Every year Beit Trust postgraduate (except an MBA and PhD)Â scholarship for students from Malawi, Zambia or Zimbabwe to study in choice universities in UK or South Africa.
Application Deadline: 31st May 2019.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Malawi, Zambia or Zimbabwe
To be taken at (country):
- United Kingdom (Cambridge University, University of Edinburgh, University of Strathclyde, University of Glasgow, University of Oxford  University of Leeds), and South Africa (University of Cape Town, Rhodes University, Stellenbosch University).
- Applicants will normally be expected to apply to these partner universities.
About the Award: The Beit Trust offers annually a number of Postgraduate Scholarships abroad (except an MBA) to graduates who are domiciled in and are nationals of Malawi, Zambia or Zimbabwe (and only to graduates in these three countries). Scholarships are taken up at a partner university in the United Kingdom, or South Africa, for study in a subject of the individual’s choice appropriate to the needs of the beneficial area.
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Type: Masters (except an MBA)
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants except medical and veterinary doctors must be under 30 years of age on 31 December of the year of application.
- Some experience of work after completion of a first degree is desirable.
- Doctors and vets must be under 35 years of age on 31 December and should have completed 18 months of internship and preferably a one-year preferably rural posting in the relevant country.
- hold at least a degree of class 2.1, i.e. Merit or Distinction
Number of Awards: Not Specified
Value of Award:
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Fees, tuition costs and related academic expenses are paid by the Trust direct to the universities.
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Payment of a personal allowance, index linked in accordance with guidance from an independent authority, covering maintenance support.
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Other allowances are paid for: arrival, a laptop, printing of a thesis, and return home.
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Economy Class air passages are provided by the Trust for the initial journey to the place of study, and on final return.
- No allowances are paid for spouses or other family members.
Duration of Award: Duration is normally for a one-year taught Master’s in the UK and two years in South Africa.Â
How to Apply:Â
- Once you have a conditional acceptance or an offer from your chosen partner university, you should apply as early as possible to The Beit Trust for a scholarship, using this linked application form.
If you are interested in a Beit Scholarship, and as a help in tracking potentially qualified applicants, would you please:
- Notify the relevant university, as part of your study application, that you will be approaching the Beit Trust for scholarship funding. Please indicate your work or professional experience;
- Notify the Trust once you have submitted an application to a partner university;
- Tell the Trust which course you’ve applied for;Â
- Confirm your nationality to the Trust;
- Zimbabweans and Malawians should send their application forms to [email protected]
- Zambians should send theirs to [email protected]
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