Basil Furneaux Memorial Fund
Purpose of the Fund
The Basil Furneaux Memorial Fund, which has now closed, was intended to provide support for past or present students of the College in need, particularly in relation to the advancement of education in agriculture.
Eligibility Criteria
The award was open to undergraduates at Imperial in their final year of study, and former undergraduates of Imperial who were applying to the following masters courses. Students must have attained a minimum 2:1 degree to qualify for the scholarship.
- MSc Bioinformatics and Theoretical Systems Biology
- MSc Computational Methods in Ecology and Evolution
- MRes Computational Methods in Ecology and Evolution
- MSc Ecological Applications
- MSc Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
- MRes Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Research
- MRes Ecosystems and Environmental Change
- MRes Molecular Plant and Microbial Sciences
- MRes Chemical Biology and Bio-Entrepreneurship
- MRes Green Chemistry, Energy and the Environment
- MSc Environmental Technology
- MSc Applied Mathematics
- MSc Statistics
- MSc Global Statistics (Online)
Value of the Award
The value of each award was up to £17,000 contribution towards tuition fees, tenable for the period of masters study. This was awarded as a reduction in the tuition fee billed to the student.