If you are looking for fully funded Masters’s scholarships in UK for international students to study in the United Kingdom, you’ve found it. We’ve put together a comprehensive list of master’s scholarships to study in the UK. A good number are fully funded scholarships in the UK, while the others are partial fee or tuition fee scholarships.
Before we get to it, here are basic things you need to know about applying to study for a master’s degree in the UK as international student.
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A masters’ degree is a one-year course in the United Kingdom. There are different types of master’s courses, such as MA, MSc, MRes, MBA, LLM amongst others. To be eligible for a master’s degree in the UK, you must first complete your bachelor’s studies. Each university has different entry requirements so you should contact your preferred universities before submitting an application to ensure you meet all the academic and English language requirements.
To apply to study for a master’s in the UK, you usually need to apply directly to the university via the university’s own website, or via a system called UK PASS. All UK universities have online application systems for master’s courses. This means you complete all your details online and scan and upload any relevant documents such as a copy of your passport and degree certificates.
You can apply to as many universities as you like and applications are usually free. Many universities receive more applications than they have in places. Therefore you will increase your chances of acceptance by sending an application that is specific to the course and university you are applying for.
The university’s online application system will tell you the exact information required to complete your application. The following items are the most common:
You should apply for your chosen master’s degree as early as possible as it can take some time for the university to make a decision and you will need to allow time to apply for your Tier 4 visa.
Universities usually accept applications up to a year in advance of the course start date. You can apply for a course before you have completed your previous studies in which case you would receive a conditional offer to study at the university. This means you will be accepted as long as you meet the conditions of your offer, e.g. a specific grade at the end of your current course.
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Many universities and organizations offer UK scholarships for international students. We have put together a compressive list to help you navigate through the available funding opportunities out there. Be sure to come back to this page often because we will be updating this page from time to time.
Each year the University of Bedfordshire, UK offers international scholarships to international students from various countries – Undergraduate and Postgraduate – of high academic standing commencing their studies at the University.
Application Deadline: 31st July
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The University of Brunel offers scholarship awards, which will comprise a £6,000 discount on the cost of tuition fees. The International Scholarships are open to Undergraduate and Postgraduate taught students who are classed as overseas for fee purposes.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awardees: 55
Value of Scholarship: £6,000 fee waiver on tuition fee for year 1 only.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
Edinburgh Napier University, UK offers fee reduction scholarships for African Students to study for Undergraduate or Postgraduate (Master’s) degrees. Edinburgh Napier University has partial scholarships of £3,000 available for self-funding students domiciled in Africa starting a course at Edinburgh Napier in September or January.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: £3,000
Duration of Scholarship: One year
The University of Salford welcomes applicants from across the world and seeks to encourage and support international students who are not only academic but are enterprising, creative, and community-minded. With a fund of up to £100,000, the Salford International Excellence Award is a new scholarship program to actively support a wide range of talented, inspiring, and creative international students who aim to be the leaders of the future.
University of Salford’s international students are active in their studies, enthusiastic about gaining positive experiences from their time in the UK, and use their knowledge, skills, and experience to take on the challenges of the world.
Application Deadline: 1st June
Number of Awards: Unlimited
Value of Award: £1,000 to 5,000
International Ambassadors are active representatives for the University. The International Ambassador Scholarship is intended to recognize and provide financial support for outstanding students who wish to act as ambassadors for the University of West London. As an ambassador, you will act as an active representative of the University. You will be expected to participate in current and future promotional activities, and as such, will be interviewed and photographed by the University’s marketing department.
Application Deadline: 15th July
Number of Awardees: 50
Value of Scholarship: £5,000
The University of Edinburgh MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme will provide 80 undergraduate and 120 postgraduate African students with full scholarships over the next seven years. Students will receive comprehensive support to remove barriers to study in Edinburgh and they will benefit from extracurricular course elements including summer schools and internships to build their abilities and make a difference to their home countries and communities on their return.
Application Deadline: 30th November
Eligible African Countries: Sub-Saharan African countries; applications from Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe are particularly welcome
Number of Awardees:
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship will provide full scholarships, including accommodation costs, living costs, travel, and tuition fees
Duration of Scholarship: Complete duration of any programme.
Up to 30 awards of £3000 will be awarded towards the first year of full-time study (undergraduate and postgraduate taught).
Application Deadline: 13th July and 30th November
Number of Awards: 30
Value of Program: £3000
Duration of Program: 1 year
The University of Bradford offers a number of scholarships tointernational candidates for undergraduate and Postgraduate taught studies at the University.
Application Deadline: 4th June
Number of Awardees: Unlimited scholarships available
Value of the Award: academic-related fee scholarships worth £2,500, £3,000, £3,500, or £4,000 based on your entry qualifications and nationality.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The University of Derby offers the Regional High Achievers scholarships for students from SE Asiam China, Africa, and North Africa. These scholarships are available to apply for once you have received an offer on a course from the University.
Application Deadline: 14th January
Number of Awards:
Value of Award:
Bristol University is committed to helping and nurturing global talent to produce the future leaders of tomorrow. The university is investing £500,000 to help the brightest and best international students come to the University of Bristol. 26 Think Big Undergraduate scholarships and 26 Think Big Postgraduate scholarships are available
Application Deadlines: 23rd March (first round) and 29th June (second round)
Number of Awards: 26 Undergraduate scholarships and 26 Postgraduate scholarships.
Value of Award: The award covers between 25 and 100 percent of tuition fees for the duration of your course.
Duration of Program: Duration of candidate’s chosen program
Transform Together scholarships are open to students from any non-EU country applying to study at Sheffield Hallam University to enroll in the next academic year. The scholarships will be awarded to well-qualified students who demonstrate academic, personal, or professional achievement on their scholarship application form. Successful applicants will be awarded with a certificate to mark their achievement following enrolment on their course.
Application Deadlines: 31st May
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: A half fee waiver (50%) is available for postgraduate courses and for each year of an undergraduate degree. A package of incentives is to be confirmed but will include
Duration of Scholarship: for the full period of study
The Cardiff University Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarships, worth over £2M, offers funding awards to international students across undergraduate and postgraduate levels of study.
