The Smeaton Educational Foundation was established at the initiative of School of Technology at Ilia State University to ensure steady building and global improvement of quality of life, which will help raise the new generation of qualified civil engineers for the country.

The Foundation offers full, four-year, funding and scholarship opportunities to entrants, who choose Civil Engineering as their future profession and continue their studies in the Civil Engineering bachelor’s program.

How do I get funding from the Smeaton Educational Foundation?

Procedures

To receive funding/scholarship from the Smeaton Educational Foundation

  • sign up for the internal qualification university exams, in math and English language, to obtain funding from the Smeaton Educational Foundation, which the university will conduct in April;
  • successfully pass the internal qualification university exams to obtaining funding from the Smeaton Educational Foundation and receive a certificate from the university confirming this fact;
  • enroll in the Civil Engineering bachelor’s program at Ilia State University as the first choice (priority) through the Unified National Examinations 2022 and submit a certificate confirming the successful passing of the internal qualification university exams.

Terms and the scope of funding

On the basis of enrollment in the Civil Engineering bachelor’s program at Ilia State University as a priority through the Unified National Examinations and the submission of the certificate of fulfillment of the university qualification requirement for enrollment in the program from the Smeaton Educational Foundation:

  • Students with a 100% state grant will receive a monthly stipend of 150GEL per month;
  • Students with a 70% and 50% state grant will receive the sum to fill their funding up to 100% in the amount that’s left over beyond the state grant and other sources of tuition funding (e.g.: City Hall funding).

Prerequisite for maintaining the scholarship and grant obtained from the fund for 4 years: the student’s academic performance during each semester should not be less than grade B (81-90) while studying at the university.

How do I register for the internal qualification exams to obtain funding from the Smeaton Educational Foundation?
To register, you need to fill out a simple application form and mark the desired date for taking the exams in the form.

What happens if I do not get a satisfactory result in the internal qualification university exams to obtain the funding?
The exams will be held several times in April and you will have the opportunity to retake the exam and improve your result.
In addition, those candidates, who will select the Civil Engineering bachelor’s program at Ilia State University as the first priority and will be missing minimal points to successfully pass the internal qualification university exam, will be offered an intensive training program in English and mathematics in the time left before the Unified National Examination with the participation of highly qualified specialists and 100% funding from Ilia State University.

About John Smeaton

Originally from Britain, John Smeaton (1724-1792) was the first self-proclaimed civil engineer, often regarded as the “father of civil engineering”. Smeaton was responsible for the design of bridges, canals, and lighthouses. He was a talented mechanic and an eminent physicist.

Smeaton is known for building the Eddystone Lighthouse, which solved a very important problem for the population and saved many lives.

In 1771, he and his colleagues formed the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, a group of professional leaders, and carried out a number of important projects with them.

For additional inquiries
pr@iliauni.edu.ge
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Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

  • When and how many times will qualification exams in mathematics and English to obtain funding from the Smeaton foundation, be held?

The exams will be held in April 2022 and the candidate will have the opportunity to choose the desired date for taking the exam in the registration form.

  • What format will the exams be held in?

The exams will be held in the physical space of Ilia State University.

  •  If I do not meet the requirements for the internal qualification exam, will I be able to re-register for the exam?

Yes, if you do not pass the exam with the desired result for the first time, you will have the opportunity to re-register and improve the result, to obtain a certificate of fulfillment of the university qualification requirement for enrollment in the Civil Engineering bachelor’s program, which is one of the prerequisites for obtaining funding from the foundation.

  • If I fail to enroll in the Civil Engineering bachelor’s program at Ilia State University through the Unified National Examinations, but get into another bachelor’s program at the university, will I be able to get funding from the foundation?

The purpose of the Smeaton Educational Foundation is to help raise a new generation of qualified civil engineers for the country, accordingly, a prerequisite for funding from the foundation is for the candidate to enroll specifically in the Civil Engineering bachelor’s program at the School of Technology at Ilia State University.

  • If I get a scholarship/grant from the foundation and I get a grade less than B in one particular semester during the studying process, and improve the result in the next semester, will the grant/scholarship be restored?

You are guaranteed to receive a grant/scholarship during the first semester. The condition for maintaining them is to have a high academic achievement (grade B) in each semester. In case of loss of grant/scholarship, funding won’t be restored.

  • If I do not select the Civil Engineering program at Ilia State University at the Unified National Examinations as my first choice, but I have obtained a certificate of fulfillment of the university qualification requirement for enrollment in the Civil Engineering bachelor’s program from the university and I enroll in the program through a secondary or subsequent choice, will I be eligible for funding?

Yes, one of the prerequisites for obtaining funding is to select the Civil Engineering bachelor’s program at Ilia State University as the first priority, because we believe that the main goal of the foundation to help raise the new generation of civil engineers, today is mostly answered by this program in Georgia and the region. It is important for us that the candidates have the same trust in us.

  • How can I prove that I had the Civil Engineering bachelor’s program at the School of Technology at Ilia State University as my first priority in the Unified National Examinations?

You can provide us with a screenshot confirming this fact. We trust the information you provide, but we reserve the right, if necessary, to verify the information you provide with a third party (e.g.: the Examination Center).

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