IMPERIAL STUDENTS AWARDED MISYS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

We are delighted that five of our first-year undergraduates have been awarded Misys Foundation scholarships of £1,000 per annum for the remainder of their undergarduate course, subject to continuing good progress.

Nigel Talbot-Rice, Director of the Misys Foundation, is expected to visit the Department in the coming Autumn Term to meet the lucky recipients.


The Misys Charitable Foundation was created in 1997 with the goal of furthering education in information and communications technology worldwide. Its work focuses on three key areas: university scholarships, in the UK and overseas; funding for information technology (IT) equipment in UK state schools; and IT-related support for charities working in communities. The Foundation is funded directly through donations from Misys plc, a global software company that serves the healthcare, banking and insurance industries. One of the Foundation's aims is to strengthen ties with the company’s own 6,500 employees worldwide – many of whom are personally involved in local community and charitable activities – so they can share the pride the Foundation takes in the achievements of its scholars and partners. The Foundation has provided and pledged over £1 million in total to date, which has primarily been used to support individuals in the form of university scholarships, with the balance helping schools and community projects.

Over the years the Foundation has evolved the practice of awarding scholarships on the advice and recommendation of a number of partner institutions, both universities and schools, to help exceptional students who are in financial need. This enables them to concentrate on their studies. Support is given to undergraduates following IT-related subjects. In 1998 the Foundation provided just one university scholarship. By May 2005, that number had increased to a total of 205 students receiving support from 1998 to 2007. Of these, 160 are UK based with the remaining 45 studying at universities in India, Philippines, South Africa, France, USA and Vietnam.


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