Data Lab MSc Funding Application Form

Guidance

The University of the Highlands and Islands is fortunate to have some funded places available on the MSc Applied Data Science (Part Time). These funded places are provided in partnership with The Data Lab.

The Data Lab’s mission is to help Scotland maximise value from data and lead the world to a data powered future. Its four core values are to:

Innovate: Nurture innovation and creativity from our people and community.

Grow: Provide opportunities for learning, growth and development for our people and community.

Support: Trust, enable and support each other to do the best job we can.

Respect: Respect the work styles, opinions, responsibilities, space and personalities of others.

Successful applicants will have additional technical and ‘business-ready’ skills training and take part in an intensive week-long residential training event that brings all Data Lab funded students from across Scotland together to experience design thinking in a data science context. All successful applicants will be expected to attend all The Data Lab MSc events

In order to be eligible for this funding you must:

be classed as a Scottish or EU fee payer;

you must have met all of your conditions; and

your application status must be that you have accepted your unconditional offer (UF).

Once you have completed this form you must email it to data.science.ic@uhi.ac.uk before the deadline of 17th July 2020. All applicants will be notified of the decisions by 31st July 2020. All applications will be judged on the information provided in this form with ranking made by a three-person selection committee, including a member of the senior management team at Inverness College UHI.

All successful applicants will have a two-week period to accept the offer of a funded place. Failure to accept within two weeks of the offer date will result in the offer being withdrawn. The funded place will then be offered to the next highest ranked applicant without a current offer. The demand for this funding is high and as such the selection process is competitive.

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In 400 words or less, explain why you would benefit from receiving the Data Lab MSc funding and how it will help you support the Data Lab’s mission and core values.