De Montfort University

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• Address: De Montfort University The Gateway Leciester LE1 9BH
• Country: United Kingdom
• International Office Contact name: Archana Ravindran Kutty (Area Manager for South Asia) Jake Patidar (Reg Mgr South Asia - UK based) Annapushpam (Acc Mgr for C2C) Adebowale Oriaifo (Reg Mgr SS Africa)
• International Office Contact Email: annapushpam@dmu.ac.uk (South Asia) archana.ravindran@dmu.ac.uk jake.patidar@dmu.ac.uk ssafrica@dmu.ac.uk (Sub Sahara enquiries) adebowale.oriaifo@dmu.ac.uk
• International Office Contact Telephone: +91 97910 40662 (Archana)
• Accommodation Office Contact Email: accommodation@dmu.ac.uk
• Accommodation Office Contact Phone: +91 97910 40662 (Archana) +234803154617 (Aderonke)
• Tuition Fee Range: £14,250 - £15,100. MBA = £16,500 MSc Cyber Security £17,780
• Scholarships:

  We are delighted to introduce our INTERNATIONAL BURSARY AWARD exclusively to support conversion for Postgraduate Indian PG students in INDIA   Kindly note, this scheme will only run from 1st May 2023 to 31st May 2023.   Award Value: £2,000 GBP   How to be considered Applicants need to hold an offer of a place to study on a postgraduate course starting in September 2023. Applicants will be required to pay the course deposit of £5,000 between the dates specified above. Details on how to make the deposit payment can be found within the original offer.   Students are required to inform the relevant Regional Manager once they have made their deposit payment by submitting a copy of the receipt to india@brunel.ac.uk with the subject of the email ‘International Bursary Award “ and quote their application ID number. Once we are satisfied that the applicant meets the criteria, we will contact finance and ask them to apply the discount.   1. Scholarship Details: Postgraduate: as a tuition fee reduction applied to the first year of study only. Application process: There is no separate application, applicants will be identified and considered by the International Recruitment Team. Students are required to inform the relevant Regional Manager once they have made their deposit payment by submitting a copy of the receipt.   2. Eligibility   Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:  • Must be classed as an Overseas fee-paying student based on the UK government regulations and be self-funded (not sponsored).  • Must have an offer to study on a full time postgraduate taught programme starting in September 2023.  • All applicants must meet all conditions of their offer by the time they are due to register at Brunel. Candidates must pay their £5,000 tuition fee deposit within the deadline to secure their fee reduction.    Those not eligible for these Scholarships: • Applicants NOT classed as Overseas for fees purposes, based on the UK government regulations or those with an unresolved fee status. For 2023/24 entry, this includes applicants classed as European by Brunel University London who are already in receipt of reduced fees, so are not eligible for this scholarship.  • Applicants who are not fully self-funded and are being sponsored by a Government or external body.  • The award is not available to Postgraduate Research applicants (i.e. PhD, MPhil) • Applicants selected for a College Specific Scholarship’s for International students will not be considered for this award.  • Applicants holding an offer of an International Excellence Scholarship, or any other Brunel Award will not be considered for this fee reduction.  • Applicants who will NOT commence their course in September 2023, this includes deferred entry month and year.  • Applicants entering a course with Brunel Pathway College (BPC) or who are progressing to a Brunel course from an BPC course.  • Applicants holding an offer to study by Distance Learning.  • Applicants holding offers to study on a part-time programme.  • Students who have previously studied with Brunel University London or those that have been in receipt of a Brunel International Scholarship previously, either as part of current or earlier studies are not eligible.

   

  Please do let us know if you have any further questions and if you need any additional support from our end!

   

   

  INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

  We have moved from first come first serve basis to deposit basis scholarships, deposit percentage to be applied on gross tuition fees basis, please refer to the link below to know the deadlines (No exceptions to be made on this)

  https://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/fees-and-scholarships/dmu-international-scholarship/index.aspx

• Additional Info:

  Our contract is GLOBAL but not Gujarat in India.

