APPLICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP 2013/2014
The Goldsmi hs I! e"!# io!#l Pos $"#d%# e S&hol#"shi' s&heme is #(#il#)le o i! e"!# io!#l s %de! s #''l*i!$ +o" # #%$h ,#s e"s de$"ee # Goldsmi hs- The s&hol#"shi' '"o(ides # +ee .#i(e" o+ /01000- De#dli!e o #''l* is 1 A'"il 2013S %de! s +"om L# i! Ame"i #"e #lso eli$i)le o #''l* +o" he Goldsmi hs 2#!&o S#! #!de" S&hol#"shi' o+ /01000- Ple#se i&3 he )o4 )elo. i+ *o% .o%ld li3e *o%" #''li&# io! o )e &o!side"ed +o" his s&hol#"shi' 5*o% &#! #''l* +o" )o h6Goldsmi hs I! e"!# io!#l Pos $"#d%# e S&hol#"shi' Goldsmi hs 2#!&o S#! #!de" S&hol#"shi' 5L# i! Ame"i&#! s %de! s o!l*6 INSTRUCTIONS7 Tick the above box to indicate which scholarship(s) you are applying for. Ensure your application and supporting documents are TYPE if possible. !f you are unable to type the form" please make sure you write legibly (print in black ink). You must include an E#$!% $ &E'' on the form (as this is our main method of contact) Your references must be signed" dated and printed on letter(headed paper. Provide )*P!E' of transcripts and certificates" not originals. Please supply them again even if you have included them with your course application. You must have already submitted an application for a place on your chosen course. !f you would like this form to be sent to you in an alternative format" please contact us.
SECTION A 8 PERSONAL DETAILS S%"!#me/F#mil* N#me7 PAE9 ,ONCALEANO Fi"s N#me7 :OS; Ti le (e.g. #r+#s), #r D# e o+ 2i" h (dd+mm+yyyy)7 -.+/0+1200 Co%! "* o+ O"i$i!7 )olombia CONTACT Em#il Add"ess7 CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS S "ee Add"ess7 Ci * #!d Re$io!/Co%! */ /S # e7 Pos &ode7 Co%! "*7
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PRI9ES1 A>ARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS A>ARDED FOR PREDIOUS STUD</RESEARCH Fe may re@uest proof of the information you give below.
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programme for students eager to walk the path on investigation
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SECTION C 8 SUPPORTING STATE,ENT Ple#se e4'l#i! .h* *o% +eel *o% #"e # dese"(i!$ &#!did# e +o" his s&hol#"shi'Tell %s #)o% *o%" #&#demi& F%#li ies #!d #&hie(eme! s #!d ho. do *o% e!(is#$e his F%#li+i&# io! #!d *o%" e4'e"ie!&e o+ s %d*i!$ i! he U? o &o! "i)% e o *o%" +% %"e #&#demi& #!d &#"ee" 'l#!s (500 words max*)7 !Im a person with artistic sensibility and a natural liking about creative sound maniplation. !Jm a simpathiGer of the self(discipline and the continuous learning" but ! consider even more important the construction of knowledge obtained from collective approaches. $s a sound engineer !Jve always been obsessed with the sound behavior" the laws that usually rule that behavior and also the way the sound can transform its environment. <owever as a musician" ! soon realiGed that the sound boundaries were far away from the simplest physics and ! became to be interested on how communities understand the sound because there" it wasnJt anymore a common acoustic stimmuli but social character with ans specific roll in the story. *n this path !Jve already achieved a )um %audae thesys degree with a pro3ect we called T!#KE, Touch !nterface for #usician K Engineer" which consists on create a musical instrument from e(waste and cheap electronics. The pro3ect was even more fruitful tha we thought it would be, once we expose our pro3ect in front of the $cademics comitee" they were delighted and they purposed us to help them on the constitution of a &esearch group on new media and digital luthery which is still active. uring my career ! got an overall score of =..0 over 6./" and ! achieved the -th place on my grade cohort. *n 9ebraury -/1- ! won a scholarship to course a formative programme offered by the PE:'$& institute (one year duration)" on investigate inmmersion for young researches. The programe aimed to give the necessary contitions to help young researches to find financial supports and experienced tutors for their own researchs. There ! developed a pro3ect about technology appropiation on vulnerable communities and creative approaches of <)! based on recycling and reusing electronic devices. Tell %s #)o% *o%" '"o+essio!#l #!d (ol%! ee"i!$ e4'e"ie!