for outstanding Latin American full-time applicants pursuing an LLM (all programmes), LLM in Law and Economics or the MSc in Law and Finance.
University facilitates world-leading research across all academic schools and departments, with an impressive track record of initiating exciting and innovative interdisciplinary collaborations.
To be eligible to receive the scholarship students must have achieved grades equivalent to a UK first class bachelor’s degree or an overseas equivalent. Applicants for these programmes require 6.5 IELTS score.
Queen Mary University of London Information
Founded in 1989, Queen Mary University of London is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of London (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 15,000-19,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 30 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and 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:
The Latin American partial scholarships are open to Latin American nationality only. You must have an offer of study on the full-time programme only and are not open to those with an offer on the part-time programme.
If you have applied for funding elsewhere and are successful in receiving such funding you must inform us immediately.
Offered Benefits
The partial scholarship covers one 50% of the tuition fee only in the form of a fee waiver; the partial scholarships do not cover additional course costs (books etc…) or accommodation fees. Partial scholarships are NOT payable directly to successful applicants but are offset against your student fee invoice.
The partial scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit, the submitted statement in response to the set question as detailed in the application, and in some cases, financial need and professional/extracurricular achievements.
Application Process
You must have a full-time offer of study in place before you can apply for the Latin American partial scholarship. You will be required to apply for the partial scholarship via our online application link: Latin American Scholarship Application Form 2017-18. Please ensure you complete ALL relevant sections correctly.
- 1000 word (maximum) statement in response to the following:
‘Please explain why you want to study for the relevant programme at the Queen Mary University of London, what you will bring to the programme and why you feel you should be awarded a scholarship; focusing on your academic and professional achievements (if relevant) and financial need’.
- Upon submission of your partial scholarship application, you will be re-directed to a page which will state ‘Your response has been recorded’. There is no need to contact us to request further confirmation so please do not do so.
- You will be notified of the outcome of your Latin American partial scholarship application by the end of May 2017. Please wait to be contacted in this regard.