Christie’s Education Scholarships and Bursaries
Christie’s Education offers assistance to students who need financial help through a number of different schemes. Students must apply and be interviewed as well as submit the scholarship and Student Bursary Application Form, clearly stating the award they are applying for that best suits their circumstances. The closing date for applications for all awards is Friday 14th May 2010. Click here for an Application Form.
Christie’s Education Trust Scholarship
The Christie’s Education Trust provides funding for a Scholarship that gives an opportunity to a student to undertake an MLitt Programme at Christie’s Education London. Six individual scholarships are awarded each year. Applicants are required to demonstrate a commitment to the study of the history of art. This can be through previous education or career achievement, demonstration of the academic need to do the chosen course, or a demonstrable career plan involving training through the courses.
Eligibility
Applicants for the award must already hold a first degree in any subject. The degree should be at 2:1 level (GPA 3.7) or higher, or the equivalent.
Commitments
The applicant will be expected to write an article which will be published in the Education Alumni Newsletter on a subject of their choice associated with their programme at the end of the year.
Christie’s Education Student Helpership Bursaries
Four student helpers are appointed each year to assist with the day to day running of the Courses. The Christie’s Education Trust offers each student helper a bursary, amounting to £5,000.
Eligibility
There are no specific eligibility requirements and you may apply to any of the Graduate Diploma and Master’s options.
Commitments
Student Helpers are, jointly with the Course Directors and the administration team, responsible for the smooth day-to-day running of the courses. Student Helpers are required to be available at Christie’s Education premises from one hour prior to the start of lectures, four days a week during term time. In addition they will be required to be present one week prior to the start of the first term. These grants are especially suitable for people who have already had experience of voluntary work, internships or other significant work experience.
English Speaking Union Chilton Art History Scholarship
The English Speaking Union is an educational charity whose purpose is to promote international friendship and understanding through the use of the English language. The ESU Chilton Art History Scholarship is designed to help fund part of the fees on either the Graduate Diploma courses or the Master’s options. A scholarship of £3,000 will be awarded to one applicant who has been offered a place on any of the above mentioned courses.
Eligibility
Applicants need to be able to show through their future plans how they would ‘make a difference’ to the art world in their home country through studying at Christie’s Education.
Commitments
The recipient will be expected to attend two social events a term organized by ESU, one of which may be overnight.