&e 5i+ #!*6 #!d ho. his e4'e"ie!&e .ill &o! "i)% e o *o%" &hose! '"o$"#mme- (500 words max*)7 Professionally !Jve been working on the media world as a sound engineer for music and film pro3ects making the sound design for shortfilms" producing or asisting the production of music albums" conducing radio shows" etc. 'o ! know a few about the cultural and entertainment industries. 7ut ! also have been involved (sometimes as volunteer" and sometimes as artist)" on alternative(artistic proposals lead to empower local communities to let them create their own contents and their own media. ThereJs a third vertex and it is that !Jm living on a developing country" where top(notch tech is not easy to get because its high costs. That has forced us historically to find alternate solutions to daily problems" which has constitute and original way to interact with the hardware around us. 'o ! hope the master in interactive media could become the fourth vertex, ! have some technical knowledge" Practical expierence" craft and creativity genes but ! think !Jm lacking of more solid conceptual basis on #edia $rts speacially when it involves the direct interaction human(non human" but specifically human(machine. ! hope al what !Jve learnt for my specific location coul enrich the course aswell. The goal is not go to Loldsmith" fullfill myself with a bunch of knowledge and leave that place. !Jm extreamly
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conscious" that going to Loldsmiths would be a marvelous oportunity to set up dialogues north( south + south(north" to build some bridges those both latitudes" extending strong ties in respect to the cultural studies as sougth by two different communities. I! .h# .#*s .o%ld *o% ho'e o '#" i&i'# e i! #!d &o! "i)% e o he #&#demi& #!d so&i#l dime!sio!s o+ li+e # Goldsmi hsG (150 words max*) Fell ! carry on my back a %atin $merica background that certainly will enrich the discussion presenting novel and often forgotten characters of the media interaction process. ! hope ! could be inmerse on the research activity of the centre" as well as the cultural life on Loldsmiths. H !f you prefer" you may write your statement on a separate piece of paper and attach it to this form. SECTION D 8 SUPPORTING DOCU,ENTS <o% ,UST # #&h he do&%me! s lis ed )elo.- >i ho% hem *o%" #''li&# io! .ill )e deemed i!(#lid- Ple#se do !o # #&h #ddi io!#l do&%me! s s%&h #s CDs #s he* .ill )e dis"e$#"ded +"om *o%" #''li&# io!- I+ *o% #"e %!#)le o o) #i! &e" #i! do&%me! s1 'le#se '"o(ide #! e4'l#!# io! o! # se'#"# e 'ie&e o+ '#'e"Ple#se i!di&# e i! he "i$h Ih#!d &ol%m! .hi&h do&%me! s *o% h#(e e!&losedPhotocopies of official college and university degree certificates and transcripts Two $cademic &eferences relating to your current or most recent course or professional references if appropriate. You may submit copies of your programme application references. Co!+i"m# io! h# *o% #"e eli$i)le7 ! confirm that ! have submitted a separate application for admission on my course, ! confirm that ! am liable to pay the !nternational rate of tuition fees, SECTION E 8 APPLICANTJS DECLARATION Please read the following statements and sign below to indicate acceptance of these terms: I declare that the information I have provided on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge I consent to my data being processed and shared with college staff for the purposes of selection, assessment, payment, reporting and monitoring I understand that if, subsequent to submitting my application, information I have supplied in support of my application is found to be incorrect, Goldsmiths College reserves the right to reject the application I understand that, if awarded a scholarship, I will need to provide a student profile for use in marketing and recruitment materials and make myself available to assist in the recruitment and promotional activities of the College I understand that the personal data which I have provided on this form may be stored in paper and/or electronic form in accordance with Goldsmiths College policies on Data rotection !available at" http"//www#gold#ac#uk/data$protection/% and with the provisions of the Data rotection &ct !'(()% 4
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