Southbank International (Hampstead)

The Milton Toubkin Scholarship
Each year Southbank awards a scholarship to one talented pupil entering Grade 11.

The scholarship is named after our founder, Milton Toubkin, who in 1979, created his vision of ‘a school without walls’. Toubkin envisaged a school that was not only ‘without walls’ in the physical sense, but also perhaps more significantly, in the abstract sense, as a state of mind. To quote Toubkin directly, “the most important walls to escape from are those that surround our minds. Those are the walls that prevent us from seeing, and more importantly experiencing what goes on outside. A school without walls means that we know that we don’t know everything, we are constantly in search of knowledge, we are not afraid of something new or different, we are willing to risk failure. It means not always going for the easy option.”

It is this concept that set Southbank up to be the dynamic, inquiring and open-minded institution that it is today; and it is with this in mind that we open our application process for the Milton Toubkin Scholarship 2018.
 
The aim of the scholarship
 
The aim of the scholarship is to enable a gifted and deserving student to pursue the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at Southbank International School. The scholarship is a two-year award, dependent on a student’s sustained performance and progression, beginning in Grade 11 and finishing in Grade 12, when the student graduates.

What the scholarship covers
 
The scholarship award covers 100% of the school’s tuition fees and 50% of the school’s capital development fees for the duration of the scholarship programme. During the two years, the scholarship student’s family will still be wholly responsible for any other financial commitments, which include, but are not limited to, the £2,000 refundable deposit, annual PTA (Parent Teacher Association) fees, cost of residential events, and the IB Diploma exam fees. Candidates must be living at home with at least one family member, and must be available for an interview (either in person in London or via Skype).