Application Deadline: 24th August
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
Duration of Scholarship: One time
Newcastle University offers partial scholarship awards to encourage well-qualified graduates assessed as international for fees purposes to undertake taught postgraduate and undergraduate study. Each award is worth £3,000 for one year payable to the student’s tuition fee account. Research postgraduates and fully funded taught postgraduates are not eligible to receive these awards.
Application Deadline: Awards may be allocated early in the application cycle; early course applications are therefore encouraged.
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: £1,500 – £3,000 tuition fee awards
Thanks to the generosity of Brunel’s alumni and supporters, the University offers 55 awards, which comprise a £6,000 discount on the cost of tuition fees, open to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught students who are classed as overseas for fee purposes. Scholarship holders will represent Brunel as ambassadors throughout their time at the University
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awardees: 55
Value of Scholarship: £6,000 fee waiver on tuition fee.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
Manchester Metropolitan University provides a range of university-wide undergraduate and postgraduate funding which international students are able to apply for, including alumni discounts and faculty-specific discounts. These scholarships are open to international students who enroll in a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught program.
Application Deadlines: 18th May and 18th October
Value of the Program: £5,000. The scholarship will be deducted directly from tuition fees owed to the University.
Duration of Scholarship: The scholarship is for the first year of academic study only.
The University of Cambridge opens applications for all scholarships that require you to apply to the University of Cambridge via the normal online application form, and most scholarships require you to apply by the relevant deadline.
Application Deadlines:
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Full-funded
Duration of Program: Duration of candidates program
The University of Strathclyde Faculty of Engineering Excellence Scholarship (FEES) offers a number of scholarships for self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying students with excellent academic qualifications.
Application Deadline: 10th August
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: Up to £3,750
Duration of Scholarship: One year
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The Global Development Institute (GDI) is pleased to announce the availability of nine scholarships for overseas applicants, providing full tuition fee waivers for on-campus Master’s programs commencing in September.
Application Deadline: 27th April
Eligible African Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania or Zambia
Number of Awardees: 6
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship covers tuition fees, living expenses, flights to the UK, and visas.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The Jeroen Ensink Memorial scholarship is offered to students from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia who are committed to improving public health in developing countries and wish to undertake the MSc Public Health for Development course.
Application Deadline: 11th April
Number of Awardees: One
Value of Scholarship: A full scholarship covers full-time overseas tuition fees (including the mandatory field trip fee), flights from the student’s home country to the United Kingdom, and return on expiry of the scholarship, and a tax-free stipend (living allowance) of GBP 16,750.00
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
Do you want to make a difference in the development of your home country? The University of Nottingham is proud to be offering full tuition fee scholarships in conjunction with the developing Solutions Scholarship Scheme. Founded in 2001, Developing Solutions is The University of Nottingham’s flagship international scholarship programme for postgraduate masters courses.
Application Deadline: 20th April (extended from 23rd March)
Number of Scholarships: 105 Developing Solutions scholarships are available: 30 x 100% tuition fee and 75 x 50% of tuition fees
Value of Scholarship: 100% tuition fee and50% tuition fee
Duration of Scholarship: For the one-year masters program
This postgraduate course is primarily intended for students who already have an interest in forestry and who wish to learn more about the environmental and societal benefits that tropical forests can provide. Suitable applicants include individuals working in forestry/forest-related industries/ natural resource management, particularly in the fields of planning, regulation, policy, monitoring, conservation, and environmental protection. The course is also suited to individuals working in forestry education who wish to further their knowledge and expertise in order to improve their teaching.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Eligible African Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Number and Value of Scholarships:
Duration of Scholarship: for the period of study
This scholarship is open to applicants intending to study London-based MSc Nutrition for Global Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine on a one-year, full-time basis.
Application Deadline: 15th April.
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: The scholarship will cover:
Duration of Program: One year
The International Development Department offers an exciting opportunity to undertake the MSc in International Development (Governance and State-building) with on full scholarship. Governance and state-building are of particular interest to governments, nongovernmental organizations and development agencies, as well as to a growing and vibrant academic community.
Application Deadline: 20th May
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: The scholarship includes:
Duration of Award: The scholarship is for two years to enable the applicant to complete the MSc and undertake a one year internship, including six-months with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
The Miles Morland Foundation African Scholarship is awarded to a Postgraduate student within the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing to enable them to study on the MA Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) course.
Application Deadline: 15th May
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award:
Duration of Program: 1 year
Cranfield University is delighted to launch the Cranfield Sub-Saharan Africa High Achievers Scholarships.
Application Deadline: 25th May
Number of Awards: Multiple
Value of Award: Scholarships providing up to 40% reduction in tuition fees.
Duration of Program: 1 year
Kingston University, Londonoffers awards totaling £200,000 every year, with international scholarships each worth £4,000. These are open to prospective full-time postgraduate students in any subject area on a one-year taught masters degree based at Kingston University. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, what you expect to gain from the course you are taking; and what you intend to do after completing the course.
Application Deadline: 31stMay
Value of Scholarship: £4,000
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The University of Westminster arrived at a major milestone in 2013 when it celebrated its 175th anniversary. To celebrate this, the University is now offering a number of tuition fee awards to students from countries where the University maintains strong relationships.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awardees: 4
Value of Scholarship: 50% Tuition fee only
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The London School of Economics and Political Science is delighted to announce the Ambassador E.O. Kolade scholarship for bright African students applying to the Masters programmes.
Application Deadline: 26th April
Number of Awardees: 1
Value of Scholarship: approx. value of £25,000
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The MSc Double degree in Global Media and Communications is a unique programme and offers the opportunity to study and gather experience in two cities (London and Los Angeles, Shanghai or Cape Town) with close connections and ties to global media industries. Successful students will attend 2 top ranking educational institutions, the London School of Economics (LSE) in London in your first year, and the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, Fudan University in Shanghai or the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa.
Application Deadline: 31st March
Number of Awardees: 2
Value and Duration of Scholarship: The awards cover the first year of study at LSE, are means tested and up to the value of full fees and living costs at £1,200 per month.
The University of Essex scholarship will be awarded to any international student from select countries, which underwent first degree overseas and is self-funding their postgraduate studies. Awards will be made on the basis of grades obtained in applicants’ first degree, so all applications for relevant courses will automatically be considered.
