| Scotland Saltire Scholarship : Introduction
Scotland having 15 universities, 6 specialist higher education institutes,
and 43 further education colleges is internationally renowned for its
world-class education system. Every year, more than 30,000 international
students from more than 180 countries choose to study in Scotland. Scotland's
Saltire Scholarships (SSS) is a substantial programme of scholarships,
offered for students coming from Canada, China, India and United States
of America to study at postgraduate masters level in Scotland. Scotland
Saltire Scholarship scheme is managed by British Council Scotland and
funded by the Scottish Government with contributions from Scotlands universities.
The aim of Scotland Saltire Scholarship scholarship programme is to raise
the profile of Scotland as a place to live, work and study for international
students and showcase the best of Scottish higher education.
Scotland Saltire Scholarship scheme offers up to 200 awards, each worth
£2000, towards the tuition fees of a one year Masters course at
any of Scotlands higher education institutions. The scholarships are designed
to support the promotion of Scotland as a learning nation and a science
nation and are therefore targeted at the priority sectors of :
• Creative
industries
• Life sciences
• Technology
• Financial
services
• Renewable
and clean energy
This includes a wide range of subjects across all of Scotland’s
universities and higher education institutions.
Successful scholars will be awarded £2000 each towards the cost
of tuition fees for full time Masters Programmes in a wide range of subject
areas. Awards are targeted at students applying for one year masters courses
and should not be used to fund PhD students or undergraduate applicants.
In the case of two year masters courses, the funding would be for
the initial year only. After studies, you will have the opportunity to
stay on and live and work in Scotland for up to two years with Fresh Talent.
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