Hey you! Want £1,000?

The deadline for the Byron Criddle Scholarship has been extended to May 23, so if you've ever wanted £1,000 towards a research project or internship abroad, get your application in now. It's open to first, second and third year students and is a fairly handy sum of money - you could look at how the French government runs their welfare state (and try out some French cuisine...for research purposes.) It would be useful if you managed to get an internship at the EU or the UN, neither of which are paid. You could even use it to try to get into North Korea, if you've ever wanted to see how a communist country is run. (Badly. It is run badly.)

Korean Leader Kim Jong Un looking fashionable as ever

Byron Criddle was an influential and popular Reader in Politics, and he taught at the university from 1968 to 2007. The scholarship is offered by a donor who found an overseas internship a life-changing experience, is named in honour of this wonderful teacher. The scholarship is on offer UK students studying in the department of Politics and International Relations.

Applicants should ideally be participating in, or working on, a project around comparative politics. A previous winner, Alexander Ryland, took part in work experience examining the Scottish Government's role in the EU. The applicant should also be achieving a high standard of work (so that's all of us...right?)

Unfortunately, as noted above, this award is only available to UK undergraduate students, as Byron felt that students who come here to study are already receiving an amazing overseas experience.

To apply, email a personal statement including an outline of your plans for the use of the scholarship should you be successful, your CV which should include your University ID number, a reference from an academic member of staff of the University of Aberdeen, along with any relevant additional information, to Pam Thomson: pam.thomson@abdn.ac.uk

You can also email Ms Thomson with any informal queries. Best of luck to any and all applicants!