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Shell Centenary Scholarships &
Shell Centenary Chevening Scholarships
at
Imperial College London
Academic Year 2009/2010

The Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies established The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund (TSCSF). This, through its contributions towards the cost of scholarships, supports educational advancement and co-operation worldwide by providing opportunities for graduate students from overseas to study in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands.The total number of scholarships supported has increased over the years as additional universities have been brought into the programme.

Scholarships will be awarded to those academically qualified applicants thought best able to contribute to the sustainable 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 outside of their home country and to those who have had some relevant and significant postgraduate work experience.

• Candidates for these scholarships 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

Each scholarship covers tuition, accommodation, maintenance costs and a return airfare for the scholarship holder only.

How to Apply
Information on the above courses, how to apply for admission and a Shell Centenary Scholarship application form can be obtained from the following websites:
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/applicationforms and
www.imperial.ac.uk/registry/finance/scholarships/pg_schol

Deadline
Completed Postgraduate application forms must be submitted by 31st January 2009.
Completed Scholarship application forms must be submitted by 1st March 2009. These should be returned electronically to scholarships@imperial.ac.uk  or sent to
Scholarships Section: Registry, Imperial College London, Level 3 Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus, London. SW7 2AZ.
Candidates must be holding an offer of admission by 31st March 2009 in order to be eligible to compete for a scholarship.

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