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    Scholarship Awards Information

    This information relates to students applying for a scholarship to attend an Oxford Royale Academy

    summer programme.

    If at any time you require additional information from one of our staff members, please do not hesitate

    to get in touch by [email protected].

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    Assessment

    Candidates will be assessed on the following areas:

    Area of Assessment % Weighting Documentation Required

    Academic Potential 50% weight Personal Statement and Teacher Recommendation Academic History 25% weight Previous Examination Results Financial Hardship 25% weight Evidence of Financial Hardship

    There are two stages to the scholarship application process. In the first instance, students will be required to complete an online

    application form, available on our website from the beginning of October 2012. This simple online questionnaire will ask

    students to provide information about themselves, and to answer a number of questions designed to demonstrate their initial

    suitability for a scholarship.

    In Stage 2 of the application process, those students who have been shortlisted after Stage 1 will be invited to complete a more

    in depth online assessment, with questions designed to assess academic potential. In addition, students will be asked to submit

    evidence of their household income, along with two references, one ofwhich must be completed by one of the students

    teachers.

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    Scholarship Awards Available

    The following awards are available for the summer programmes. The minimum stay is 2 weeks on campus and the maximum

    stay is 4 weeks. The amounts for the various awards can be found below:

    Students between 16 and 18 years of age:

    Full Scholarship: 3395 Pounds Half Scholarship: 1697.50 Pounds

    Students between 13 and 15 years of age:

    Full Scholarship: 3395 Pounds Half Scholarship: 1697.50 Pounds

    For currency conversions please visitwww.xe.com

    Financial aid received can be used to fund or part fund the following courses: New Perspectives, Broadening Horizons, Medical

    School Preparation, Law School Preparation, Engineering Preparation, UK University Preparation, the Global Leadership

    Programme and the Oxford Enterprise Programme. Any financial aid awarded to a student must be used to fund only one of the

    courses listed above; it is not possible to fund more than one course using the same scholarship.

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    Further Information

    Applications and Results

    Applications for scholarships will be accepted from the start of October 2012.

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    The deadline for application forms is Friday 18th January 2013. Any scholarship application received after this date willnot be considered.

    Students who are shortlisted after the first stage of the application process will be required to complete a further, indepth online assessment. The deadline for this assessment will be Friday 15

    thFebruary 2013. Applications received

    after this date will not be considered.

    Scholarship winners will be announced on Friday 22nd February 2012.Additional Notes

    Financial aid is applied as a reduction to the standard course fees and NOT in the form of a cash payment or otherwise. Once the course has been selected, any residual fees remain in the scholarship fund and will NOT be payable to the

    student in the form of cash or otherwise.

    For further help and advice, contact our offices [email protected] call +44 (0) 845 130 60 21.

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