  Target for the academic year 2022/23 is 5 students. No applications are to be submitted from students based in Gujarat. Students enquiring from Gujarat should be advised to contact Study Wise International.

  The Global MBA is for freshers, no work experience required.

  A lot of PG Technology and Engineering courses come with an optional paid placement of 12 months. This is not mentioned in the CAS letter. There is a placement fee of £750.

  For UG students there should not be a gap of more than 2 years after 12th

  For PG students there should not be a gap of more than 5 years after degree.

  All students will have a credibility interview. Before having a credibility interview students must pay the £4000 deposit, then they have the credibility interview. After clearing the interview they must pay 50% of the remainder of the fee at enrolment. There is no fee discount for full prepayment.

   

  HOW TO APPLY (APPLICATIONS FROM SOUTH ASIA)

  Further, mentioned below is the process of application for your ease. 

  1. Please try and have 2 separate PDF’s, 1 for the application form and 1 for the documents. Mails over 2GB don’t come through our systems so please try either compress the files, PDF or use low resolution images.

  2. Please email all India applications to annapushpam@dmu.ac.uk ; and cc ashish.didwania@dmu.ac.uk

  3. Please email all Sri Lanka applications to maluu.sasidharapanicker@dmu.ac.uk & annapushpam@dmu.ac.uk ; and cc ashish.didwania@dmu.ac.uk

  COURSES

  Please see the link below for all Sept 2023 Courses. Please note that we have inducted a few more programs in UG and PG, respectively. 

  1. Sept 2023 Courses: https://www.dmu.ac.uk/International/en/Courses/Courses.aspx                                                     

   ENGLISH WAIVER

  • Standard English language waiver of Standard 12 at 65% (2014 or after) across all boards except Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh regions. We no longer accept MOI as English waiver. 
  • Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh must take IELTS only including Uttarakhand on case-to-case basis.
  • DMU Academic Test of English (DATE)- DMU has its own English exam for all international students with conditional offers.

    Please see below link for students to book onto DATE Tests. Any questions let me know.

    https://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/english-language-learning/date.aspx

    Kindly Note: DATE is not applicable for Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.

   

  INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

  We have moved from first come first serve basis to deposit basis scholarships, deposit percentage to be applied on gross tuition fees basis, please refer to the link below to know the deadlines (No exceptions to be made on this)

  https://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/fees-and-scholarships/dmu-international-scholarship/index.aspx

   

  ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

  Bachelors Course 

           - Minimum 65% average in the best 4 subjects. 

           - 2 years education gap

   Masters Course

             - Minimum 55% over in bachelor's degree

             -  Acceptable 5 years education gap (Enhanced SOP Required - Format attached) . A gap of more than 5 years will be assessed through stringent credibility interviews.

  FEE PAYMENT 

           Deposit required for Credibility Interview would be £4000 and minimum 50% for CAS

   

  FOR THE APPLICATION FORM 

  
     KINDLY NOTE WE CANNOT ACCEPT HAND-FILLED APPLICATION FORMS. 
  
  • A duly filled digital application form. 

  • All the fields, even the ones with criminal convictions and other minor details, need to be marked.
  
  • No signature is needed on the form, only the name of the student and the date suffice.
  
  • Name and details as per passport.
  
  • Agent details need to be put in on the form with the correct email id and contact details.
  
  • The course name should be same mentioned as per the DMU website
  
  • Please mention the email id and mobile number of the student so in case of queries we can get in touch with them.
  
  
  SUBJECT OF THE MAIL
  Please make sure that the subject mentions the NAME / DOB / COURSE of the student.
  
  • E.g., MANISH RASHMIKANT VORA / 01-01-1999 / MBA (GLOBAL)
  
  BODY OF THE MAIL
  Every Mail should have the following details of the student
  
  • NAME –
  • DOB –
  • COURSE –
  • INTAKE –
  • LAST COURSE COMPLETED –
  • PENDING DOCUMENTS –
  
  We will accept applications and process the same only with all the below mentioned documents. It becomes very tedious to add one document after the other for one application. The only pending documents that we can wait for are letters of recommendation, final marksheets, IELTS / PTE results and degree.
  
