The University of Leeds : 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.

	School of Civil Engineering MSc (Eng) Environmental Engineering and Project Management MSc (Eng) Infrastructure Asset Engineering and Management MSc (Eng) International Construction Management and Engineering MSc (Eng) Engineering Project Management MSc (Eng) Structural Engineering MSc (Eng) Sustainable Waste Management School of Design MSc Advanced Textiles and Performance Clothing School of Earth and Environment MSc (Eng) Engineering Geology MSc Exploration Geophysics MSc Structural Geology with Geophysics MSc Geochemistry MSc Environmental Geochemistry MSc Hydrogeology School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering MSc (Eng) Modern Digital and Radio Frequency Wireless Communications School of Geography MSc Catchment Dynamics and Management MSc Geographical Information Systems Institute of Transport Studies MSc Transport Planning MSc (Eng) Transport Planning and Engineering MSc Transport Planning and the Environment School of Mechanical Engineering MSc (Eng) Automotive Engineering MSc (Eng) Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc (Eng) Combustion and Energy School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering MSc Energy and Environment MSc Fire and Explosion Engineering Centre for Computational Fluid Dynamics MSc Computational Fluid Dynamics Information on the above programmes of study, an ‘Application for Taught Postgraduate Study’ at the University of Leeds and a Shell Scholarship application form can be obtained from: Postgraduate Scholarships Office, The University of Leeds, Leeds. LS2 9JT E-mail: scholarships@leeds.ac.uk Fax: +44 (0) 113 343 3774 Scholarships Website: http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk Completed Applications for Taught Postgraduate Study and scholarship application forms must be returned to arrive at the Postgraduate Scholarships Office by 1st March in the year of proposed entry. The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund is a UK registered charity. Charity No.1071178.