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Overview

Scholarship Amount Details

Eligibility

Application Process

About the

Scholarship

Durham University

Scholarship Awarded by

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Amount

$2.5K (Rs 2.0L)

Course Level

Undergraduate

Deadline

Jan 30, 2023

About the Scholarship

  • Durham University offers 25 Vice-Scholarships Chancellor's for Music, Sports, and the Arts to incoming full-time home undergraduate students who can demonstrate exceptional achievement in Sport, Music, or the Arts.

Overview

No. of scholarships to be awarded

25

Type of scholarship

Merit

Renewability

Yes

Application deadline

2023-01-30

Announcement of award on

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Applicability of the scholarship

Courses

Undergraduate

Universities

Durham University

Countries

UK

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Scholarship amount details

  • The students are amongst the most active in the country in the fields of SportMusic and the Arts and therefore we are pleased to confirm that we will be offering Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships for Sport, Music and the Arts worth £2,000 per academic year to students.

Eligibility

  • Scholarship offers can only be made for direct entry i.e students who are commencing their academic studies with the University in October 2022.
  • Deferred entry applicants ie students who are applying to the University for entry in October 2023 would make their scholarship application by the 2023 entry scholarship deadline for consideration with other scholarship applications for 2023 entry. Please note that if you are made a scholarship offer for entry in October 2022 it will not be possible to defer the scholarship offer to the following academic year - 2023.
  • Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate an exceptional level of excellence in Sport, Music or the Arts; for example participation in sporting or musical events at a national or international level. Applicants will also be required to play an active part in Durham University's sporting, musical and performing communities.

Application Process

  • Submit an online scholarship application by 26th January 2023 which includes the following: 
  • Personal Statement explaining why you should be awarded a Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship for Sport, Music, or the Arts. This is part of the online application form if you are applying for a Music Scholarship please provide a youtube link to 2 different pieces of music of approximately 3 minutes in length.
  •  If you are applying for an Arts Scholarship please provide a maximum 7-page A4 portfolio or youtube link to a 5-minute video demonstrating your experience. If you are providing a portfolio, please forward this electronically to scholarship.application@durham.ac.uk A reference of no more than 1,000 words from a suitable adult e.g. a teacher at your school, a coach, the conductor of an ensemble in which you play, 
  • the director of a production in which you have been involved; explaining why you are suitable to be awarded a Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship for Sport, Music or the Arts sent directly from the referee to scholarship.application@durham.ac.uk Please ensure your referee submits the reference on letter headed paper which contains their name, position, contact details, and your full name.

Additional Information

Scholarship Registration Link

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Contact Email

scholarships.advice@durham.ac.uk

Contact Number

+44 (0)191 334 0046