Bank of England Scholarships for International Students in UK, 2017

The Bank of England is inviting applications for African/African-
Caribbean Scholarship Programme. Scholarships will be
awarded to students who will be starting their undergraduate
degree courses at UK universities in the autumn of 2017.
The Scholarship Programme is aimed at individuals from Black
or Mixed African or Caribbean backgrounds who are interested
in gaining experience at the Bank of England and who need
financial support to complete their full-time undergraduate
degree.

The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of the
Bank of England, is the central bank of the United Kingdom and
the model on which most modern central banks have been
based.
Scholarship Award: The maximum support a successful
applicant can access is up to £30,000. During a three year
degree programme this would equate to £10,000 per annum . In
addition to this, students will undertake paid internships with the
Bank in the summers between their first and second, and
second and third years.

Eligibility: The programme is open to

Students who are eligible to work and study in the UK
At least 102 UCAS points, (Pre 2017, 260 UCAS points
Household income below £50,000
Students must be planning to start a full-time
undergraduate degree in Autumn 2017

Application Deadline: The closing date is February 26, 2017.
Information about application guidelines and the rest is available here

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