Mrs Bessie Rook Memorial Travel Scholarship 2025/26
The Scholarships
The Mrs Bessie Rook Memorial Scholarships are awarded to students who will be studying abroad in German and/or French speaking countries. For the 2025/26 academic year 6 scholarships are available, each worth £2000.
Eligibility
- Undergraduate and postgraduate students are eligible to apply for these scholarships.
- Students must be intending to spend at least 6 months of the 2025/26 academic year travelling and residing in a German and/ or French speaking country.
- Applications are not restricted to students studying within the Department of Modern Languages, but applicants must be able to satisfy the Selection Panel that they have adequate knowledge of the language of the country they propose to visit.
- Students must not be nationals of the country they propose to visit.
How to apply
- Please complete the application form which is available here Bessie Rook Application Form 2025-26
- Please complete Part 1 of the reference form then send to your referee for completion of Part 2 (who must be a University of Exeter academic member of staff): Bessie Rook Reference Form 2025-26
All applications must be submitted to educationpolicy@exeter.ac.uk no later than Friday 13th June 2025.
