Elizabeth Scott, a De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) Fashion Textiles & Accessories graduate, had not considered doing a master’s after landing a job straight from graduation - but a Facebook post about the Vice-Chancellor’s 2020 Scholarship caught her attention.
“It didn’t take me long to realise that I wouldn’t get the opportunity like this again … a 50 per cent fee reduction is huge. So I came in to see my Fashion Textiles & Accessories tutor who said I should have confidence in my abilities. I decided to go for it,” said Elizabeth.
As an undergraduate, Elizabeth was one of a handful of DMU students selected to exhibit at New Designers, the UK's most important graduate design exhibition. After featuring there she was offered a job as a freelance knitwear designer - a role she knew she would have to fit around any further study. Elizabeth said: “Two or three tutors I knew from undergraduate level, and I gained quite a few more - absolutely brilliant and so supportive. The tutors are creative and inspiring people. For me DMU opens doors that otherwise aren’t open to you.”
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The Vice-Chancellor’s 2020 Scholarship offers a tuition fee discount of up to 50 per cent on selected full-time and part-time postgraduate courses. Based on academic achievement and merit, it is automatically applied to all home and EU graduates who achieve a 2:1 or higher and who are graduating or have graduated within the past two years. Individual faculties may also set their own eligibility criteria, terms and conditions.
Posted on Monday 16 March 2015