The School of Pharmacy & Life Sciences is pleased to offer a number of bursaries over the 2012/13 period. They will be offered to international MPharm students who wish to study at the School from September 2012. Please read through the following information carefully.

International undergraduate MPharm bursary 2012/13

  • Number of international MPharm undergraduate bursaries awards in academic year 2012/13: 6
  • Value of awards in academic year 2012/13: £750 per award

Successful bursaries will provide the award holder with a one-off stipend of £750 payable to the student in his or her 1st year of studies. To apply, you need to complete an application form and return it to the School. Please see below for further details.

Decision for the award will be based on academic merit and evidence of substantial engagement with the profession. Successful bursaries will only be payable to students who fully enroll at the University and arrive at the school.

Eligibility

Fitness to Practise

Applicants should note that the new regulator for the pharmacy profession, the General Pharmaceutical Council, has introduced Fitness to Practise procedures and ALL pharmacy students are now subject to these regulations. Fitness to Practise regulations apply to all healthcare professional students.

You can apply for a bursary at the school if you:

  • are an international fee paying student who intends to study at the university full-time;
  • hold an offer of a place to study at the School for 2012/13 before you apply for a bursary;
  • agree to complete enhanced disclosure; and
  • agree to provide a letter of good conduct and agree to comply with Fitness to Practise procedures within the school.

How to Apply

We must receive your completed application by Friday 24th August 2012.

  • Please note that in order to be considered for a bursary, you must already hold an offer of a place to study on an eligible course at the School commencing September 2012. You must therefore ensure that your application for a place is submitted by Friday 24th August 2012.
  • Please download and fillout the MPharm International Bursary Application Form
    or the alternative PDF version.

    You should return it to us by e-mail or alternatively by post or fax.

The form may be completed electronically or in your own handwriting. If you are using handwriting, please complete the form neatly and in black ink. We will not process forms which are illegible or incomplete.

Please send your completed form:

  • by e-mail to: m.mcfadyen@rgu.ac.uk or
  • by mail to:

    Dr Morag CE McFadyen
    Admissions Officer for the MPharm
    School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
    Robert Gordon University
    Schoolhill
    Aberdeen
    AB10 1FR

As part of the application process you are required to write a short personal statement in support of your application. Your statement should address your ability to contribute to the University and the professional community you will be joining.

You may refer to activities, achievements and personal qualities which are particularly relevant to your application. You should also include:

  • electronic copies of your school qualification certificates;
  • electronic copies of undergraduate course transcripts (if applicable);
  • electronic copies of relevant awards or qualifications received (if applicable);
  • evidence of English Language (at a minimum of IELTS 6.5);
  • an electronic copy of your Robert Gordon University offer letter; and
  • an electronic copy of your passport details page.