The University of Edinburgh : Shell Centenary Scholarships and Shell Centenary Chevening Scholarships

Applicants must personally complete this form by entering the information requested in the appropriate blocks.

A fully-completed scholarship application form must reach the University by 1 March 2009.

Applicants should normally be:

• aged 35 or under
• nationals of and resident in any country other than Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States and intending to return and take up permanent residence there after completion of the proposed programme of study
• intending to study a subject that will be of significant value in aiding the sustainable development of their home country
• of outstanding academic ability, e.g. have obtained a degree equivalent to a first class honours degree at a British university
• fluent in spoken and written English
• neither a current nor former employee of the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies

It is the intention that the scholarships be widely geographically distributed. In each year a large number of countries will be represented. Scholarships will be awarded to those academically qualified applicants thought best able to contribute to the development of their home country by becoming leaders, decision-makers or opinion-formers. Preference will be given to those who have not yet had the opportunity to study in the UK and NL.

Each scholarship will cover tuition, accommodation, maintenance cost and a return airfare for the scholarship holder only.

Please note that an applicant must have met all the conditions for academic entry, including the university’s English language requirements before they can compete for a scholarship.

	Eligible Courses
	College of Science and Engineering MSc Acoustics and Music Technology MSc Artificial Intelligence MSc Bio-Electonics MSc Biodiversity & Taxonomy of Plants MSc Bioinformatics MSc Carbon Capture & Storage MSc Carbon Management MSc Cognitive Science MSc Computer Science MSc Drug Discovery & Translational Biology MSc e-Science MSc Ecological Economics MSc Electronics: Analogue System Design MSc Environment, Culture & Society MSc Environment & Development MSc Environmental Protection & Management MSc Environmental Sustainability MSc Ecology GeoSciences MSc Geographical Information Science (taught) MSc High Performance Computing MSc Informatics MSc Integrated Resource Management MSc Materials Chemistry MSc Medicinal & Biological Chemistry MSc Operational Research MSc Quantative Genetics & Genome Analysis MSc Signal Processing & Communications MSc Sustainable Energy Systems College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine MSc Applied Animal Behaviour & Welfare MSc Public Health Research Information on these courses can be obtained via The University of Edinburgh website at http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate A University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Application Form and information on how to obtain a Shell Centenary Scholarship Application Form can be obtained from: The Scholarships and Student Finance Office, Old College, The University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, Edinburgh. EH8 9YL Tel: +44 (0) 131 651 4067 E-mail: scholarships@ed.ac.uk Deadline Scholarship application forms must be returned to arrive at the university by 1st March 2009. The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund is a UK registered charity. Charity no 1071178