2024 Royal Holloway Bedford Society Scholarship (England Based)

Scholarship Awarding University: 
Master’s

Scholarship Deadline: 
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 14th of June, 2024.

Scholarship Summary: 
Royal Holloway is awarding three Bedford Society Scholarships to new full-time or part-time students with Home or International fee status who are studying for a degree within one of the academic departments listed below.

Scholarship Applicant Criteria: 
To be eligible;
i. Applicant must have achieved, or be on target to achieve, a First Class Honours degree or equivalent.
ii. Applicant must have a conditional or unconditional offer to study a Master's course within one of the following departments:
Value of Scholarship: 
The Bedford Society Scholarship is offered as a £8,100 tuition fee reduction.

Scholarship Application Guide: 
To apply for this scholarship, 
i. You must apply via Royal Holloway Direct where you will be able to complete your statement and upload any required documents including your grades transcript;
a. You must provide a supporting statement of no more than 400 words, which should include: 
  • Academic achievements you are particularly proud of and why these really matter to you.
  • Why you have chosen to do the degree you have applied for. 
  • What your future aspirations are and how the scholarship will help you to achieve your future goals
  • Demonstration of an enthusiastic and authentic spirit of enquiry and clear indication of how this scholarship would help you share and advance knowledge of future generations.
Your statement will be judged on how effectively and convincingly you respond to the above prompts. 

b. As well as your statement, you will need to upload your most recent grades transcript from your undergraduate degree. Any applications that are submitted without an uploaded transcript will be rejected.

Scholarship Website: 
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Royal Holloway Bedford Society Scholarship Page.