Application Deadline: 30th September
Eligible African Countries: Ghana, Nigeria
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: £4,000 paid as discount on tuition fee
Duration of Scholarship: Payable for the first year of tuition fees.
Celebrating over 10 years of the Developing Solutions scholarship scheme, the University of Nottingham is proud to be working with The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust to offer full tuition fee scholarships for a global future for students from Africa, India and commonwealth countries to study for master’s degree at the university.
Application Deadline: 23rd March
Number of Scholarships: 3 scholarships
Value of Scholarship: 100% tuition fee
Duration of Scholarship: For the one year masters program
The MSc Global Mental Health course is a joint programme provided by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London (KCL). The programme of study aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to initiate, develop and oversee mental health programmes and/or policies in low-resource settings, as well as to conduct and critically evaluate research on global mental health. These skills and knowledge will make it possible for students to make valuable contributions in the domains of research, policy and practice as they relate to the discipline of global mental health.
Application Deadline: 25th March
Number of Awards: Up to 4
Value of Award: Each scholarship will cover full tuition fees, a stipend (living allowance) of GBP 16,730.00 and an allowance of GBP 500.00 for MSc project expenses.
Duration of Program: 1 year.
Cranfield University is delighted to launch the Cranfield Sub-Saharan Africa Merit Scholarships worth £4,000 each towards tuition fees.
Application Deadline: 25th May
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: £4,000 for tuition fees
Duration of Program: 1 year
The Science Faculty of the University of Portsmouth offers a number of scholarships for Ghanaian and Nigerian students who have applied for one of the full-time taught Master’s postgraduate degrees listed below. The scholarship is a one-off award towards a one year Masters fees and is non-renewable.
Application Deadline: 6th July
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: 20% fee reduction from any tuition fee
Duration of Scholarship: Full-fee scholarship for the duration of One year masters.
The scholarships exist to support African nationals with a high-quality academic and professional background who would not be able to study at UCL without financial assistance. The Scholarship is a one-off award for the academic year September-September to study at the UCL Institute for Global Health.
Application Deadline: 27th April
Value of Award: The amount awarded will be dependent on the individual candidate. Payment of the Scholarship is made in the form of a deduction from tuition fees and accommodation expenses at the start of the academic session; and by cheques at regular intervals throughout the academic year to pay for food, transport and daily expenses.
Duration of Award: One-off
The University will be awarding scholarships worth 50% reduction of course fees to 5 students commencing study on the full-time MSc School of Life Sciences (SLS) programs.
Application Deadline: 30th May
Number of Awardees: 5
Value of Scholarship: 50% reduction of course fees.
WMG (formally Warwick Manufacturing Group) is one of the largest academic departments at the University of Warwick, located in the Faculty of Science. The department provides inspiring and industry relevant Masters education in fields related to Management, Technology, and Innovation. WMG is nationally and internationally renowned for collaborative R&D with global companies.WMG will be awarding over £750,000 in scholarships and bursaries to students commencing study on our full-time MSc programmes.
Application Deadline: 20th May
Value and Number of Scholarships: Up to a total of 50 WMG Excellence Scholarships will be awarded on a % discount of the tuition fees. Awards will range from 25% to 50% fee discount.
Duration of Scholarship: Fulltime
The University has a long tradition of welcoming international students from around the world and is pleased to be able to offer a number of scholarships for entry at taught master’s level. The scholarships are worth £5000 towards the cost of tuition fees and are offered to nationals of any country paying overseas fees.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Scholarships: not specified
Value of Scholarship: The scholarships are worth £5000 towards the cost of tuition fees
Duration of Scholarship: for the period of study
The Ruth First Educational Trust seeks applications for its Scholarship program to enable southern African students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds to undertake postgraduate study at the University of Durham. Ruth First Scholars have played positive leadership roles in their communities and are chosen for their active commitment to good causes, as well as for their academic ability.
Application Deadline: 15th March
Number of Awardees: 1
Value of Scholarship:
The Trust cannot provide additional support for dependants, nor for travel during the period of the Scholarship.
Duration of Scholarship: One year
The Commonwealth Shared Scholarships, set up by the Department for International Development (DFID) in 1986, represent a unique partnership between the United Kingdom government and UK universities. To date, more than 3,500 students from developing Commonwealth countries have been awarded Shared Scholarships. UK universities have offered to support the scholarships by contributing the stipend for the students from their own resources, or those which the university has been able to generate from elsewhere. See list of participating universities from the link below.
Application Deadline: Varies by UK universities
Number of Scholarships: several scholarship (over 200) are awarded annually
Scholarship value: The CSC funds the cost of tuition fees (at overseas rate), return airfares, and other allowances. Participating universities are required to support the student stipend for the award holder (at the rate set by the UK government).
Duration of scholarship: Awards are normally tenable for one-year taught postgraduate courses only.
Each year, Commonwealth Scholarships for Master’s and PhD study in the UK are offered for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.
Application Deadline: 22nd February
Number of Scholarships: Approximately 300 scholarships are awarded each year. There are no quotas for scholarships for any individual country.
Duration of Scholarships: 12 months for Masters and up to 36 months for PhD
Value of Scholarships: Each scholarship provides:
The Economics Department at the University of Sussex offers an annual Masters scholarship for suitably qualified candidates from selected sub-Saharan African countries on either the Development Economics MSc or Economics MSc.
Application Deadline: 1st May
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: The scholarship includes the full payment of the overseas tuition fee and a maintenance grant of £10,000 but does not include travel expenses to and from the United Kingdom.
Duration of Program: 1 year.
The Canon Collins Trust Scholarships Programme aims to help build the human resources necessary for economic, social and cultural development in the southern African region and to develop an educated and skilled workforce that can benefit the wider community. Canon Collins Trust scholarship holders are thus expected to use the knowledge, training and skills acquired through their studies to contribute positively to the development of their home country. Scholarships fall under several different schemes, with some administered in partnership with the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office and UK universities.
Application Deadline: 18th March
Number of Awards: Up to 5
Value of the Program: Full tuition fees, a monthly stipend, a return economy flight, a settling-in allowance and other support whilst in the UK.
Duration of Scholarship: All scholarships are for postgraduate masters taught study for one academic year.
