Burma Education Scholarship Trust, Scotland, Supplementary Scholarship Program

Description
The Burma Educational Scholarship Trust, Scotland (BEST) was set up in 2003 to address primarily - but not exclusively - the needs of Burmese refugee students whose hopes and dreams of higher education were disrupted due to ongoing political instability inside Burma.
The main purpose of this programme is to support, in cooperation with likeminded organisations, disadvantaged students from the diverse communities living inside and outside their motherland, to achieve their academic goals, equipping them with skills required for a peaceful reconciliation and transformation of Burma.

Grants will be awarded on the basis of academic record; applicant’s long-term goals; and financial need. Specifically, grants are given to students who not only meet the programme criteria but who have demonstrated a willingness and commitment to utilise their academic knowledge to return to work on an ongoing basis for the democratic, social and economic rebirth of Burma, by whatever means they can.

The BEST programme has been specifically designed to provide a source of additional supplementary funds, to students who are enrolled in academic programmes at accredited colleges, universities, and community colleges leading to a degree (BA, MA, PhD, etc)

This current programme provides funding for up to one year of study. Students who receive funding for the 2006/2007 academic year must reapply for subsequent years.