Call for scholarships for the Birmingham International Summer School (BISS)
The University of Birmingham, one of our strategic partner universities, offers four scholarships for the “Birmingham International Summer School“(BISS, 15 July- 2 August 2019). Please visit the summer school website for further information: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/International/birmingham-international-summer- school/index.aspx.
Programme
The Birmingham International Summer School offers you the chance to study a three-week exciting programme in the Heart of England on one of the most beautiful campuses in the UK, while having the opportunity to gain a valuable insight into the fascinating culture and heritage of Britain.
Programmes on offer include:
- British Cultural Heritage - Mathematical Finance and Financial Time Series Analysis - Film & Media - Global Environmental Issues - Theory and Practice of Global Politics - Biomedical Sciences: From Laboratory Bench to Hospital Bedside
Each programme offers 20 UK credits or 10 ECTS credits.
Birmingham International Summer School 2019
Scholarships & Application
The University of Birmingham would like to offer four scholarships for nominated students enrolled at Goethe-University. Students can choose from the six programmes offered. The programme fee is £2500 but the selected students would be entitled to a £2000 scholarship, and therefore only a remaining £500 fee would be required. (Please note that BISS does not cover travel or subsistence costs.) You can check the necessary entry requirements for the BISS here: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/International/birmingham-international-summer-school/entry- requirements.aspx.
The application deadline is 15 February 2019. Please send your application documents to Anne Le Duigou Bernig ([email protected] frankfurt.de) of the International Office/Goethe-University Frankfurt. The necessary application documents are: 1) You have to be a student of Goethe-University (Immatrikulationsbescheinigung) 2) Transcript of Records (QIS/LSF summary of grades) 3) Motivational Letter (in English) 4) CV 5) English Language requirement: a. Proficiency in the English Language equivalent to IELTS 6 overall with no lower than 5.5 in any band, or b. English Language proficiency of TOEFL IBT 80 overall with no less than 19 in listening, 19 in reading, 21 in speaking and 19 in writing, or c. Abitur-grade 10 in English (English should be studied across four semesters, with the overall result of ‘gut’).
If you are interested in applying for the Summer School you are welcome to attend the information event for BISS which will take place 29 January 2019, 11:00 am, PEG 3.G202, Campus Westend.
Contact: Anne Le Duigou Bernig Coordinator Strategic Partnerships International Office Goethe-Universität Frankfurt | Campus Bockenheim | Neue Mensa | Raum 525 Bockenheimer Landstr. 133, 60325 Frankfurt am Main Telefon +49 (69) 798 17247, E-Mail: [email protected]
Birmingham International Summer School 2019