Scholarship Profiles

Name	Talentia Scholarship Programme
Overview	The Talentia Programme aims to create a new generation of bilingual Andalusian graduates by enabling outstanding graduates to study at the world's best universities
Nationality	You must be a resident or have been born in the Andalusia region of Spain and be a citizen of a European Union member state. If you are a Spanish citizen residing abroad, your last residence in Spain should have been in Andalusia
Other criteria	You should have obtained a university degree at an Andalusian university You should have worked in a company with registered address in Andalusia during the year prior to your application
Level of study	Graduate courses
Subject	Subjects related to Science, Technology, Biomedicine, Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences and Business
Duration	Minimum of 1 year and maximum of 2 years
Type of student	Students starting a new course or currently enrolled on a postgraduate course
Value	University and college fees; up to 6,500 euros per term for living expenses; transfer to and from your home town and Oxford
Number	200 scholarships in total are available for 2008. A small proportion of these will be available for study at Oxford.
Application procedure	1. Apply to Oxford using the University's Graduate Application Form 2. Apply for the scholarship online; details on the process are available at: www.juntadeandalucia.es/innovacioncienciayempresa/ www.becastalentia.com/ You must have applied to Oxford by the time that you submit your application to the Talentia Programme The Talentia Programme will invite shortlisted candidates to interview
Downloads	None
Closing date	Intake 1 deadline: 15 March 2008 Intake 2 deadline: 15 September 2008
Results	Intake 1: Before 15 June 2008 Intake 2: Before 15 December 2008
Other information	All Scholarship awardees should promise to return to Andalusia on completion of their studies in order to continue their career there for at least four years. The Talentia Programme also offers a training and advice programme for its scholars, and runs a Back to Andalusia Programme. This provides assistance to scholarship graduates in joining the Andalusian job market and helps scholars to launch start-ups in essential sectors to Andalusia's economic development.
About the donor	The Talentia Scholarship Programme is run by the Regional Government of Andalusia. The Programme is: devoted to the pursuit of excellence in all academic discipline, committed to strengthen the international competence of human capital in Andalusia intended to enhance the social and economic development of Andalusia For further information, please see the Regional Government of Andalusia's website and the scholarship website or contact them by telephone (+34 954995081) or e-mail (talentia08.cice@juntadeandalucia.es).
Last updated	19.03.08 SB