Type B - Postgraduate (PG)

Guidelines and How to apply document can be downloaded from here.

Application form for Type B - (PG) can be downloaded from here.

Applicants applying under Scholarship TYPE B - Postgraduate (PG) must be graduate or undergraduate students expecting to graduate by end of July 2014 at the latest. Graduates of previous academic years wishing to increase their knowledge and/or skills are also eligible to apply.

Turkish Cypriot Graduates who never studied at a university or higher level institution outside the northern part of Cyprus will compete on a separate ranking list for an approximate 67% of the available budget for Type B scholarships as indicated on page 2 under Budget. Graduates of a university located outside the northern part of Cyprus are also eligible to apply, however, they will compete on a separate ranking list for an approximate 33% of the budget for Type B scholarships as indicated on page 2 under Budget.

The European Commission encourages those who have already studied in an EU member state to select a different one for this programme.

Grantees will be able to follow a postgraduate programme for the academic year 2014/15 in a university or equivalent institution of higher education (formally accredited by the authorities of the host country) in an EU Member State (with the exclusion of the northern part of Cyprus).

The scholarships will be awarded exclusively for the academic year 2014/15, which under the terms of the call is considered to run from 1st September 2014 to 31st August 2015. The scholarship has to be taken in 2014/2015 and cannot be postponed. Academic calendars vary in different countries, thus slightly different calendars may be accepted. The scholarships will cover up to one academic year of the programme of study. The programme chosen must be full-time.

• A scholarship in the form of a lump sum of €15,000 will be granted calculated on the basis of €1,420 a month (on the formula that one academic year lasts an indicative period of 10 months) plus €800 for expenses for a flight ticket (allowance based on an average return flight fare in economy class).

• A scholarship in the form of a lump sum of €7,500 will be granted on the basis of €750 a month (on the formula that one academic year lasts an indicative period of 10 months) for grantees choosing to study in Cyprus (with the exclusion of the northern part of Cyprus).

• Under this scholarships programme family or child allowances cannot be paid.

Based on the utilization of funds, the Contracting Authority, the British Council, reserves the right to award scholarships to a maximum of 2 outstanding graduates for up to 3 years of postgraduate study. These graduates will be chosen from those who have never studied outside the northern part of Cyprus. The 2 selected will have obtained the highest scores during the evaluation process out of the group who have applied for postgraduate programmes that are more than 1 year in length. The scholarship sum for the additional years will be equal to the annual lump sum granted for the first year of study and will be subject to reports on attendance and achievement.

Applicants already working are advised to make appropriate arrangements with their employers with regard to their work leave before applying. They will have to clarify with their employer themselves the contractual/financial arrangements related to their salary and their return to work.

Eligibility Criteria for Postgraduate:

Applicants:

Must belong to the Turkish Cypriot community.
Must be born in Cyprus or one of the parents must be born in Cyprus.
Must be able to attend and complete the programme and must declare there are no health conditions that prevent them from doing so.
Must hold a university degree. Undergraduate students enrolled in the final year of their undergraduate programme may apply on condition that they are awarded the Bachelor’s degree by end of July 2014. Failure to graduate will lead to withdrawal of the grants, if awarded.
Must have studied at least 7 years full time in Cyprus (in a primary, secondary, high school or higher level institution). The minimum period of 7 years does not have to be continuous and will be considered cumulatively from any of these types of institutions.
Must have sufficient knowledge of the language of the programme chosen at the host university or equivalent institution of higher education.
Must not have benefited from any scholarship grant under previous EU programmes for the TC Community. Ie. the Community Scholarship Programme 2007/08 and 2008/09, the EU Scholarship Programme 2009/10 and the Scholarships for the Turkish Cypriot Community Programme 2010/11, 2011/2012, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.

Applicants who do not meet all the eligibility criteria above may be rejected.

Required documents for Postgraduate:

2 recent passport size photographs.
Copy of the birth certificate showing that the applicant belongs to the Turkish Cypriot community and was born in Cyprus (only a copy of the birth certificate will be accepted and not an ID card or passport copy). Where the applicant was born outside Cyprus, in addition to the copy of the applicant's birth certificate, a copy of the birth certificate of one of the parents showing that (s)he belongs to the Turkish Cypriot community and was born in Cyprus should also be submitted (the applicant is required to submit documents with identical full name of the parent on both the applicant's birth certificate and the parent's birth certificate). The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require additional proof of effective ties with the Turkish Cypriot community as necessary to perform the analysis of compliance with the above eligibility criteria.
Copies of transcripts and/or all diplomas (Bachelors and Masters and PhD if applicable) of a university or equivalent higher institution + English translation (non-certified translation will be accepted).
Only applicable for graduates of a university located outside the northern part of Cyprus: copy of the grading system of the university the applicant graduated from.
Copies of additional certificates, transcripts, student reports/diplomas proving that the applicant studied cumulatively at least 7 years full time in Cyprus (primary, secondary, high school or higher level institution) + English translation (non-certified translation will be accepted). These may be obtained from your school/university or relevant education authority. Please note that certificates or transcripts must be presented for each academic year, proving that the applicant studied cumulatively at least 7 years full time in Cyprus.
Original Contact Details Form filled in, signed and dated. The applicant should fill in his/her current valid address and all other contact details requested. This can be found at Annex E.
Copy of any document proving the applicant’s current valid address (the address has to be the same as the one provided on the Contact Details form).
Copy of conditional or unconditional acceptance letter(s) for one of the three programmes indicated in the application form. Or alternatively, any correspondence showing the willingness in principle of the university(ies) or equivalent higher education institution(s) to consider the applicant.
If applicable, copy of any document proving extra-curricular activities (e.g. traineeship, volunteering, work experience, youth organizations etc.)

Applicants who do not provide all the required documents above may be rejected. The origin of submitted documents may be checked and those applicants whose documents show evidence of being fabricated will be rejected.

Please note that documents of unsuccessful candidates will be returned only upon request.

Please follow guidelines and fill in the forms below as necessary:

Guidelines and How to apply document can be downloaded from here.

Annex B: Application form for Scholarhips Type B can be downloaded from here.

Annex D: Evaluation criteria for eligibility and selction procedure can be downloaded from here

Annex E: Contact Details can be downloaded from here.

Annex F: Bank Details only for successful applicants can be downloaded from here.

Annex G: Contract for information only for successful applicants can be found here.

Annes H: Student report template only for successful applicants can be found here.

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