Rules

1. There shall be a Scholarship awarded biennially, commencing in the academic session 2012-13, to be known as the Lightfoot Marketing Scholarship in Modern 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 Modern History postgraduate degree course in the School of History.
3. The value of the Scholarship shall be £3,000.
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 will be awarded by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) on the recommendation of a Selection Committee comprising the Associate Deans for Admissions, Research and for Learning, Teaching and Quality in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
7. 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.
8. If no candidate is judged to be of sufficient merit, the prize shall not be awarded.
9. The winning candidate(s) shall be required to attend an event for publicity purposes.