Scholarship From The University of New York in Tirana (UNYT)

The University of New York in Tirana (UNYT) provides competitive scholarships for outstanding undergraduate students wishing to begin fulltime study in the Fall 2011 academic semester leading to a UNYT Bachelor’s degree. The purposes of the scholarships are :

 

1. to recognize students of outstanding aptitude and scholarship;
2. to provide an opportunity for incoming students to receive an exceptional education without a monetary burden;
3. o encourage and broaden the student’s opportunities while attending UNYT.

UNYT offers scholarships to students to be enrolled in any of the degree programs. The subject areas covered by UNYT at this time are as follows :

• Business Administration;
• Business Communication;
• Economics;
• Finance;
• Management;
• Marketing;
• English Language and Literature;
• Communication and Journalism;
• International Relations and Political Sciences;
• Psychology;
• Computer Science;
• Information Systems.

UNYT offers two types of scholarships to incoming students based on the percentage of fees covered. Five full-fee scholarships will be provided to the five first winners of UNYT’s competition. For these students, all fees associated with registration and course work will be provided. Four other scholarships will provide 50% of the fees to the sixth up to the eleventh

winner of UNYT’s competition. Each of these scholarships will be provided for the students’ complete course of study. However, scholarship holders wishing to obtain a Bachelor’s from the State University of New York / Empire State College (SUNY/ESC) together with their UNYT degree are required to cover the fees of the SUNY/ESC concentration courses through their own financial means.

UNYT attaches considerable importance to the monitoring of your performance and progress. If your performance is such that continuation of the award is not justified, the scholarship will be terminated. Scholarships will be renewed only for students who meet the requirements specified in the following paragraph. Scholarships will be renewed on semester bases only if you maintain the high level of academic aptitude with which the award was earned. You must maintain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.33 (B+) on semester bases in order to be eligible for renewal. In addition, you are required to submit progress reports at the close of each semester of study at UNYT. These reports should detail the courses taken and grades earned as well as your intentions for the following semester. Forms for the progress reports will be distributed to scholarship holders at the end of each semester. These forms must be returned to UNYT before the start of the following semester to assure a renewal of your scholarship. At the close of each semester the rank of the scholarship recipients is reconsidered on the basis of their GPA.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for a scholarship from UNYT, you must meet certain conditions relating to academic qualifications. You should be a graduate of a recognized high school, a student expecting to graduate from a high school before 31 August 2011, or a holder of an equivalent diploma (i.e. International Baccalaureate, etc.) with a Grade Point Average of no less than 8/10 (or equivalent). You should be a student planning to enrol with UNYT in the Fall 2011 for full-time studies. You should not hold any other scholarships or award for study at UNYT. There is NO age limit for applicants, and applications from candidates of whatever age will be considered on their merits, taking into account all the circumstances of the case.
How to apply?

You should complete your application on the given form, which is available from UNYT and submit it with all supporting documents to the UNYT reception desk. Applicants applying from abroad may post their application folder for the attention of Mr. Hektor Ruci; all posted applications, though, should have been received by Monday, September 26, 2011, at 17.00 (GMT +1). This deadline will be strictly enforced and no applications or reference forms will thereafter be accepted.
You should read the notes of the form carefully before you begin to fill it in. The first part of the form asks for information about you and your proposed program of study. The second part consists of two reference forms. Applications must be accompanied by two reference forms. You should choose two individuals that have known you in an academic or work-related manner. High school teachers, counsellors or employers are generally ideal references. You should not request a reference from a family member or friend as these individuals cannot provide us with objective recommendations. These forms should be signed and sealed, placed in two corresponding envelopes and must be turned in along with your application form and a certified copy of your high school diploma and transcript(s) for all 4 years of your high school studies.

In order to apply for the scholarship, you first need to download the application form (found here) and send it via post to the address located below.

Selection procedure

UNYT appoints assessors from among senior academic staff. They consider all the available information relevant to a decision whether to support a particular student. There are no quotas to the number of applications accepted. Applications are assessed on their merits by assessors, who take account of:

1. your performance in high school based on the high school transcript (30% of the total assessment grade);
2. your performance on examinations in English, Mathematics and Computer Usage (60% of the total assessment grade)
3. your references and an interview (10% of the total assessment grade).

Applicants will be invited for an interview with assessors after notification. You will be notified of the result of your application by letter no later than October 6, 2011. In order for an applicant to qualify for a scholarship, he/she must have achieved a score of no less than 80% in each of the three exams. In some cases candidates will be informed that they are on a reserve list, and that a scholarship can be offered only if another candidate declines the offer of an award.
Contacts

University of New York Tirana
Rruga “Komuna e Parisit”, Pranë Kopshtit Botanik
Tirana, Albania
Telephone: +355 042 273056, -57, -58
Fax: +355 042 273059
Email: hruci@unyt.edu.al

To download a complete UNYT Scholarships Booklet, please click here.