The Masters in Public Health for Eye Care at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a well-established course that aims to train leaders in prevention of blindness and to strengthen research and academic capacity for eye care programmes and training facilities. Scholarships are offered for candidates from low- and middle-income (LMIC) Commonwealth countries that have been accepted to study for a Masters in Public Health for Eye Care at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), United Kingdom.
Application Deadline: 11th May
Number of Awardees: Several scholarships are made available each year.
Value of Scholarship: Each scholarship covers course fees, two return flights, dissertation project funds, living costs and accommodation at the International Students House in Central London.
Duration of Scholarship: Duration of program
This scholarship is awarded jointly with International Students House (ISH) to students from developing countries studying at Westminster University.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: Full tuition fee award, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London
Duration of Program: 1 Year
In partnership with SUSASSF, the Department of Geography is pleased to offer a scholarship for a taught postgraduate student from Southern Africa.
Application Deadline: 4th May
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship offers the following support:
The University of London offers about 18 LLM Scholarships for students from select countries. Scholarships are granted to those with the best average score across five modules. (It must normally be 60% or above). If you have completed more than five modules within the qualifying period, your average is calculated from your best five scores.
Application Deadlines: 28th February and 30th September
Number of Awards: 18
Value of Award: These scholarships are worth the value of four modules (a quarter of the LLM degree).
Duration of Program: 1 year
The University of Bath offers 20 Faculty of Engineering and Design Elite MSc Scholarships each worth £2,000 to international fee-paying students. This money is not given to students as cash but applied as a discount to their tuition fees.
Application Deadline: 1st June
Number of Awards: 20
Value of Scholarship: £2,000.
Duration of Program: 1 year
University College London in partnership with International Students House (ISH) offers the IOE – International Student House Centenary Scholarship, and the Mary Trevelyan Centenary Scholarship (in honor of the founder of ISH).
Application Deadline: 8th April
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
Competitive scholarships are available to applicants from sub-Saharan Africa intending to study on a one-year, full-time, London-based MSc programme at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Application Deadline: 18th February
Number of Awards: 3
Value of Award: Each scholarship will cover
Duration of Program: 1 year
Norwich Business School (NBS) offers NBS Open World Scholarship for its MSc courses, for students graduating from any overseas institution wishing to take an MSc in Norwich Business School in September. There are also two specialist Master programmes available: MSc Enterprise and Business Creation prepares students to start a business. MSc Brand Leadership supports students seeking a career working with creative strategies to develop brands.
Application Deadlines: 31st May
Value of the Program:
Duration of the award: one year
The Standard Bank Derek Cooper Africa Scholarships offer an exciting opportunity of funding for students who are ordinarily resident in one of Standard Bank’s African presence countries.
Application Deadline: 26th April
Number of Awardees: 3
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship will provide £30,000, towards the fees for the programme and the remainder towards living costs.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The University of East Anglia through the School of International Development, offers one full-fee scholarship for international students towards a Masters Degree program.
Application Deadline: 31st March
Number of Awardees: 1
Value of Scholarship: Full tuition fee waiver
Duration of Scholarship: One year
University of Reading through the African Real Estate Society (AfRES) offers one full fee waiver to an African student for one of the Real Estate & Planning postgraduate programmes. Students must have an offer to study one of the Real Estate & Planning postgraduate programmes at the University of Reading before applying for a scholarship.
Application Deadline: 1st May
Number of Awards: One
Value of Award: full fee waiver
Duration of Program: 1 year
SOAS, University of London is awarding Commonwealth Shared scholarships to students from developing countries wishing to undertake select Masters courses at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
Application Deadline: 5th March
Number of Awardees: 2. One of these scholarships will be for a student from an African Commonwealth country and the other for an Indian student.
Value of Scholarship:
Duration of Scholarship: Duration of candidate’s chosen course
The University of Birmingham is delighted to offer this scholarship in partnership with the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) for students from developing commonwealth countries that would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom.
Number of Awardees: 1
Value of Scholarship: The award is financed jointly by the University and the DFID. The award will cover: Full tuition fees, Maintenance stipend, Air fare to and from the United Kingdom, Immigration Health Surcharge costs, A one-off arrival allowance payment of approximately £950, Thesis expenses of £225, Study travel grant up to £200, Excess baggage allowance for books up to 10kg on the return flight
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The University of Sheffield offers the Merit Postgraduate Scholarships to international students who show exceptional academic potential starting a postgraduate taught master’s programme at the University in September.
Application Deadline: 22nd June
Value of Scholarship: 50% tuition fee discount
Duration of Scholarship: The scholarship will take one year of postgraduate study
The Institute for Transport Studies (ITS), Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds offers a fees scholarship, to provide a unique opportunity to an African student of outstanding ability, achievement and potential. The Institute offers 50% fees scholarships, each worth £8500, to provide development opportunities to students of outstanding ability, achievement and potential.
Application Deadline: 20th June
Number of Awardees: Six
Value of the Program: The Institute offers a 50% fees scholarships, each worth £8500,
Duration of Program: One Time fee reduction
The University of Glasgow offers scholarships worth the full tuition fee for a one-year Masters programme for the next academic session. African applicants are eligible to apply for these scholarships.
Application Deadline: 1st June
Number of Awardees: 2 per College
Value of Scholarship: Full fee waiver
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
Through the generosity of the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable trust, three Ferguson scholarships have been established for African Students (African nationals and residents in Africa), who wish to undertake a taught masters course at SOAS. Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable trust offers the Ferguson Scholarships for African nationals at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at University of London UK.
Application Deadline: 20th February
Number of Scholarship: Three (3)
Value of Scholarship: Each Scholarship covers tuition fees in full and provides a maintenance grant of £7,000. In addition, International Student’s House (ISH) provides free accommodation and a food scholarship covering 3 meals a day.
Duration of Scholarship: For one year
Scholarship is available for a student of African nationality for Masters study in the Leeds University Business School from September. The scholarship is available for a student studying MSc Economics and MSc Economics and Finance. The award will provide fees at the University’s international rate.
Application Deadline: Rolling
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: Full-fee
Duration of Program: 1 year
Two full scholarships are available for applicants ordinarily resident in Africa, and who are applying for the full-time MSc in African Studies.
