Barts and The London Scholarship
The Medical College of St Bartholomew’s Hospital Trust (“the Trust”) is a registered charity. Its sole beneficiary is Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry within QMUL. Its sole charitable purpose is to promote all aspects of medical and dental education and research at the School. The Trust owns the land and buildings at Charterhouse Square, which it leases to QMUL for the use of the School at a peppercorn rent.
The Trust supports the School in a number of other ways. It has recently assisted various strategic developments, such as professorial posts, and the major capital project required to build and fit out the new William Harvey Heart Centre. The Trust assists students through (1) contributions to hardship and welfare funds, (2) contributions to outreach work in the community and (3) scholarships for undergraduates and research studentships for postgraduates.
In response to representations from the School about the need to enable able students from any background to take up a place, the Trust will now award from time to time an additional scholarship for the benefit of an outstanding local student from a low income household to enable them to do so. The Barts and The London Scholarship will be worth £15,000 a year for up to six years at a time. The award will be based on family circumstances, examination performance, interview and the UK Clinical Aptitude Test taken before university entrance, where the successful student gains grades above the standard entry requirement.
The first award of the Scholarship will be made in 2012 for years of study 2012-13/2017-18. A second award will be made in 2014 to a student from The Drapers’ Academy, London Borough of Havering, if there is an eligible candidate. Thereafter awards will be made at the discretion of the Trustees taking account inter alia of the availability of funds.
Who is the Scholarship for?
The Scholarship will be awarded to the student who:
• achieves above the standard requirements for entry to Barts and The London School of Medicine: A-level grades AAA plus a fourth subject offered at AS level at grade B, subjects to include Biology and Chemistry
• has the highest score in the UK Clinical Aptitude Test of those applying for the scholarship
• attends school or sixth form college within the North and East London boroughs of Enfield, Haringey, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Newham; Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham and Havering
• is from a household with a combined income of less than £25,000.
How do I apply?
1. Apply to study Medicine at the School via UCAS by 15 October 2011.
2. Read the full eligibility criteria below.
3. Complete the Scholarship application form below:
Barts and The London Scholarship Application Form and return by 17th February 2012
Selection process
Candidates should complete and submit the application form online, including a supporting statement that will be considered by the awards committee of the School of Medicine and Dentistry. Candidates will then be interviewed by members of the selection panel.
Should students achieve matching high scores the Committee will make the final decision based upon candidates’ interviews and supporting statements. Please note: candidates are allowed to either include their UCAS personal statement or add further detail on the Scholarship application form.
The candidate with the highest combined UKCAT and interview score, whose predicted grades meet the School's entry requirements will be selected for nomination for the Scholarship. The final award will then be made in August 2012 provided the selected candidate has achieved the grades required for the Scholarship (above AAAb including Biology and Chemistry) and has successfully met all other School entry criteria.
Eligibility criteria for the Barts and The London Scholarship
1. This scheme will be available to medical students who apply for and enrol in A100 Medicine in the 2012/13 academic year at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry AND are resident in, AND registered to sit their qualifying examinations at secondary schools and colleges within, the North East London boroughs of Enfield, Haringey, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Newham, Redbridge, Havering and Barking and Dagenham.
2. To be considered for the Scholarship, students must apply on the appropriate form and submit it online before the deadline of February 17th 2012.
3. Students will be eligible for consideration for the Scholarship if they achieve grades above the School’s minimum entry requirements: AAA plus a fourth subject at AS level at B grade, subjects offered to include Biology and Chemistry.
4. The nominated candidate will be asked to confirm their intention to accept the Scholarship within two weeks of receiving an offer. If s/he declines, candidates on a waiting list will then be offered the Scholarship. The final award of the Scholarship in August 2012 will be dependent on the candidate achieving the qualifying grades and the School’s entry criteria.
5. Students must be new entrants into higher education i.e. have not previously studied part or all of an undergraduate degree level programme.
6. Students must meet the eligibility criteria for the full package of student finance i.e. must be eligible to apply for a Maintenance Loan in addition to a Tuition Fee Loan. EU students who are only eligible to apply for a Tuition Fee Loan are therefore not eligible for a scholarship.
7. Payment of the Scholarship in the second and subsequent years is contingent on passing at each part of the MB BS.
8. Where a student experiences extenuating circumstances that affect academic performance or progress, continued receipt of a scholarship will be considered within the College’s existing extenuating circumstances procedures.
9. This scholarship scheme operates independently of the QM National Scholarship Programme and QM Bursary Scheme. A candidate could receive more than one award.