Edinburgh Business School’s Skills Scotland Scholarship Application Form

The Skills Scotland Scholarship offers those residing in Scotland, a fully funded and fully supported Master’s level course, enabling them to upskill in one of five key business discipline areas. There are 100 funded courses available and you can apply for one of these courses by completing this application form and returning it to ebs.scholarships@hw.ac.uk by the 30th June 2020.

Applications will be considered and courses allocated according to the date order in which fully completed applications have been received.

Section 1 - Personal Details

Title: (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Dr/Other) Date of Birth: / /

Forename (s): Surname: _

Home address:

Postcode:

Tel No: E-mail:

If you are already registered on one of our MBA or MSc programmes, please provide your:

Student Identification Number (SID):

Section 2 – Employment (if you are not currently employed please leave this section blank)

Name of Employer:

Job Title:

Industry Sector:

Section 3 - Where did you hear about the scholarship?

Section 4 – Which Business Area Would You Like To upskill?

Delivering Successful Projects Financial Decision Making Leadership Theory & Practice

People Work & Organisations Strategic Marketing

Please affix a

recent, colour

passport sized

photograph here.

B2B

Section 5 – Why You Need Too Upskill (maximum 400 words)

Please describe how upskilling in your selected business area will benefit you, your company and the industry

you work in.

Section 6 - Privacy Notice

We could not exercise our responsibilities and fulfil our education, training and support obligations to you without collecting, holding and using your personal information. Our privacy notice explains what we do with your personal information and why.

I have read and understand Edinburgh Business School’s Privacy Notice for Students. Please tick:*

Section 7 – Declaration

1. I certify that the information I have given is correct.

2. I understand that if successful, I am required to abide by the terms and conditions of the scholarship*.

I have read and understand the above.

Signature: ** Date:

Section 8 - Submitting your application

Please send your completed application form and a copy of your council tax bill (as evidence of Scottish residency) to ebs.scholarships@hw.ac.uk by midnight 30th June 2020.

*We are unable to accept your scholarship application if you have not ticked this box.

**If you are submitting this form electronically please type your name in the signature box. When this form is submitted electronically Edinburgh Business School will consider this as being equivalent to your signature.

Edinburgh Business School’s

Skills Scotland Scholarship

Application Terms and Conditions

1. The Scholarship scheme is not open to employees of Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, any of their

agents, or anyone else professionally associated with the scheme.

2. All information detailing how to apply for the scholarship forms part of these terms and conditions. Submission of an

application will be taken to mean acceptance of these terms and conditions.

3. To be eligible to apply to the scholarship scheme, applicants should:

• Reside in Scotland

• Fully complete the scholarship application form and submit it with a copy of their Council Tax Bill

• Submit their application by midnight 30th June 2020

4. There are 100 funded courses available. Applications will be considered and courses allocated in the date order in which

fully completed applications have been received.

5. Upon allocation of the 100 funded courses, any remaining applicants will be informed that their application has been

unsuccessful.

6. The successful applicants shall receive ONE Master’s level course from a choice of Developing Successful Projects,

Financial Decision Making, Leadership Theory & Practice, People Work & Organisations or Strategic Marketing.

7. Should the successful applicant wish to sit an examination in their Master’s level course, they will be responsible for

their own examination registration fees.

8. For existing students, refunds for courses already purchased and previous examination registrations will not be

considered.

9. Successful applicants agree to be named, photographed, interviewed and quoted and their verbal and or written

testimonials used in publicity for Edinburgh Business School and Heriot-Watt University.