Application Deadline: 19th January
Number of Awardees: 2
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship covers course fees, college fees and a grant for living costs of at least £14,553.
Duration of Scholarship: Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
The University of Oxford offers a full scholarship to students from Southern African countries to undertake postgraduate studies for the academic session. Applicants are ordinarily resident in one of the member states of the Southern African Development Community and are applying to the full-time MSc African Studies.
Application Deadline: 19th January
Number of Awardees: 1
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship covers course fees, college fees and a grant for living costs of at least £14,553.
Duration of Scholarship: Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
Up to 5 Tetley and Lupton Scholarships are available for international students wishing to undertake a one-year full-time taught Masters, Masters of Research and Masters by Research degrees in any Faculty.
Application Deadline: 1st February
Number of Awardees: 5
Value of Scholarship:
Duration of Scholarship: 12 months in total full-time
Through the generosity of the Felix Scholarship Trust, one Felix Scholarship will be available to a national from a developing country with a first class undergraduate degree to pursue a Taught Masters programme for entry in September at the University of London School of African Studies (SOAS). This scholarship is aimed primarily at candidates who are nationals of Sub-Saharan African countries living in their country of origin.
Application Deadline: 29th January
Number of Awardees: 1
Value of Scholarship: The Felix scholarship covers the full cost of tuition fees; living costs and a return air fare. This Masters scholarship is shared with International Students House, which provides free accommodation and breakfast.
Duration of Scholarship: Duration of programme
The University of Sussex, UK offers Chancellor’s International Scholarship for Overseas students to study for postgraduate Masters and Diploma. 25 scholarships are available in the majority of Sussex Schools, and are awarded on the basis of academic performance and potential.
Application Deadline: 1st May
Number of Scholarships: 25
Value of Scholarship: 50% off international student tuition fee
Duration of Scholarship: One year
St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, in partnership with the international integrated energy company Eni, offers up to three students from select African countries the opportunity to study for a fully funded degree.
Application Deadlines:
Number of Scholarships: Three (3) scholarships will be awarded
Value of Scholarship
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the University of Oxford to support students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom. The University of Oxford offers the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme for students from select developing countries for the academic session.
Application Deadline: 8th or 19th January, depending on your course
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of the Program: The scholarship covers course fees, college fees and a grant for living costs of at least £12,780.
Duration of Scholarship: If your scholarship is offered for a course lasting more than one year, the continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based on satisfactory academic progress.
The Standard Bank Derek Cooper Africa scholarship is awarded to three outstanding African students wishing to undertake a 1 year Masters programme at the University of Oxford.
Application Deadline: 8th January or 19th January
Number of Awardees: 3
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship covers course fees, college fees and a grant for living costs of at least £14,553
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
University of Cambridge offers Scholarship for MPhil Programme in Conservation Leadership to Support Students from Less Developed and Developing Countries. Two scholarship programmes have been generously established to support students from less developed and developing countries that are rich in biodiversity, to attend the MPhil in Conservation Leadership. The number and size of the scholarships varies from full scholarships, to partial scholarships that cover specific aspects of the funding package required by students.
Application Deadline: 6th December
Number of Scholarships: Two (2)
Value of the Program: Varies from full scholarships, to partial scholarships
Duration of Scholarship: Up to two years
This scholarship is part of the Oxford Graduate Scholarships, which were established through a ground-breaking new matched funding initiative to enable the creation of fully-funded scholarships for graduate students of the highest caliber from across the world. The University contributes 40% of the funds for these scholarships, together with 60% from generous donations provided by supporters of the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust.
Application Deadline: 5th or19th January
Number of Scholarships: 12
Value of the Program: The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £14,553).
Duration of Scholarship: Awards are made for the full duration of a student’s fee liability for the agreed course.
Every year, for five years starting in 2017, Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) will fund five scholarships for outstanding individuals from Nigeria and Ghana to pursue the Master of Public Policy degree at the Blavatnik School of Government (BSG), University of Oxford. AIG Scholars will be expected, upon graduation, to return to their home country and apply their learning experience as change agents in their country’s public sector.
Application Deadline: 2nd October
Number of Awards: 5
Value of Award: The AIG Scholarships are full scholarships covering fees, accommodation and living expenses.
Duration of Program: 1 year
Each year, the Rhodes scholarship is offered to 95 Rhodes Scholars selected from 20 Rhodes constituencies (64 countries) worldwide to study for postgraduate degree at university of Oxford. They are outstanding young women and men of diverse backgrounds and interests who show strong potential to be public-spirited leaders for the world’s future.
Application Deadlines:
Number of scholarships: Up to 95
Duration of Scholarship: The basic tenure of the Scholarship is two years, subject to satisfactory academic performance and personal conduct.
Value of the Program:Fully funded
The University of Westminster offers generous scholarship awards aimed at fully funding a student from a developing country intending to study a full-time Masters degree at the University. Applicants can only apply for a scholarship at University of Westminster once you have been offered either a conditional or unconditional place on your chosen course.
Application Deadline: 31 May
Number of Scholarships: 1
Value of Scholarship: Full tuition fee waiver, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London
Duration of Scholarship: for the duration of the programme
If you’re an international student from an African nation and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship of £4,000, paid as a discount on your tuition fee. University of Essex will assess your eligibility based on the academic transcripts and certificates that you submit with your application for your place at Essex.
Application Deadline: 30th September
Value of Program: £4,000
Duration of Program: 1 Year
The Beit Trust offers annually a number of Postgraduate Scholarships abroad (except an MBA) to graduates who are domiciled in and are nationals of selected African 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.
Application Deadline: 31st August
Number of Scholarship: Not Specified
Value of the Program
Duration of Scholarship Duration is normally for a maximum of three years at the discretion of Trustees.
The Oxford Brookes University Scholarships are funded through the Brookes Alumni Fund and Oxford Brookes International. The Oxford Brookes University offers a number of scholarships across a range of subject areas for UK, EU and international students wishing to undertake full-time taught postgraduate master’s degrees.
Application Deadline: 30th June
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: £1,000 to £2,000
Duration of Scholarship: Duration of program
Swansea University offers applications for a range of postgraduate scholarships. Scholarships on offer will result in a discount in tuition fees and cannot be used in lieu of a deposit. Applications are offered for International Merit (up to £2,000) and International Excellence (up to £4,000) scholarships.
