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ICMA Centre Russia Scholarship 2014

The ICMA Centre is pleased to announce the ICMA Centre Russia Scholarship 2014.

Part of the triple accredited Henley Business School, the ICMA Centre was formed as the first active collaboration between the securities industry and a university finance department. Offering a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education, the ICMA Centre’s aim is to deliver the highest standard in financial markets focused teaching, learning and research.

The ICMA Centre Russia Scholarship offers £5,000 towards tuition fees to two outstanding Russian students on the basis of academic excellence.

What are the benefits? Successful students will receive a tuition fee waiver of £5,000 and will experience world-class student facilities including our three dealing rooms supported by Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg and equipped with the latest trading technology and software. The award itself is an excellent addition to your CV and a scholarship winner will have the opportunity to act as an ambassador for ICMA Centre which can include supporting events and sharing experiences with prospective students.

How to apply In order to be considered applicants must: • Be of Russian nationality, domicile in Russia and have graduated from a Russia institution. • Have achieved or expect to achieve excellent results at undergraduate level. • Hold an offer for an ICMA Centre MSc programme.

To take up the award applicants must have fulfilled all academic and English language conditions and must enrol by 1st October 2014.

All applicants for our full-time Masters programmes who meet the criteria will be considered for this scholarship. A separate application for this scholarship is NOT required.

How the awarding decision will be made These scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis and at the discretion of a panel of staff from the ICMA Centre. Applicants are considered upon academic excellence.

- All offer holders that meet the entry criteria are ranked based on their academic history.

Deadline for application Friday 19th December 2014.

For more info please contact admissions@icmacentre.ac.uk or download document here.

Published 3 October 2014

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