The UK-based Bournemouth University has launched a new scholarship to help students from Vietnam fund their postgraduate studies.

Overseas Vietnamese students.

In recognition of the increasing number of students applying to study at BU from Ghana, India, Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam, the new BU Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship is available to nationals of these countries who are applying to read for a taught Masters degree commencing in October 2009.

Ten scholarships (two per country listed above) are available and each is worth a 50% reduction in tuition fees for the duration of the course.

The initiative commemorates 100 years of higher education in Bournemouth and aims to encourage and support international students from countries where BU continues to raise its profile.

To be considered for the BU Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship, students must demonstrate an exceptional academic and personal profile in their supporting statement on their application form and list outstanding achievements in their professional career or personal life. They will also need to highlight how they plan to use the qualification obtained at BU when returning to their home country.

“BU was granted University title in 1992 but there is clear evidence that higher education has been provided in Bournemouth since 1908. We wanted to commemorate this fact and have chosen this occasion to launch the BU Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship,” said Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Curran.

“Our professional courses are increasingly popular in many countries. The BU Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship provides the opportunity for high calibre students from five countries to study at Bournemouth,” said Dannielle Elster, Head of International Relations and Admissions.

More information regarding the full range of international scholarships can be found at: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/futurestudents/postgraduate/funding/scholarships.html.

BU is the UK’s No.1 New University (first place among all institutions that became universities since 1992) according to The Guardian University Guide 2009. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), BU is the 4th most improved university in the UK for the quality of its research.

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