Application deadline: 6th July
Number of Awardees: Several
Value of Award: International Merit (up to £2,000) and International Excellence (up to £4,000) scholarships.
University of Westminster offers full scholarships for international students to study in the UK, available for pursuing postgraduate degree level. Applicants can only apply for a scholarship at University of Westminster once you have been offered either a conditional or unconditional place on your chosen course.
Application Deadline: 13th October
Number of Scholarships: 2
Value of Scholarship: The University offers full tuition fee waiver scholarships to you if you are an exceptionally well-qualified student. Please note that this covers tuition fees only, not living expenses or accommodation.
Duration of Scholarship: for the duration of the programme
Bournemouth University in conjunction with the UK government offers the BU Commonwealth Shared Scholarship for students from developing Commonwealth countries who are applying for the courses eligible for the award.
Application Deadline: 1st April
Fields of Study: MSc Public Health, LLM Public International Law or MSc Tourism Management
Number of Awards: 2
Value of Award: Full tuition fee waiver, return airfare to the UK and a monthly living allowance.
Duration of Program: 1 year
Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals with strong academic backgrounds who also have demonstrable leadership potential. The scholarship offers financial support to study for a Master’s degree at any of the UK’s leading universities and the opportunity to become part of an influential global network of 44,000 alumni. These scholarships represent a significant investment from the UK government to develop the next cohort of global leaders.
Application Deadline: 7th November
Fields of Study: Chevening Scholarships are awarded across a wide range of fields; including politics, government, business, the media, the environment, civil society, religion, and academia in any UK University
Number of Scholarship: 1,500
Value of Scholarship: A full Chevening Scholarship award normally comprises:
Duration of Scholarship: One year
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships provide the opportunity for individuals to study for a UK Master’s degree while living and working in their home country. The scheme was established in 2002, as a direct response to the measures taken by its founder, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), to explore new methods of delivery as part of the drive for poverty reduction. To date, nearly 1,000 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships have been awarded.
Application Deadline: 20th June
Seven Masters Scholarships are available to applicants enrolled on eligible online distance learning programmes offered by the University. Each scholarship will cover the full fees relating to the Postgraduate Certificate in Climate Change Management. For successful recipients studying towards the MSc Carbon Management programme, the scholarship will cover the Postgraduate Certificate in Climate Change Management component of the master’s programme.
Application Deadline: 8th June.
Number of Awards: 7
Value of Program:
Duration of Programme: Full-time
The University of the Arts London offers tuition and accommodation scholarships for students from low and middle income countries. In order to be successful for scholarship, the candidate must have applied to study a full-time taught master’s course at one of UAL’s six Colleges
Application Deadline: 25th May
Number of Awards: 8
Value of Award: A scholarship provides a £25,000 award to cover tuition fee charges and make a contribution towards living costs. Scholarship recipients will also be offered International Students House (ISH) accommodation for the duration of their study.
Duration of Programme: 1 year
More than £1.5 million worth of scholarships are available to postgraduate international fee paying students of outstanding academic quality applying to enter the University in September.
Application Deadline: 31st July
Field of Study: Scholarships are available in the following disciplines:
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Postgraduate Global Excellence Scholarships are worth up to £5000 against first year International tuition fees – actual amounts and the number of awards vary on a subject-by-subject basis.
Duration of Program: for 1 year
The University of Sheffield has a strong commitment to International Development. Building on this commitment the University, in collaboration with the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust and the Sheffield Institute for International Development, is able to offer 10 scholarships (over 3 years) targeted at international students from developing countries for a number of courses that are affiliated with the Sheffield Institute for International Development.
Application Deadline: 1st May
Field of Study: Interested candidate must hold an offer for one of the following courses to study at the University of Sheffield:
Number of Scholarships: four (4)
Value of Scholarship: There are four scholarships available to academically strong individuals from developing countries. Each scholarship offers the following:
Duration of Scholarship: for the period of study
The Guy S. Goodwin-Gill scholarship is for students of the MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies by distance learning who wish to begin their studies in October. The scholarship celebrates the career of the refugee law expert, Professor Goodwin-Gill, a close friend and supporter of the Refugee Law Initiative at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study. Applications are welcomed especially from candidates based in low / middle-income countries.
Application Timeline: 21st August
Value of Scholarship: The award covers all module fees for the MA programme (worth £7,720) and supports outstanding students who might not be able to take the programme due to financial constraints.
Duration of Scholarship: 2 years
Plymouth University offers ten scholarships to students from outside the UK/EU. To be considered for one of these scholarships you must first hold a conditional offer of a place on a postgraduate taught (PGT) degree programme commencing in September.
Application Deadline: 30th June
Number of Awardees: 10
Value of Scholarship: £2,500 tuition waiver
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
Plymouth University offers three Vice Chancellor’s International Students scholarships to students from outside the UK/EU. To be considered for one of these scholarships you must first hold a conditional offer of a place on a postgraduate taught (PGT) degree programme commencing in September.
Application Deadline: 30th June.
Number of Awardees: three
Value of Scholarship: £5,000
Duration of Scholarship: One-time
The University of Sussex offers up to 25 Chancellor’s international Scholarships for Overseas students to study for a full-time Masters degree. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of previous or current academic performance and future potential. The selectors will pay careful attention to the information you provide in the Scholarship application form.
Application Deadline: 1st May
Number of Scholarships: up to 25
Value of Scholarship: 50% off international student tuition fee
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at University of London offers SOAS masters Scholarships. There are 11 SOAS Master’s scholarships available at SOAS. Each scholarship is valued at £17,442 in total. Fees will be deducted from this amount and the remainder will be used toward maintenance.
Application Deadline: 20 February
Field of Study: Eleven scholarships, one for each of the following departments:
Number of Scholarships: Eleven (11)
Value of the Program: Each scholarship is valued at £17,442 in total. Fees will be deducted from this amount and the remainder will be used toward maintenance.
