Application for Jardine Scholarship Awards 2018
Jardine Matheson established an educational trust, the Jardine Foundation, in 1982 to mark its 150th Anniversary. Since then over 260 scholars have been granted awards to enable them to study in preferred Colleges at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the United Kingdom. Scholars have come from a number of countries and territories in which the Jardine Matheson Group operates, including Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Jardine Foundation is now open for applications from students who are applying to the preferred Colleges at Oxford and Cambridge Universities for the academic year commencing in 2018.
Criteria for Selection:
We are seeking students who can show an excellent academic performance and the personal qualities and character which demonstrate leadership and fellowship. We shall take into consideration achievements in non-curricular activities, including sports, and their level of community involvement.
The Scholarship will be:
– tenable primarily at Oxford and Cambridge Universities for first degree courses in the following preferred Colleges:
Oxford: Exeter, Oriel, The Queen’s and Trinity Cambridge: Downing, Magdalene, Peterhouse and Trinity – for a period of three years or four years, as appropriate;
– sufficient in amount to cover fees, tuition, books, equipment, board and lodging and living expenses, as well as travel expenses to and from the University at the start and at the end of the course; – conditional upon the candidates being selected for and taking up a place in one of the preferred Colleges, with the Colleges themselves having absolute discretion in the acceptance of candidates.
Applicants must:
– normally be within seven years of having completed their secondary school education at the date of entry to the University; single and in a satisfactory state of health;
– be resident in, or have sufficient connection with, any of the countries or territories in which the Jardine Matheson Group has significant business interests, so as to be regarded as applicants from the respective country or territory. These include primarily Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Generally, the Scholarship Committee will not accept applications from candidates whose parents have not resided in the relevant country or territory for at least seven years prior to the proposed date of entry to University;
– apply through Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) for entry to one of the above Colleges prior to applying for the Scholarship and sit the relevant University entrance examination, if this is required;
Method of Application:
1. Applications must be received by the Secretaries of the Jardine Foundation on or before Thursday, 19th October 2017. Late applications will not be accepted.
2. Applicants must fill in the attached application form and submit it, directly or through their secondary schools, together with the following:
(i) A personal statement describing the applicant’s objectives, aspirations, plans after graduation and particulars of their extra-curricular activities, including sports, and their level of community involvement (in not more than 700 words); (ii) A recent passport-size photograph;
(iii) A copy of the completed UCAS application form; and
(iv) Certified copies of GCSE, A/AS Level and IB transcripts, or of equivalent qualifications subject to the examination system of the relevant country or territory as and when it is available. These include, but not limited to, HKDSE certificates, SPM or STPM certificates, and SKHU certificates.
3. For applicants attending secondary school or the equivalent, applications must include a testimonial signed by the school principal setting out:
(i) The applicant’s achieved and/or predicted academic results;
(ii) Remarks which will assist the Scholarship Committee in its assessment; and (iii) Any other relevant information for the application.
4. For applicants who have graduated from their secondary school, applications must be submitted, together with references, directly or through the principal of the secondary school, or the equivalent, which the applicant last attended.
5. Please send the completed applications with supporting documents listed above direct to:
Place of Residence Address
Indonesia The Secretaries, The Jardine Foundation c/o Jardine Matheson Ltd
Level 17, World Trade Centre 1, Jalan Jendral Sudirman Kav 29-31, Jakarta 12920, Indonesia
Mainland China The Secretaries, The Jardine Foundation c/o Jardine Matheson (China) Ltd Co Shanghai
Unit 1109A Bund Centre, 222 Yanan Road East, Shanghai 200002, PRC
Malaysia The Secretaries, The Jardine Foundation c/o Jardine Matheson (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Suite 7.01, Level 7 Wisma E&C, No. 2 Lorong Dungun Kiri, Bukit Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Singapore The Secretaries, The Jardine Foundation
c/o P.O. Box 260, Robinson Road, Singapore 900510
Interviews:
1. Preliminary Interviews
While the preliminary evaluation of each application will be based on the details submitted by applicants in writing, shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a first interview, and in some cases a second interview, when they will be screened by a pre-selection committee whose decision will be final.
For certain local applicants, first interviews will be held in their place of residence:
For other applicants*, first interviews will be available in the following places:
* Applicants who are unable to attend first interviews in their place of residence must specify their preferred place of first interview in the application form. (It also applies to applicants from Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia who are studying abroad.)
2. Final Selection
The final selection will require applicants to attend a personal interview conducted by the Scholarship Committee before 5th January 2018 in Hong Kong. Applicants who have not been invited for an interview before that date should consider the application unsuccessful. Applicants who cannot attend the final interview in Hong Kong will not be considered. Decisions by the Scholarship Committee are final.
For full details of the Scholarship, please visit www.jardine-foundation.org.
Hong Kong Mid-November 2017
Singapore, Malaysia Early/mid-November 2017
Indonesia Mid-November 2017
United Kingdom Late November or early December 2017
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia Early December 2017
Preferred place of first interview (for overseas applicants only)
Hong Kong / Singapore / Malaysia / Indonesia / United Kingdom (Please circle as appropriate) Details of education, including name of school / college presently attending
(if insufficient space please attach a separate sheet with additional details)
Proposed subject of study
Name of University / College to which you have applied*
Oxford University: Exeter College Cambridge University: Downing College
Oriel College Magdalene College
The Queen’s College Peterhouse
Trinity College Trinity College
*Applicants making an open application are required to notify the Secretaries once they receive a firm or conditional offer from the College.
OTHERS
(1) How did you learn of this Scholarship?
(2) Have you applied or do you intend to apply for any other scholarships or forms of financial assistance in relation to your proposed undergraduate studies? If so, please list the names of the schemes and results of your applications, if known.
Form of Consent to (a) the Jardine Foundation and (b) the University of Cambridge / the University of Oxford pursuant to the UK Data Protection Act
In connection with my application for a Jardine Foundation Scholarship, I hereby authorize:
(i) the Jardine Foundation to process the personal data contained in this application and any related papers for the purpose of the application;
(ii) the Jardine Foundation to pass my details and any other personal data on to the College at Oxford or Cambridge to which I have applied (the ‘relevant College’); and
(iii) the relevant College to provide the Jardine Foundation with all and any such personal information, including the status of my application, as the Jardine Foundation may request for the consideration of my application for a scholarship. I further acknowledge that the relevant College may, if they deem it necessary, contact me to seek a supplementary consent under the UK Data Protection Act.
Please tick this box to confirm your consent to this use of your personal information.
Full terms and conditions of the Scholarships are set out on the Foundation’s website — www.jardine-foundation.org.
Applicant’s Signature Date of Application Surname / Family Name
First / Given Name(s)
Male Female Age Date of Birth (day/month/year)
Place of Birth Nationality
E-mail Tel. No. Mobile No.
Home Address (Permanent)
Home Address (Overseas, if applicable)
Valid date of address (until day/month/year)
Photo
Jardine Scholarship Award 2018
Jardine Matheson Limited G.P.O. Box 70
Hong Kong
Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability
www.jardine-foundation.org
Things to be enclosed with your application:
1. Application form with a photo affixed 2. Personal statement
3. UCAS form
