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YOUR SCHOLARSHIP IN EUROPE

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Your Scholarship in Europe 2008-2009<br />

United Kingdom<br />

The British Chevening scholarship offers an opportunity to acquire a post-graduate<br />

Masters qualifi cation.<br />

Priority fi elds of study include: Public administration, international relations, media and<br />

journalism, political science, urban planning, environmental management, petroleum<br />

studies, law, telecommunications management, engineering, and economics. Other<br />

subjects may also be possible.<br />

You should:<br />

• Be aged 22-35;<br />

• Have Russian citizenship;<br />

• Have a track record of excellence and achievement;<br />

• Already have a fi rst degree with excellent and good marks;<br />

• Have good English language skills (minimum IELTS score 6.5);<br />

• Have a minimum of 2 years’ work experience in your chosen career;<br />

• Have a clear idea how your scholarship will benefi t Russia on your return.<br />

A Chevening scholarship covers tuition fees, accommodation, international fl ights and<br />

living costs for a 3-12 month study period up to a total value of £23,500 (€34,000).<br />

Detailed information and application forms are available from British Council centres<br />

and http://www.britishcouncil.ru/chevening, or directly from the Chevening website:<br />

http://www.chevening.com. Information about UK institutions is available at<br />

http://www.educationuk.ru. For general enquires, please contact your nearest British<br />

Council Centre: http://www.britishcouncil.org/ru.<br />

Some jointly-funded scholarships with support from business companies, foundations<br />

and British Universities are available for Russian students. The sponsors are:<br />

BP, Shell, Open Society Institute, Vodafone, TNK-BP, Cambridge Overseas Trust, Hill<br />

Foundation and others. More information is available on the British Council website<br />

at: http://www.britishcouncil.org/ru/russia-educationuk-scholarship-programmes.htm.<br />

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