The University of Stirling offers the Dorothy Nicol Scholarship for students in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Dorothy Nicol Scholarship is generously funded to offer £14,600 towards overseas tuition fees of a student from Sub-Saharan Africa, joining any Masters programme at the University of Stirling Management School.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Scholarship: £15,250
The University of Edinburgh offers 11 scholarships for distance learning Master’s programmes offered by the University. Scholarships will be available for students pursuing any distance learning Master’s programme offered by the University. Each scholarship will cover the full tuition fees over three years.
Application Deadline: 1st June
Number of Scholarships: 11
Value of Scholarship: Each scholarship will cover the full tuition fees.
Duration of Scholarship: Over three years.
The Julius Nyerere Scholarship was set up in 2009 in memory of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere who led Tanganyika to independence in 1961 and became the first prime minister and later president of Tanzania. Nyerere received a scholarship in 1949 to attend the University of Edinburgh where he obtained a Masters of Arts degree that saw him study courses in English, Political Economy, Social Anthropology, British History, Economic History, Constitutional Law, and Moral Philosophy. The University of Edinburgh will offer one scholarship to a student from Tanzania for postgraduate Masters study in any subject offered by the University.
Application Deadline: 2nd April
Number of Scholarships: one Scholarships will be awarded
Value of the Program: The Julius Nyerere Master’s Scholarships will cover the full overseas tuition fee, living costs of £10,000, and a return flight from Tanzania to the UK.
Duration: The scholarships will be tenable for one academic year.
This scholarship was set up in 2009 to commemorate the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred by the University on the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu. The scholarship will be awarded to a student from Africa who is accepted on a full-time basis for a one year postgraduate Masters programme of study within the School of Divinity and who has the official endorsement from the General Secretary or Principal Clerk of their Church.
Application Deadline: 2nd April
Number of Scholarships: 1
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship will cover:
Duration of Scholarship: one academic year.
As part of its commitment to attract the very best students to join its diverse international community, the University of Aberdeen is delighted to offer the Aberdeen International Masters Scholarship. This scholarship is in the form of a £2,000 tuition fee discount and is open to self-funding students who are classed as international for tuition fee purposes.
Application Deadline: There is no formal deadline
Field of Study: Courses offered at the University except (i) Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation (ii) Oil and Gas Innovation
Value of Scholarship: £2,000 tuition fee discount
Number of Awardees: Limited
Duration of Scholarship: One time
The A.S.Hornby Educational Trust scholarships are awarded every year to English language teachers from outside the UK to study for Masters in ELT at the University of Warwick. The Trust was set up by A.S.Hornby in 1961 to support English language teaching worldwide.
Application Deadline: 16th February
Number of Scholarships: not specified
Value of Scholarship: The scholarships cover all the costs in the UK including a monthly stipend to cover accommodation and living expenses, tuition fees, and return air tickets, tuition fees, visa and IELTS test costs.
Duration of Scholarship: The scholarships fund study on the one-year Masters in ELT at the University of Warwick
The Karen Napier Scholarships, offered at the University of Stirling, Scotland, are generously funded by the Karen Napier Charity in memory of Karen, a graduate of the MSc in Investment Analysis.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awardees: 2
Value of Scholarship: £18,750. Each Scholarship will meet the course tuition fees and will also provide a maintenance award of £3,500.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
International students from developing countries, applying for a taught postgraduate programme awarded by St George’s, as listed above, can be considered for the scholarship provided they apply by the deadline. You do not need to submit an additional application form, however, you may be asked to attend a physical or virtual interview. Successful awardees will be those who the Scholarship Committee feel will make a positive contribution to the academic environment at St George’s and achieve the highest scores.
Application Deadline: 11th May.
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: A full tuition fee scholarship and maintenance grant of £17,000.
Duration of Programme: 1 year
The Deanery of Biomedical Sciences offers Masters scholarships to international students willing to study at the University of Edinburgh for the next academic session. The scholarships will be awarded to international (non-EU) students who are currently resident in one of the countries on the DAC list of ODA recipients. All applicants will be notified of the outcome by July
Application Deadline: 30th May
Number of Awardees: not specified
Value of Scholarship: £8,000
Duration of Scholarship: One academic year
Oxford Brookes University offers a number of scholarships across a range of subject areas for UK, EU and international students wishing to undertake full-time taught postgraduate master’s degrees. International students would complete one application form only to be considered for all awards.
Application Deadline: 29th June
Value of Scholarship: A number of £1,000 to £2,000 awards are open to students studying a full-time Masters. Five awards of £1,000 and one award of £2,000 are open to UK, EU or International students across courses in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Duration of Scholarship: Duration of program
The Developing Africa Scholarship provides £19,200 to support the education of an African student pursuing the MSc Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture programme. The scholarship covers the full tuition fee for the programme and has been made possible by a generous gift from an Exeter alumnus.
Application Deadline: 3rd June
Field of Study: MSc Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: full £19,200 tuition fee.
Duration of Program: 1 year
The University of London offers numerous Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships for individuals from least developed and lower middle-income countries wishing to study a number of University of London programmes
Application Deadline: 20th June
Number of Awards:
Value of Award:
Duration of Program: 2 years
Teesside University offers Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships for individuals from least developed and lower and middle-income countries wishing to study a Master of Public Health (MPH) by distance learning.
Application Deadline: 31st May.
Number of Awards: 5
Value of Award: The scholars will receive a full-tuition fee scholarship.
Duration of Program: 1 Year
The University of Westminster offers the School of Media, Arts and Design Scholarship, aimed at fully-funding a student from a developing country to study a full-time Masters degree.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: Full tuition fee award, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London.
Duration of Program: 1 year
The Full Postgraduate Scholarships which will cover the total value of the course fee will be awarded to five outstanding students one domiciled in Africa, one domiciled in Russia, one domiciled in Taiwan, one domiciled in Thailand and one domiciled in the United States of America. Award of this scholarship is through an application and selection process. Students are to have excelled academically, completed an application statement and must have an offer of admission for any one of the eligible Leicester Castle Business School full-time postgraduate programmes below.
Application Deadline: 31st July
Number of Awards: 5 (one for each country/region mentioned above).
Value of Award:
Duration of Program: 1 year
Routledge, the publisher of The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, established an annual award to sponsor one student undertaking the MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights. This award marks The Round Table’s close connections with the Institute and celebrates the achievements of Dr Peter Lyon, long-time editor of the journal and Reader in International Relations at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies.
