The Sir Cyril Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Study in the US
An exclusive benefit for AIRC Members.
ABOUT
The Sir Cyril Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Study in the US awards funds to institutions to enroll underrepresented or disadvantaged students from the United Kingdom to study in the United States at AIRC member higher education and secondary institutions. The total scholarship amount per institution ranges from $5,000 to $10,000 USD. This amount will be determined by AIRC prior to the student(s) enrolling in the program. Institutions may award scholarships to multiple students and determine how the funding is applied to the students’ accounts. The program length, academic focus, and degree level are determined by the receiving institution; however, the start date must be either Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025. The scholarship funds are available to students pursuing full-degree or short-term, non-degree programs. Awarding of scholarship funds is dependent on student enrollment.
The institutional application for the 2024-2025 academic year is now closed.
Congratulations to the 2024 Institutional Recipients!
Click the link below to learn more about the institutional recipients and contact each school directly for more information. You can view the full press release here.
Congratulations to the 2023 Institutional Recipients!
Click the link below to learn more about the institutional recipients and contact each school directly for more information. You can view the full press release here.
INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY
To be considered for the scholarship funds, your institution must be an active AIRC member and ensure a timely membership renewal each year. Once awarded, institutions must also ensure that there is adequate staffing to administer the scholarship. This includes recruiting and enrolling the student(s), as well as distributing the funding and collecting survey responses during and after the completion of the program. Once institutions have been selected, all UK citizens or permanent residents interested in studying in the US at a secondary or higher education institution are eligible to apply. The funds will be disbursed to the chosen institutions upon the student enrolling at the institution.
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
The funding is available for scholarships for underrepresented or disadvantaged students from the United Kingdom who wish to study at higher education or secondary institutions in the United States. Any students from the United Kingdom who meet the criteria are eligible to apply. A key criterion will be that students must self-identify as economically, socially or educationally disadvantaged. Each hosting institution will be required to ask student applicants if they have experienced — at any time in their life — any form of social, economic or educational disadvantage. This question will be elucidated by providing some detail in order to prompt students. For example:
Social: Being treated differently due to ethnicity, language, religion or sexual orientation.
Economic: Receiving any form of government aid or growing up in a single parent household on one income that is below the poverty threshold.
Educational: Overcoming a learning disability or attending low performing public schools.
SELECTION CRITERIA
AIRC will convene a selection committee that will review institutional applications and determine recipients. Selection will be based on the institution’s demonstrated ability to recruit and enroll students, the type of program offered that fits students’ interests and needs, and the institution’s ability to contribute its own funding to support students.
TIMELINE
The Sir Cyril Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Study in the US will be available for students beginning Summer 2024. Below is the program timeline:
AIRC member institutions apply for funding.
The AIRC selection committee will review applications and notify institutions of their decision within 2 weeks.
The selected institutions recruit students (with AIRC’s assistance).
Selected students enroll in the pre-approved program.
AIRC provides the funding to the institution.
When a student completes their program, the institution will file a report with AIRC.
INTERESTED?
The Sir Cyril Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Study in the US is administered by the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC). For questions, please contact memberservices@airc-education.org.