In order to be eligible to apply for an Eliahou Dangoor Scholarship, you must:
- Be entering your first year of study at the University of Birmingham in October 2010
- Be of UK nationality, paying the full UK rate of tuition fee
- Be registered as a full-time student
- Be undertaking a STEM subject within the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences or the College of Life and Environmental Sciences (for an explanation and full list of STEM subjects please see attached sheet)
- Be in receipt of the full rate of Maintenance Grant from the Student Loans Company (verification must be provided in the form of a copy of your Student Finance Entitlement Letter)
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Download an Eliahou Dangoor Scholarship application form here (PDF 140KB, opens new window).
Application forms are also available for collection at your School undergraduate office and the Enquiry Services counter in the Aston Webb Building.
In addition to completing the application form in full (preferably in word-processed format) and attaching a copy of your Student Finance Entitlement Letter, you will be required to collect a supporting reference from your Personal Tutor. It is also recommended that you submit evidence demonstrating your use of >>Progress>> (screen printouts or a copy of your end of year Progressive Review) if possible.
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>>Progress>> is a recently developed online environment built to help you manage your study and develop your skills. This system can help you to log the achievements you have made and the skills you have developed. It will also allow you to ascertain what level you are currently working at and identify areas in which you can improve. It is felt that this system can be most beneficial to students who wish to consolidate and build on their personal and academic development whilst at the University, and one of the aims of the Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships is to further encourage this kind of activity. For further information, please visit
www.progress.bham.ac.uk or contact Joan Cartledge on
j.m.cartledge@bham.ac.uk.
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Completed application forms must be submitted by the end of the 2010/11 academic year, Friday 24 June 2011.
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The applications will be considered by a selection panel over the summer of 2011. Selection criteria will include:
- Previous academic record (A Level results and first year University marks)
- Level of engagement and contribution to your course and to wider University life (which will form the first part of your personal statement)
- Level of engagement with your own personal learning and development (which will form the second part of your personal statement and can be demonstrated by attaching evidence of use of >>Progress>>)
- The supporting statement from your Personal Tutor
- Commitment to engage in ‘ambassadorial activity in your second year for your department or the University
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Following the meeting of the selection panel, you should be notified around late July/early August 2011.All applicants will be notified of the outcome via email. Successful candidates will also receive written notification in the form of a letter with a request for bank details and for a note of thanks to be forwarded to the Student Funding Office for onward transmission to Dr Dangoor. Once the note of thanks has been received the scholarship funds will be released into the designated accounts of the successful candidates.
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All successful Eliahou Dangoor scholars will be expected to act as ambassadors of the University of Birmingham. Activities undertaken in an ambassadorial capacity can vary, and range from giving presentations in schools to promote your subject area, taking part in University or departmental ‘open days’ or student workshops through to participating in University podcasts or promotional videos. Section 5 of the application form will ask you to indicate your preference for these activities and, if you are successful in securing a scholarship, you will be contacted following your official notification with further details.
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STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects. These are seen to be strategically important subject areas that have experienced a drop in uptake in recent years and are currently in danger of being underrepresented in higher education. Schemes like the Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships are seeking to stimulate recruitment and retention in these key subject areas.
Find out which programmes at the University of Birmingham qualify for the Eliahou Dangoor Scholarship scheme (PDF 27.2KB, opens new window).
To find out more about the Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships scheme, please visit www.russellgroup.ac.uk/dangoor.