  
  1. Duly completed Application form (digitally filled only)
  
  2. 10th / 12th Marksheets (A levels-O levels) with Online Academic Verification Copy/Link
  
  3. Relevant Marksheets with Online Academic Verification Copy/Link
  
  4. Provisional / Final degree
  
  5. Passport copy 1st and last page
  
  6. Statement of Purpose
  
  7. 2 x letters of recommendation.
  
  8. IELTS / PTE / TOEFL (If applicable)
  
  9. For Design Courses, Digital/PDF Portfolio is mandatory. We cannot process the application without the Portfolio.
   

  OFFER CHASER

  Please send any pending offers in an excel list with the following details every week Tuesday before 4.00 PM IST to annapushpam@dmu.ac.uk; and cc ashish.didwania@dmu.ac.uk ​any offer chasers received after the time will be chased in the following week.

      

  S.L. No

  Student Id

  Name

  Email Id

  DOB

  Course

  Date of application

   

  72 hours for decisions for applications from South Asia.

  For courses other than in the Faculty of Art & Designs you can expect to receive a decision within 72 hours. However the application must be complete with all the necessary information for a decision to be made. Note that this 72 hours is just for applications received from South Asia as the decisions will be made by the DMU India team.

  MEETING WITH ANNAPUSHPAM ON 19 JANUARY 23

  Please note the following points mentioned by Annapushpam during a zoom meeting on 19 January 23

  1. Turnaround time for fully completed applications is 3 days!  
  2. A gap of up to 10 years can be considered for PG students but remember to get them to complete an SOP following the “enhanced SOP  guidelines” a copy of which is in the client database
  3. If there is a gap of over 10 years do not submit an application to DMU
  4. If a student needs proof of the cost of living to assist with their application for an education loan Annapushpam can send them a “Living Expense Letter”
  5. There will be credibility training for Counsellors who have students who have accepted offers and paid their deposit prior to the Credibility Interview.  This cannot be recorded so you MUST attend.
  6. There are generous fee discount scholarships for students of £1000 - £3000.  The amount awarded will depend on the date they pay their deposit and increases if they pay the full tuition fee.  Full details can be found on the website https://www.dmu.ac.uk/international/en/fees-and-scholarships/dmu-international-scholarship/index.aspx
  7. If you have a UG student who has applied through UCAS for 5 universities they can still submit a 6th application to DMU.  The University has confirmed they are happy with this and would prefer a direct application.  Remember not all universities will allow this.
  8. Annapushpam is here to support C2C with any queries you have so please contact her by email or directly on +91 97910 40662
  9. The India team starting processing applications for September 23 this week and already they have received 250 applications!
  10. I have indicated to Annapushpam that we will try to send around 5 students in September 23.   Lets try our best!

   

  HOW TO APPLY (SUB SAHARAN AFRICA)

  Please complete the DMU internaitonal applicaiton form (attached) along with the consent for agent representation and send to ssafrica@dmu.ac.uk along with ALL supporting documents. 

   

  HOW TO APPLY (REST OF THE WORLD)

  All other applications have to be sent to the University in the UK for decision making so will take longer.

   

• Commission(%): 12.5% - 20%
• Commission(Additional Information):

  1 - 9 students = 12.5%

  10 - 14 students = 15% for all students

  15 - 19 students = 17.5% for all students

  > 20 students = 20% for all students

  Please use 12.5% commission when entering your student. UK office will advise if we have crossed to a higher commission tier.

  VAT cannot be added to the commission amount and must be deducted from total.

  Commission becomes payable by DMU when the student has paid 50% of the first year's tuition fee either in full or via the University's phased payments.

  C2C has to provide an invoice to the University within 60 days of the end of the University's student enrolment period.

  Payment will be made no later than the end of the period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded by the University as valid and undisputed.