59. Mr. Marqnandasked the Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations by what date applications for Commonwealth scholarships, to be awarded in 1960, must be submitted to the nominating agencies.
§ Mr. AlportThe date suggested to the nominating agencies oversea by the Interim Committee for the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan in the United Kingdom was 31st December, 1959. The agencies were, however. left free to choose an earlier or later date provided that applications reached the Scholarship Commission by 31st January.
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§ 60. Mr. Marquandasked the Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations what steps have been taken by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission to make known throughout the Commonwealth that adult students who do not hold university degrees might be eligible for Commonwealth scholarships at adult residential colleges in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. AlportA prospectus giving the terms and conditions of the 1960 competition for the awards offered by the United Kingdom was distributed in October last year to the authorities concerned with the administration of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan in all oversea Commonwealth countries.
The prospectus did not mention adult residential colleges specifically but, whilst emphasising that scholarships would be given primarily for postgraduate study and research, it did state that the awards would be tenable not only in colleges of technology and at universities but in other educational institutions also. It also stated that applications from persons without a degree, or similar qualification, would be considered.