Valerie Graeme Smith Scholarship in the Arts

You are required to provide one academic reference and one personal reference.

The academic reference may be the same as one of the academic references submitted with your study application. If you do not have access to those references, instead please upload a holding document (e.g. Word) with the name of the referee. The reference will then be uploaded by us after you have submitted the scholarship application.

The personal reference should be written by someone who knows you well (but not a family member) who can vouch for either your non-academic qualities that you write about in the application form, or your financial situation (if that is relevant to your application). For example, this could be an academic advisor who is aware of your personal attributes, a current or former employer, or a senior staff member in an organisation where you have volunteered.

This award is for full-time postgraduate taught Masters applicants with Overseas fee status whose chosen programme is within the Faculty of Arts. The scholarship is open to all areas of study within the Faculty of Arts, and is based on academic merit.

Additional criteria

You must have applied for a taught postgraduate masters course (MLitt, MRes, MSc, MPP) within the Faculty of Arts.

In support of your application you will be asked to upload the following supporting documents:

One personal reference and one academic or professional reference (two references in total). These can be in addition to your course application references, but must be uploaded before the deadline. Where possible your references should support the two or more criteria you meet from the list.

University transcript(s), including interim transcripts for any degrees pending.

Student financial information

For this scholarship, you do not need to provide details about your household income and financial circumstances (and you can choose to opt out of that section of the application form), unless you wish to also be considered for other scholarships based on financial need.