Professor Moorad Choudhry Scholarship 2011/12
The Scholarship is for a first-year student for the full tuition fees of one of the following part-time undergraduate degrees in the Department of Management: Business BSc, Management BA or Foundation Degree in Management. It is an individual scholarship, and as such competition is expected to be strong. The competition for 2011/12 is now closed.
Eligibility criteria
You will be eligible to apply for this bursary if you satisfy all of the following criteria:
You must:
- be a first-year student enrolled on a part-time undergraduate Business BSc, Management BA or Foundation Degree in Management in the School of Business, Economics and Informatics
- be a UK citizen or Commonwealth citizen eligible for ‘Home’ fees
- not hold an equivalent or higher level qualification to the programme for which you are applying
- have made sufficient financial provision to meet the remaining costs associated with your course
- have a gross annual income for the 2010/11 Tax Year that falls into one of the categories as detailed in the chart below:
| Personal Status | Qualifying Gross Annual Income (including partner/spouse) |
| Single student, no dependent children | Up to and including £25,420 |
| Single student, one dependent child | Up to and including £27,420 |
| Single student, two dependent children* | Up to and including £28,420 |
| Married/Partnered student, no dependent children | Up to and including £27,420 |
| Married/Partnered student, one dependent child | Up to and including £29,420 |
| Married/Partnered student, two dependent children* | Up to and including £30,420 |
*If you have more than two dependent children, add an extra £1000 for each additional child
How to apply
To apply, please download a copy of our guidance notes
and application form. The completed application form and supporting documents must be returned to Dr Libon Fung, Department of Management, Birkbeck- University of London, Clore Management Centre, Torrington Square, London, WC1E 7JL.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 1st July 2011.
Please note: there is only one Professor Moorad Choudhry Scholarship available this year and competition is expected to be strong. If you have any questions about this bursary you should contact Dr Libon Fung by email to l.fung@bbk.ac.uk
About Professor Choudhry
This scholarship is funded thanks to the generosity of Birkbeck alumnus Professor Moorad Choudhry PhD (2008), who has established this scholarship to ensure that an exceptionally talented, motivated and driven individual, seeking to study at undergraduate level within the Department of Management, faces no financial barrier in allowing them to succeed and complete their studies. Moorad was born in Bangladesh and grew up in Surrey, England. He is an MD in Global Banking & Markets, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Visiting Teaching Fellow at the Department of Management, Birkbeck.
