Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
J Blayney Exhibition (F216)
Two scholarships of the annual value of £750, derived from funds bequeathed in 1891 by Lord Blayney, are offered for competition to students in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences entering on their second year. They are tenable for two years or, in cases where a candidate is either required by regulations or advised by the head of department to spend four years over a course leading to a primary degree, for three years. They will be awarded on the same conditions as the undergraduate Foundation Scholarships but are not tenable along with any of these scholarships.
These scholarships will be awarded on the results of the June degree examinations in the courses taken by the candidates during their first year in the Faculty.
Holders who wish to pursue a course of study leading to a second primary degree in an allied subject may apply for an extension of their scholarship for one year after graduation.
March 2009
J Porter Scholarship (F309)
1. One scholarship of the annual value of £1,000 is offered for award each year from monies bequeathed in 1865 under the will of John Porter. It is tenable for two years and is open for competition among students entering on their second year in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and will be held on the same conditions as the five undergraduate Foundation Scholarships in the Faculty but is not tenable along with any of these scholarships.
2. In cases where a candidate is either required by regulation or advised by the head of the department to spend four years over the course leading to a primary degree, a Foundation Scholarship of the value of £80 will be awarded for the additional year on the expiration of the Porter scholarship. Application for the scholarship for this additional year must be made through the Dean of the Faculty.
Amended May 2010
John McConnell Scholarships
Two scholarships of the value of £400 each, established in 1911 by Mr John McConnell, JP, are awarded annually, one to the student with the best dissertation mark for the degree of MSc (Accounting and Finance), and one to the student with the best dissertation mark for the degree of MSc (Finance).
The award will be made on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Accounting and Finance, which shall have the discretion to recommend a division of the prize in the case of a tie between candidates, or to recommend that no award be made if, in the Board's judgement, there is no candidate of sufficent merit.
School of Law
County Antrim Grand Jury Bursaries (F205)
This fund was established in 1972 from the proceeds of the sale of property belonging to the County Antrim Grand Jury at the time of its dissolution. The representatives of the Grand Jury, with the approval of the Ministry of Finance (now the Northern Ireland Department of Finance), gave the sum of £4,356 for the promotion and encouragement of legal education in the University under the following terms.
The income of the fund shall be used to pay bursaries of a number and value to be determined from time to time by the Academic Council on the recommendation of the School of Law.
A bursary may be awarded to:
1. A student registered in the School of Law, or
2. A graduate of the University in the School of Law in one or other of the following categories, namely that he (or she) is
(i) pursuing postgraduate legal studies or
(ii) a registered student or a member of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland or
(iii) a registered student or a member of the Inns of Court in England and Wales or
(iv) an entrant for admission as a solicitor in Scotland while serving as an apprentice under indenture
(v) a solicitor's apprentice or legal clerk recognised as such by the Law Society of Northern Ireland or the Law Society of England and Wales
provided always that every candidate at the date of an award must have his or her normal residence within the county of Antrim as constituted on 1 January 1969.
The bursaries shall assist the students in those expenses and outlays (including the cost of books approved by the School of Law) for legal research/studies involving visits outside Northern Ireland in pursuance of their legal studies, provided that the purpose is approved by the School of Law. No award of a bursary shall be made if it has the effect of reducing an award or grant from any other source. Grants from the income of the fund may be made in lieu of or in addition to such bursaries to persons qualified as above, who may thereby be assisted in the promotion or encouragement of legal education.
Applications for bursaries from the County Antrim Grand Jury Fund should be sent by 31 May to the Head of the School of Law.
Queen's University Management School
Sir William Crawford Scholarship
This scholarship was founded in 1918 by Sir William Crawford, Honorary Treasurer of the University from 1909 to 1918. Two Scholarships to the value of £500 each will be made annually on the recommendation of Queen's School of Management, one to the best graduate in Management for the degree of BSc (Management) and one to the best student in Level 2 of the BSc (Management) degree.
The scholarship may be held with other scholarships or studentships in the University.
School of Music and Sonic Arts
Paul Monaghan Performance Scholarships
These Scholarships are being awarded to the top undergraduate BMus or BSc Music Technology students entering Level 1 of the performance programme (MUS1017) in the School of Music and Sonic Arts. The Scholarships are intended to meet the costs of instrumental or vocal tuition for high-achieving performance students in the three levels of their undergraduate studies in the School.
There will be five Scholarships of £1,000 awarded to the best students entering the Performance 1 module. Award holders will be supported with a further award of £1,000 in each of the subsequent two levels of their studies provided they have met the prerequisites for the performance modules MUS2017 (Performance 2) at Level 2 and MUS3082 (Double Recital) at Level 3.
Students who wish to be considered for these Scholarships will be required to audition in front of a selection panel at the start of the academic year. The awards, which are open to all instrumentalists and vocalists enrolled for MUS1017, will be offered to the five students who, in the judgment of the panel, show the most promise as performers at Level 1. The Scholarships will be awarded by the Head of School on the recommendation of the selection panel.
November 2008
Harty-Brennan Organ Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1986 through collaboration between the Department of Music and St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. It was renamed the Harty-Brennan Organ Scholarship in 1990 to commemorate a long-serving organist of the Cathedral. It is tenable for one year and of the value of £500 plus free organ tuition from the Cathedral Organist, the funding being jointly provided through the Hamilton Harty Bequest and the Cathedral.
The scholar shall be fully involved in the musical life of the School of Music and Sonic Arts and the Cathedral, assisting with choir training, accompanying at rehearsals and Cathedral services during the University term, and having access by arrangement to the Cathedral organ.
Candidates must be enrolled or intending to enrol for a full-time course of undergraduate or postgraduate study in the University and the appointment will be made by the Academic Council on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Music and Sonic Arts and the Cathedral Organist, following an audition.
Application should be made in writing to the Head of the School of Music and Sonic Arts by 1 March. A current or previous holder of the Scholarship is not debarred from re-applying.
September 2006
