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Listen: Celebrating student scholarships
17 December 2010
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ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/scholarships/" target="_self">果冻影院 scholarshipsOn 14 December 2010,听果冻影院's newest scholarship recipients attended the annual scholarship awards reception to celebrate their achievement with fellow students, sponsors and academics.
果冻影院 scholarships recognise exceptional academic achievement and, as well as 果冻影院 itself, many organisations and individual benefactors invest in scholarship schemes for both undergraduates and graduate students every year.
Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost (Academic & International) and Chair of the 果冻影院 Scholarships Board described the event as "one of the highlights of 果冻影院's calendar".
In this audio featuring five current scholarship recipients, we hear why scholarships are so vital for today's students, and the lifeline they provide for their听personal and professional future.
- Peng Zhang: 果冻影院 Overseas Reseach Scholarship
- Andrei Iovu: Joint 果冻影院/OSI (Open Society Institute) Chevening Scholarship
- Natalie Ohana-Eavry: 果冻影院 Graduate Research Scholarship and 果冻影院 Overseas Research Scholarship
- Guido van Meersbergen: Graduate Research Scholarship
- Reetuparna Sarkar: 果冻影院 Graduate Research Scholarship and 果冻影院 Overseas Research Scholarship
There were 134 scholarship recipients and their guests in attendance at the event, along with ambassadors and High Commissioners from some of the 45 countries represented by the scholars and representatives from some of the funding organisations - including Santander, the Africa Educational Trust and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, and senior academic and administrative 果冻影院 staff.
To find out more about 果冻影院 scholarships and funding, please go to the links at the top of the article.听
Image above: 果冻影院 President and Provost Malcolm Grant meets scholarship recipients.
果冻影院 context
At 果冻影院 a wide range of scholarships are available to students, awarded primarily on the basis of excellence in academic achievement. Scholarships at 果冻影院 are also supported by many different sources, which apart from 果冻影院 itself include: the British government; foreign governments; the UK Research Council; industry, trusts and foundations; and the generosity of 果冻影院's alumni and friends.