University of Bath 巴斯大學獎學金申請

學校在五月下旬就發了一封International Scholarships Scheme的信，說明6/30正午前可申請，系統滿厲害的，只要輸入當時申請的BUCS帳密，就會自動告訴你符合哪些獎學金條件，而且也不需要一一送出申請。如果你跟我條件一樣，那大概就是有下面三種可以申請：
You may be eligible for the following scholarships:
1. The University of Bath International Scholarships Scheme (Postgraduate)
2. The Stuart Appleton Scholarships
3. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarships

總共有兩篇essay要寫，分別是500和300字。題目好像每年都一樣，如下：
Tell us why you think you are an academically and personally excellent applicant for the programme. Answer in no more than 500 words.


This is your chance to highlight key features from your academic record such as your school or university, your grades, prizes and competitions you have won, your interest in your chosen programme or any other point which you think is relevant. 

You can also tell us about:
· excellence in extra-curricular areas such as in sport, music or other interests or your wider contribution to society through voluntary work
· how you think you can contribute to the university community at Bath and your experience of different cultures, languages, countries and communities
· your future career goals and your leadership potential
· your life experience such as overcoming adversity or challenges in your life

Remember, we already have your transcripts and references so it is essential here to extract and highlight the key information and not just repeat your original application. It is also your chance to add any extra information which was not on your original application form and to explain why you think you are a good candidate for a scholarship and how you think the scholarship would assist you in achieving your goals.

How do you plan to fund any remaining tuition fees and your living expenses. Will you have sufficient funding for your studies and living costs if you are not successful in your scholarship application? Answer in no more than 300 words.

系統會統計字數，所以我算得很精準，真的就500/300字給他送出去。

獎學金結果網頁有公告最晚7/29出來，我是在7/19等CAS的時候意外看到信的，是得到Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate School Scholarship這個獎學金，2000鎊。

本來覺得機望渺茫，畢竟申請人數很多，但真心覺得「有試就有機會」，吸引力法則很強大！呵。

另外，獎學金申請系統有個地方可以填代辦，下面獎學金網頁有說，為鼓勵巴斯在其他國家的辦事處，如果你是代辦推薦的學生，會是列為Third Priority。如果你已持有其他機構的獎學金（英國或台灣皆可），是列為Top Priority，Second Priority好像是每年有幾個國家的學生申請就是這個類別，今年是Latin America, Nigeria, Russia, Pakistan, Vietnam and Jordan（我倒是不知道上述國家是固定還是會改變）。所以我建議如果你想念巴斯，可以直接找Index，他們比較熟悉巴斯的情況，另外這方面也有點好處^_^（註: 只有University of Bath Scholarships Scheme是有照這方法分。）

更多獎學金資訊可以看學校網站：
http://www.bath.ac.uk/international/finance/scholarships/index.html

p.s. 學校很棒的就是他們國際辦公室都蠻主動發信給申請人，還沒踏上英國國土我就已經愛上巴斯了！


Update:
我原本以為上述三個獎學金只會有得到一個的機會，直到7/27收到The Stuart Appleton Asia / Pacific Scholarship的拒絕信，才發現事情不是我所想的這麼簡單...... 收完通知就一直想著我會得到另一個獎學金（吸引力法則！）

結果7/29真的接到通知，我又得到了University of Bath International Scholarships獎學金3000英鎊！後來研究了一下獎學金網頁，這三份獎學金的篩選、金額都不同，下面提供連結及擷取學校網頁資訊供參考。

The Stuart Appleton Asia/Pacific Scholarship
一年一位獎學金得主，金額5000鎊。十月入學會先給一半獎學金，一月的時候看前一學期學業成績 (satisfactory academic performance) 再撥剩下的部分。

University of Bath Scholarships Scheme 2011

一年75位獎學金得主，金額3000鎊。網頁有特別註明會看之前的學業成績 (Of course, as a minimum requirement all our scholarships holders must have excellent academic grades in their previous studies.) 另外就是參照上面的Priority分類。

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences: Graduate School Scholarships

一年10位獎學金得主，金額2000鎊。有兩個位子保留給MRes candidates。其他篩選方式並沒有提供。

另外，獎學金都是直接從學費扣除。