Key facts for the Jainti Dass Saggar Memorial scholarship

Jainti Das Saggar Scholarship 2025-26 (the “Scholarship”)

The key facts set out the main details of the Scholarship as of the publication date. 

The key facts should be reviewed alongside our scholarship and bursary terms and conditions.

They provide you with additional information that applies to you to the scholarship.

If there is any inconsistency between this Key Facts Document and the University of Dundee Scholarship and Bursary Terms and Conditions, the provisions of the Scholarship and Bursary Terms and Conditions will prevail. 

Date of publication

September 2024, applicable to 2025/6 academic year (September 2025 entry).

Application process

1. Application details are provided to eligible applicants only.
2. There is no separate application form for this Scholarship. Your eligibility will be based on the information you provide to the University during the application process.
3. Your eligibility will be assessed by our Admissions team, and we will notify you in writing if you are eligible to apply for this Scholarship.
4. We use information detailed on your course application & scholarship status to determine if you meet the eligibility criteria for this award.
5. If the Admissions Team have not contacted you with the scholarship information, please complete our online Enquiry form explaining your eligibility.
6. You must ensure the information in your application and any supporting documentation is correct, complete, accurate and up to date as any award is based on this information. The University of Dundee reserves the right to withdraw this award if you have submitted information which is false, fraudulent, incorrect, or misleading.
7. Please note that a change of name, misspelling, or other changes in information can affect Admissions records and may mean that you will not receive scholarship updates.
8. Please note that eligibility is assessed at the time of the application and will not be re-evaluated post matriculation.
9. If you change your programme of study before, during or after matriculation, the University of Dundee reserves the right to retract the scholarship offer should an applicant's eligibility have changed.

Who is eligible

To be eligible you must:

1. Have either a conditional or unconditional offer to study an Undergraduate programme in any of the University of Dundee’s Academic Schools in September 2024.
2. Be Indian domiciled.
3. Be starting your course in September 2025.
4. Have been awarded Vice Chancellor’s South Asia scholarship OR Global Excellence Scholarship.
5. Hold 'International' Fee Status.

Award information

• The winner of the Scholarship will receive a single payment of an additional £5,000 on top of the Vice Chancellor’s South Asia scholarship OR Global Excellence Scholarship.

Key information

1. This Scholarship will be awarded to an Indian domiciled student who wishes to study for an undergraduate degree in any subject starting in September 2025.
2. To be eligible, you must already have been awarded the University of Dundee Global Excellence Scholarship or Vice Chancellor’s South Asia scholarship.
3. The programme must be a full time undergraduate programme.
4. The programme must be a 180-credit programme. If the programme is less than 180 credits, then you are not eligible for this Scholarship.
5. If you have applied for a Part Time or Distance Learning programme, then you are not eligible for this Scholarship.
6. You are unable to combine the Jainti Das Saggar Scholarship with any other University of Dundee scholarship, except Global Excellence Scholarship and Vice Chancellor’s South Asia Scholarship.
7. If you have an externally funded scholarship that covers part of the full tuition fee, this can be awarded alongside one or more University of Dundee scholarships. (Provided that the total of combined does not exceed the total UoD tuition fee).
8. If you have a fully funded external scholarship, the Jainti Das Saggar Scholarship will be removed as all tuition fees will be covered by the external scholarship.
9. Changes to your programme of study:
   1. If you change your chosen programme of study before/ during matriculation or after latest start date (30.09.2025), the University of Dundee reserves the right to re-assess eligibility for scholarships and may withdraw the Scholarship Offer should your eligibility have changed. 
   2. If your Fee status or any other personal information changes before, during or after matriculation, the University of Dundee reserves the right to re-assess eligibility for scholarships and may withdraw the Scholarship Offer should your eligibility have changed.
10. The Scholarship is only awarded in the first year of study.
11. We will notify you of any scholarship updates via the online applicant portal. We may also communicate with you via email using any email address you have provided to us. Types of communication may be:
    1. Confirming the scholarship.
    2. Informing you that you have not met the criteria to be awarded the scholarship.
    3. Requesting further information.
12. The University of Dundee is unable to disclose details of the Scholarship to anyone other than you unless you provide your consent to do so.
13. Should a student withdraw from their programme of study, the University of Dundee Fees department may be in contact regarding payment of fees and scholarship balance.
14. All scholarship decisions are final and cannot be appealed.