Harry Lownds Memorial Scholarship (2019)

The University of Sussex is delighted to offer this scholarship of £3,000 to an applicant for Genetic Manipulation and Molecular Cell Biology MSc. The Harry Lownds Memorial Fund offers scholarship support to a graduate whose personal circumstances might otherwise prevent them from taking up their MSc. Harry’s family and friends established the Fund following his sudden, unexpected death in February 2019. Harry was in his final semester studying for a BSc in Genetics at Sussex University and had a passionate love for the life sciences.

What you get

£3,000, awarded as a maintenance award

Type of award

Maintenance

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must have accepted an offer to study Genetic Manipulation and Molecular Cell Biology MSc and be classified as 'Home' or 'EU' for fees.

Number of scholarships available

One

Deadline

31 July 2019 0:00

How to apply

Please complete our scholarship application form after you have applied for your course. We are particularly interested to hear the ways in which the scholarship would benefit you and support your academic development:

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Sponsors

Harry’s family and friends established the Harry Lownds Memorial Fund in February 2019. Harry had a particular interest in potential therapeutic applications of modern genetic techniques and hoped to go on to earn a PhD and undertake research into the interplay between genomic disorders and mental health. His family hope that this scholarship will assist someone with similar interests to pursue their academic dreams in ways that will in time benefit wider society.

Contact us

scholarships@sussex.ac.uk  

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Timetable

All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application before the end of August 2019.

Availability

At level(s):
PG (taught)

Application deadline:
31 July 2019 0:00 (GMT)
the deadline has now expired

Countries

The award is available to people from these specific countries: