For new undergraduate entrants in 2011, these entrance scholarships of £1,000 will be awarded by the University to able students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.

In order to qualify for the award students will need to:

• Attain grades AAA at A-level (excluding General Studies)
• Have been resident in the UK for three years prior to entry at the University of Leicester
• Be admitted to study programmes in one of the following areas:

There is no application mechanism and no limit to the number of awards that can be made. Eligible students will automatically receive the scholarship in January of their first year.

This scholarship scheme is made available through the generous support of Dr Naim Dangoor.

Dr Dangoor has said that this scholarship, named in honour of his father Eliahou Dangoor, is his way of thanking the country that gave him refuge after he left Iraq in the 1960s. It is hoped that this ambitious scheme will encourage more young people to consider studying STEM subjects at the country’s leading universities.

For more information please contact Sarah Lovell, Undergraduate Student Records Officer and Bursary Officer.