Application Form 2025 — Gordon Memorial College Trust Fund

Application Form for Individuals

(WOMEN ONLY)

This application form is for individuals (women only). Details of how to apply for support for organisations working to improve access to higher education in Sudan and South Sudan can be accessed here.

To apply, complete this form by 23:59 GMT, 28th February 2025. Ensure that you have carefully read the information pages here.

Please not that you cannot save the form and return later. We advise you to draft your responses in Microsoft Word (or other software), and paste them into the application form when you have prepared all the application materials.

Please do not send any additional material with this form (e.g., CVs, photos, transcripts, certificates, letters of recommendation).

Your application will be reviewed by our Trust Secretary within 5 working days of submission. You will then receive an email with your application number (please check junk/spam folder). This application number should be given to your referees and quoted by them when they submit their references.

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM IN ENGLISH

Personal Details

Title

First name(s)

Exactly as shown on your passport.

Family name(s)

Exactly as shown on your passport.

Previous family name(s)

if applicable

Confirm gender

At present, GMCTF is only able to accept applications from women.

Female

Other

Prefer not to say

Date of birth

YYYY

Nationality

Note that you must be a national of Sudan or South Sudan to be eligible for funding

Country of birth

Country of normal residence

Visa status for country of study

Please give details of your visa status if you already have a visa. You do not have to have a visa to apply for a grant but it is helpful for GMCTF to know if you have one.

Contact Details

Home address

Mailing address

This can be your home address, or a work address if this is more secure, reliable, or convenient.

This address will be valid until:

Primary contact number

Please include the country code (e.g., +44 for the UK).

Alternative contact number

Please include the country code (e.g., +44 for the UK).

Primary email

This will be used for communication with GMCTF.

Alternative email address

Course Details

What course of study and at which institution are you applying for a GMCTF grant?

Course title

What qualification will you gain?

(e.g., PhD, MSc, MEng)

Institution of study

Please include the country of study.

Course start date

Your application is likely to be rejected if a specific start date is not provided.

YYYY

Course end date

Your application is likely to be rejected if a specific end date is not provided.

YYYY

Proposed start date of GMCTF award

If your application is approved when would GMCTF funding be needed?

YYYY

Academic Record

Please provide details of your first university degree. GMCTF seeks to support the most able students, who will benefit from postgraduate study. Your Grade Point Average (GPA) for your first (university) degree should be 3.3 out of 4.0 or above. Alternatively, you should hold a good 2.1 degree or an equivalent qualification.

Institution

Name of university, college or further education institution

Study start date

Your application is likely to be rejected if a specific start date is not provided.

YYYY

Study end date

Your application is likely to be rejected if a specific end date is not provided.

YYYY

Major subject

Degree or qualification

Date of award

YYYY

GPA, grade, or result

Every course of study will have its own entrance requirements. GMCTF seeks to support the most able students, who will benefit from postgraduate study. Please give your Grade Point Average (GPA) for your first (university) degree. This should be 3.3 out of 4.0 or above. Alternatively you should hold a good 2.1 degree or an equivalent qualification.

Other university or professional qualifications

Please list here any other university or professional qualifications you have obtained. Do not list qualifications obtained by less than nine months of study.

Referees

References play an important part in our decision making. We need references from two people who are able and willing to comment on your suitability for a grant from the GMCTF. One of these should ideally be your supervisor or proposed supervisor of the course for which you are applying for funding from GMCTF. You must choose these referees, and ask each of them to send their reference under their institutional letterhead electronically to secretary@gmctf.org For further guidance please suggest that your referees look at the Referees pages of our website. Please note: it is your responsibility to ensure that the references reach GMCTF by Monday, 10th March 2025. Without them, we will not be able to consider your application.

Referee 1 - Name

Referee 1 - Job title

Referee 1 - Relationship

Please state Referee 1's professional relationship to you (e.g., university tutor).

How long have you known Referee 1?

Referee 1 - Contact address

Please include all details, including postcode and country.

Referee 1 - Contact number

Please include the country code (e.g., +44 for the UK).

Referee 1 - Email

Referee 2 - Name

Referee 2 - Job title

Referee 2 - Relationship

Please state Referee 2's professional relationship to you (e.g., university tutor)

How long have you known Referee 2?

Referee 2 - Address

Please include all details, including postcode and country.

Referee 2 - Contact number

Please include the country code (e.g., +44 for the UK)

Referee 2 - Email

Financial Needs

GMCTF is not normally able to meet the full costs of a course of study. We expect that applicants will usually have funds of their own, or support from other sources, to meet part of the costs. To help us make a decision on your application, it is very important that you explain clearly what support you are requesting from GMCTF and what this is for – fees, cost of living, or other. It is also important that you explain what other scholarships or funds you have, or have applied for. The amount requested from GMCTF and the amount available from other sources should equal the total cost that you have stated for the year. Please ensure that you use a consistent unit of currency.

What is the estimated TOTAL cost of your study for the year?

Include all aspects, such as tuition fees, maintenance, travel.

How much are you requesting from GMCTF for tuition fees?

These fees will only be paid upon receipt of an invoice from your institution.

How much are you requesting from GMCTF for living expenses?

This includes food, accommodation, childcare, etc. Please enter an approximate cost per month.

How much are you requesting from the GMCTF for other expenses?

In exceptional circumstances, we may give support towards bench fees, thesis binding or other costs). If applying for these, please specify and explain why you need this exceptional support.

What is the total annual amount that you are requesting from GMCTF?

What other funds, scholarships, or grants have you applied for or been awarded?

Please list these funds, giving the value of each one.

Motivation

This section will ask you detail your motivation for your chosen course of study, as well as how the GMCTF funds will support your career and the Sudan/South Sudan.

Why do you wish to study the course for which you are applying for a GMCTF grant?

Please say what features of the course are particularly attractive to you and how the course will contribute to your future plans and ambitions. (max. 300 words)

How will your course of study help to contribute to the skills base of Sudan/South Sudan?

(max. 300 words)

What are you plans for the future?

Do you intend to return to Sudan/South Sudan upon completion of your course? Please tell us what you intend to do. (max. 300 words)

Declaration

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the information given on this form is correct and true. I give my consent for my personal data to be processed within the terms of the UK's Data Protection laws.

Full Name