The Professor Robin Baker scholarship is a
merit-based award which is open to applicants to Ravensbourne’s postgraduate
programmes.
Professor Robin Baker was director of Ravensbourne
from 1994 to 2015. In that time, he developed Ravensbourne’s pioneering
strategic emphasis on the creative use of digital technology. Professor Baker‘s
vision led to our relocation to our current building and transformation of
Ravensbourne into the cutting edge and innovative specialist higher education
institution we are today.
The purpose of the Professor Robin Baker
scholarship is to:
- Encourage national and international applicants for
Ravensbourne’s postgraduate courses with the greatest academic potential
and creative talent.
- Encourage excellent postgraduate work which demonstrates
innovation and creativity in the use of technology.
- To provide access to Ravensbourne’s innovative postgraduate
courses to those who might otherwise find it financially
challenging.
Normally, Ravensbourne will award either
one full fee scholarship or two part-time/half full time fee scholarships
annually, depending on the range and calibre of applicants.
Eligibility
To be considered for the scholarship an
applicant must be:
- a Home, EU or EEA applicant who has applied for a place and
been accepted on a full-time or part-time postgraduate course at
Ravensbourne between the 1 October and 1 June immediately prior to entry.
Or
- a Tier 4 (no EU/EEA) international applicant who has applied
for a place and been accepted on a full-time postgraduate course at
Ravensbourne between the 1 October and 1 June immediately prior to entry.
Applicants should have confirmed acceptance
of their place on the course in advance of applying for
the scholarship or provide clear evidence of their intent to do so.
How to apply
Eligible candidates seeking consideration
for the scholarship must submit an application via our Dropbox
account at http://bit.ly/2AeH2wt by Monday 30
April 2018.
The application should take the form of a
personal statement of no more than 300 words together with any additional
evidence they may wish to supply (e.g. CVs, images, videos, hyperlinks,
examples of creative work or academic references).
This statement should supplement rather
than replicate the personal statement submitted during the application process
for the course.
It should set out:
- Further detail about the nature of the anticipated research
during the course and its creativity, originality and innovativeness in
terms of the application of technology.
- Further detail about how the applicant will benefit from the
course and the additional support the applicant would gain
from scholarship.
- Any additional information that the applicant believes would
assist the selection panel in evaluating their application.
Selection
Applications for the scholarship will be
evaluated and ranked by a selection panel consisting of:
- Head of Student Services (Chair)
- Two members of the postgraduate academic staff
- Head of International Development
Ranking will be on the basis of the
evidence provided by the applicants’:
- Previous and current academic or professional performance and
future potential.
- Creativity and innovation in the application of technology.
- Benefit to be derived from the course and Scholarship.
Award of scholarship
The successful applicant will be informed
on 18 May 2018.
