Rules

1. There shall be a Scholarship awarded annually, commencing in the academic session 2012-13, to be known as the Leipzig Postgraduate Scholarship in Modern European History. The purpose of the Scholarship is to encourage a student to study a Taught Masters course offered by the School of History.
2. The Scholarship shall be awarded to a student registered on the MA in Modern European History postgraduate degree course in the School of History
3. The value of the Scholarship shall be £5,000.
4. The Scholarship shall be awarded on a competitive basis and will become payable on completion of registration of the successful applicant.
5. Details of the Scholarship will be publicised to all eligible students with appropriate information on selection criteria, application timescales and value of award.
6. The Scholarship recipient will be chosen on the basis of academic merit through open competition. A first class degree, together with evidence of potential for further progress, will be the usual criteria.
7. The Scholarship winner will be made by the selection committee in the School of History comprising Professor of Modern European History, the Head of the School of History and the Director of Postgraduate Studies.
8. If two candidates are judged to be of sufficient and equal merit, the prize may be divided. There shall be a maximum of two winners in any one year.
9. If no candidate is judged to be of sufficient merit, the prize shall not be awarded.
10. The winning candidate shall be required to attend an event for publicity purposes.
11. The winning candidate will also be required to provide a written report to the Scholarship donor, via the Development Office, on completing their degree.