Key facts for the Discover Life Sciences scholarship

Discover Life Sciences at Dundee Scholarship 2024/25 (the “Scholarship”)

The key facts set out the main details of the Scholarship as of the publication date. 

The key facts should be reviewed alongside our scholarship and bursary terms and conditions. 

They provide you with additional information that applies to you to the scholarship.

Date of publication

October 2023, applicable to 2024/5 academic year (September 2024 or January 2025 entry).

Application process

Automatic award

• There is no separate application form for this Scholarship
• Our Admissions Team will use the information provided in the course application to assess eligibility for this scholarship
• Confirmation of the award will be in writing and may be as part of the Offer Letter

Who is eligible

1. Have an offer to study a full time, on campus course in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee. This applies only to Undergraduate courses. 
2. Have International Fee status, as verified by the University of Dundee. 
3. Enrolled on their course in September 2024. 
4. International College Dundee applicants are also eligible for this scholarship. The scholarship will be applied upon the applicant’s entrant year to the University of Dundee.

Award information

1. The value of this scholarship is £2,000 per year of study and is awarded as a tuition fee waiver. 
2. All scholarship awards are offered on an unconditional basis. 
3. All scholarship awards are deducted from tuition fees and are not paid directly to any applicant. 
4. If an applicant has an external scholarship which covers the full tuition fee, then they are no longer eligible to receive a Discover Life Sciences at Dundee Scholarship. 
5. The student does not have to re-apply annually for the scholarship.

Key information

1. Where eligible, this scholarship can be combined with one of the following scholarships: Global Excellence; or Global Citizenship; or Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships (one region only) 
2. All communication with the student will be via email, and to their @dundee.ac.uk email address. 
3. If an applicant chooses to defer their entry within the same academic year, we may be able to defer the scholarship award. However, this may not apply if the applicant chooses to defer to the following academic year. We will confirm with all applicants who defer, the status of their scholarship. 
4. If an applicant has paid their tuition fees in full prior to being awarded a scholarship, the value of the scholarship will be refunded to the applicant after they have enrolled at the University of Dundee. Alternatively, this can be transferred to the University accommodation account balance (if applicable). 
5. The scholarship is only awarded in the years in which full fees (£20,600 and above) are paid to the University. 
6. If an applicant has an externally funded scholarship that covers part of the full tuition fee, this can be awarded alongside one or more University of Dundee scholarships (provided that the total of the awards combined does not exceed the total UoD tuition fee). 
7. If an applicant has applied to study a 3.5 year course (January start date), they will begin to receive the scholarship in year two onwards. 
8. If a student re-sits a year of study at the University, the scholarship award will not apply, however will commence once they have progressed to the next level. 
9. Applicants from non-graduating years at the University are not eligible for the Scholarship. 
10. The University of Dundee will not back date any awards and all awards made will be current and apply to the applicant in the 2024/2025 academic year. The University of Dundee will not make awards to students who have already enrolled at the University onto their course of study. 
11. If an applicant withdraws from their course of study, the University Fees department will be in contact regarding payment of fees and scholarship balance. 
12. The University reserves the right to withdraw the scholarship immediately and without notice where the student is determined by the University to have misled the University about any aspect of eligibility to receive the scholarship. 
13. All scholarship decisions are final and cannot be appealed.