WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1985
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TWO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HK STUDENTS
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TWO SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BEING OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM TO HONG KONG STUDENTS IN 1985.
ONE OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS IS FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY, AND THE OTHER, FOR A POSTGRADUATE DEGREE COURSE.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE TENABLE FOR THE NORMAL DURATION OF THE DEGREE COURSES FOR WHICH SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS ARE ACCEPTED BY THE UNIVERSITY, AND WILL COVER THE TUITION FEES.
BEFORE ADMISSION, THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE COST OF MAINTENANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF THE COURSES.
FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP, APPLICANTS MUST BE HONG KONG CITIZENS NORMALLY HAVING RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEASE SEVEN YEARS PRECEDING OCTOBER 1, 1985, AND SHOULD BE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 25 ON THIS DATE.
THEY SHOULD HAVE, OR EXPECT TO HAVE, HIGH ACADEMIC ATTAINMENTS IN THE HONG KONG ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION, THE GCE ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION OR THEIR EQUIVALENT, AND HAVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THEIR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.
FOR THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP, APPLICANTS MUST BE HONG KONG CITIZENS NORMALLY HAVING RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS PRECEDING OCTOBER 1, 1985, AND SHOULD BE AGED BETWEEN 22 AND 35 BY THIS DATE.
THEY SHOULD ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION TO THE IR INTENDED COURSE OF STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM.
ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF AN ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ENGLISH.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE OVERSEAS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT ROOM 1522, LEIGHTON CENTRE, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.
COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SECTION BY JANUARY 31, 1985, AND SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE INVITED FOR INTERVIEW IN HONG KONG IN LATE MARCH.
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