Scholarship of up to GBP 8,000 for
Post-Graduate Studies at the University of Bristol

The University of Bristol is widely recognized as one of the top-ranking research and teaching universities in the United Kingdom. The Hong Kong Branch of Convocation (i.e. the Bristol Alumni association in Hong Kong) is offering a scholarship to a suitably qualified student from Hong Kong who may be going to Bristol for post-graduate studies in the academic year commencing in October 2009.

1. The Scholarship will be available in conjunction with a one-year post-graduate programme in any field of study, and is intended to assist with tuition fees payable to the University, up to a maximum of £8,000.
2. The Scholarship may be awarded to a student who
   1. has been accepted for a programme of study by the University of Bristol on or before 1st May, 2009, and
   2. has substantial links with Hong Kong, for example by:
      1. having resided in Hong Kong for seven out of the last ten years; and
      2. having completed the majority of his or her formal education in Hong Kong.
   3. A graduate of a university outside Hong Kong should normally have returned to the SAR and worked or studied here for at least two years after graduation.
3. The Scholarship will be awarded to eligible students on grounds of proven or potential academic excellence, and the contribution which he or she is likely to make to Hong Kong afterwards. The eligible student will be asked to demonstrate both the need for some financial assistance, and the ability to fund the balance of the costs of undertaking a course of study in Bristol, including living expenses.
4. Short-listed applicants for the Scholarship will be invited for interview in Hong Kong in June 2009. Attendance in person is required.

Information about the University of Bristol may be obtained from the British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong SAR or by visiting the University’s website at www.bristol.ac.uk. Applications to the University should be sent to the appropriate Faculty Office, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TH, United Kingdom, at the same time requesting application forms for the Scholarship.

Further information about, and application forms for, the Scholarship may also be obtained by visiting our website at www.bristolalumni.org, or by writing to: The Secretary, University of Bristol Convocation, Hong Kong Branch, c/o Toyland Rubber Mfg. Factory, 1/F 31B Chong Yip St, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.