Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
These awards are intended to recognize the achievements of exceptional doctoral students enrolled in the second year of a PhD program, encourage their academic excellence, and foster their leadership potential and community-oriented activities in line with the CEU mission.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Two awards of €1,000 each will be given annually.
Recipients of the award will become part of the community of Presidential Scholars and are expected to regularly interact with fellow awardees at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral levels in order to share experience, and attend Presidential Scholar gatherings hosted by CEU’s President and Rector.
Eligibility
- GPA within the top 20 percent of doctoral students in the same cohort in the department.
- Exceptional leadership activity.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Students may apply for the award or be nominated by faculty, staff, or peers. The application/nomination package includes:
a copy of the transcript;
a CV;
a motivation/nomination letter that details the nature and merit of the applicant’s/nominee’s leadership activity;
proof of leadership activity, e.g. volunteer certificate, reference letter;
a support letter by the supervisor.
Nominations are to be submitted electronically by June 15.