ORSAS
全稱是overseas research student award scheme，即海外研究學生基金計畫
海外研究學生基金計畫只頒發給phd或者research degree的申請者，主要填補oversea 學生和eu學生之間的學費差額，一般來說6000p左右。
該項獎學金由各大學代英國教育與就業部（DfEE）管理。獎學金授予從事研究類、全日制課程的碩士學生。費用包括國際學生與本國學生學費的差額部分。獎學金的基準為一年，但可以根據研究課程的期限，在第二年或第三年時更新。英國每年有大約800個這樣的名額，在各大學之間進行分配，一般來說越好的大學名額會越多，申請人必須是拿到大學的研究類碩士課程的通知書的學生，該基金有專門的申請表格，申請周期比較長，大概3至5個月，因為大學需要反覆討論學生是否有資格獲得該項基金，可見還是比較慎重的，也反映了英國在獎學金方面的吝嗇。值得注意的是申請研究類碩士課程的中國學生不是太多。
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About ORSAS awards
Background
ORSAS was set up by the Secretary of State for Education and Science in
1979 to attract high-quality international students to the United Kingdo
m to undertake research. The Scheme is administered by Universities UK o
n behalf of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and is funded
through the four UK higher education funding bodies (for England, Scotl
and, Wales and Northern Ireland).
The awards offer international students the opportunity to carry out a b
road range of research at well-established UK academic institutions of w
orldwide recognition. Our awardholders make a valuable contribution, not
only to the British research base, but also to economic, scientific, ed
ucational and other aspects of life in their own country. Meanwhile, the
ir involvement in British academic life and the wider cultural experienc
es offered in the UK contribute to their personal development and can he
lp increase their future opportunities.
What do the awards cover?
ORSAS awards provide funding to pay the difference, in most cases, betwe
en the international student tuition fees and the home/EU student tuitio
n fees charged by the academic institution that the student attends/will
be attending. ORSAS awards do not cover the home/EU fee element, mainte
nance or travel expenses.
Please remember that ORSAS awards are intended for students of full-time
postgraduate research study only, and NOT FOR THOSE UNDERTAKING UNDERGR
ADUATE OR TAUGHT POSTGRADUATE STUDY.
New awards are granted annually, on a competitive basis, to internationa
l postgraduate students of outstanding academic ability and research pot
ential. The number of new awards made each year is subject to the fundin
g available but we are generally able to grant around 800-850.
The only two criteria for winning an award are: (1) academic ability, an
d (2) research potential. Other factors, such as: proposed field or inst
itution of study, financial status, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age,
disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, marital status or any
other inappropriate distinctions, will not be taken into account.
Who is eligible to apply?
International students who have been accepted (conditionally or uncondit
ionally) for admission by a participating UK institution as a full-time,
postgraduate research student for the 2005-06 academic session; or inte
rnational students who are registered at a participating UK institution
as a full-time, postgraduate research student at the time of application
. All applicants must be liable to pay tuition fees at the rate for inte
rnational students. Click here to see a list of participating institutio
ns.
Applicants who have been unsuccessful in previous ORSAS competitions may
re-apply.
Students who have previously held an ORSAS award; hence they have receiv
ed ORSAS funding in any previous year or years are not eligible to apply
for a second (new) award.
Applicants who have been offered an ORSAS award in a previous competitio
n but were unable to take it up may re-apply.
Necessary qualifications
The level of competition for ORSAS scholarships is very high and only th
ose students who, by the time they take up their award, hold an undergra
duate degree with either first class or very good upper second class hon
ours (or the equivalent) will be considered.
Applicants must normally be graduates of one of the participating instit
utions, or of a recognised higher education institution outside the UK;
or, if currently studying, they should be expecting to graduate at any o
ne of these by 30 September 2005.
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