Application Deadline: 3rd June.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
Duration of Program: 1 year
The University of Bath offers a range of scholarships supported by the University and generous donors to outstanding international students.
Application Deadline: 1st June
Number of Awards: 75
Value of Award: £3,000
Duration of Scholarship: Fulltime
UWE Bristol offers the Millennium Development scholarship to a bright and exceptional international student. The recipient of this scholarship will be required to undertake an internship working within the International Office or other departments, and will also be required to undertake ambassadorial activity for the University throughout the duration of the course. Following graduation, recipients will also be expected to be an active member of the UWE Alumni Network by helping the University to promote its programmes to prospective students.
Application Deadline: 31stMay
Number of Awardees: One for September start and one for January start
Value of Scholarship: 50% full tuition fees
Duration of Scholarship: One academic year
UWE Bristol offers the Chancellor’s scholarship to a bright and exceptional international student. The recipient of this scholarship will be required to undertake an internship working within the International Office or other departments and will also be required to undertake ambassadorial activity for the University throughout the duration of the course. Following graduation, recipients will also be expected to be an active member of the UWE Alumni Network by helping the University to promote its programmes to prospective students.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awardees: One for September start and one for January start.
Value of Scholarship: 50% full tuition fees
Duration of Scholarship: One academic year
As part of its commitment to attracting the very best students to join its diverse international community, University of Stirling is delighted to offer the University of Stirling PGT International Excellence Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded in the form of a £4,000 tuition fee waiver and is open to all full time, self-funding students who are classed as international for tuition fee purposes.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awards: 50
Value of Award: £4,000 tuition fee waiver
Duration of Program: 1 year
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships support students from developing Commonwealth countries to undertake postgraduate study at a distance or via online learning.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awards: 14
Value of Award: The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission has a total overall cost cap of £18,000 per student for Distance Learning Scholarships. This figure must cover all elements of the award, including tuition fees, partnership development costs, and any residential programmes.
Duration of Program: 1 Year
The Trinity Bursaries for Students from Africa are intended for students from any African country who wish to take a taught postgraduate course at the University of Cambridge, leading to the MASt, the MPhil or the LLM degree. Bursars who wish to stay on to do research for the PhD degree may compete, towards the end of their year here, for a Trinity Internal Graduate Studentship.
Application Deadline: 19th January.
Number of Awardees: Up to two Bursaries may be awarded.
Value of Scholarship:
Duration of Scholarship: The Bursaries are awarded for up to one year and are not renewable.
The Positive Action for Children Fund Scholarship Programme combines completion of a health/development-focused qualifying MSc programme with practical industry experience to equip students with the knowledge and skills to be effective advocates and catalysts of change in their home country, with a particular focus on championing the role of community interventions in contributing to the HIV and global health response.
Application Deadline: 18th February.
Fields of Study: hold an offer of admission for one of the following London-based MSc programmes of study
Number of Awardees: 2
Value of Scholarship: Each scholarship will cover:
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
For the first year the successful applicants will study for the MSc degree in Medical Statistics at the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (LSHTM). This will be followed by a one-year professional attachment at one of the African centers associated with the research programme of the MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group (TEG) at LSHTM. During the professional attachment, training Fellows will develop their statistical and research skills by working on studies with guidance from TEG scientists.
Application Deadline: 13th April
Number of Awards: 2
Value of Award: The fellowship will provide costs for fees, stipend (£16,400 per annum) and return air travel.
Duration of Program: 2 years
The University of Edinburgh will offer one Masters scholarship for the MSc in Surgical Sciences distance learning programme. The scholarship has a value of £1,000 per annum which will be deducted from the annual tuition fee and is tenable for three years.
Application Deadline: 1st July.
Number of Awards: 1
Duration of Award: Tenable for three years
Value of the Program: The scholarship has a value of £1,000 per annum which will be deducted from the annual tuition fee.
LSTM invites applications from medical doctors (MBBS or equivalent) from developing countries, who have at least two years clinical working experience specializing in the field of Paediatrics and applying for the MSc Tropical Paediatrics (MTP) at LSTM. LSTM’s MSc in Tropical Paediatrics produces graduates who are experienced, committed, informed, proactive and capable of taking substantial and leading professional roles.
Application Deadline: 30th April
Number of Awards: 2
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship will cover tuition fees, flights, accommodation, and a living allowance.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
This scheme strengthens scientific research capacity in low- and middle-income countries, by providing support for junior researchers to gain research experience and high-quality research training at Masters Degree level. Research projects should be aimed at understanding and controlling diseases (either human or animal) of relevance to local, national or global health.
Application Deadline: 26th March
Value of the Program: The support includes:
Duration: This fellowship normally provides up to 30 months’ support. A period of 12 months should normally be dedicated to undertaking a taught Masters course at a recognized center of excellence, combined with up to 18 months to undertake a research project.
King’s College London is committed to opening doors to excellence for gifted and talented students from all over the world and these scholarships will benefit a student who for financial reasons would otherwise be unable to attend. Hence King’s College offers this new scholarship opportunity for an African scholar to study for an MSc in Palliative Care at the Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London.
Application Deadline: 15th September
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: The scholarship will fund the course tuition fees, travel, accommodation and living expenses.
Duration of Program: 1 year
The Global Justice Academy through the generous support of the Binks Trust offers up to 3 partial scholarships to international students
Application Deadline: 7th February
Number of Awards: There are three partial scholarships available.
Value of Award: Each scholarship is worth up to £5,000 and is payable into the student’s university fees account upon matriculation.
University of London International Programmes and Canon Collins Trust jointly offer scholarships for Master of Laws (LLM) by distance learning at the University of London. Applicants can start at any level, and do not need to complete the whole programme. For example, applicants can start at Postgraduate Certificate level and work their way through to the LLM, or can stop after completing the PG Certificate. Applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree may start at LLM level, skipping the PG Certificate and Diploma.
Application Deadline: 12th January
Number of Scholarships: 4
Value of Scholarship: These scholarships are made possible by the generosity of the University of London, who will waiver full tuition and examination entry fees of selected candidates. Local examination fees are not included.
Duration of Scholarship: Scholarship recipients have between 1 to 5 years to complete the LLM, and continued registration on the course is dependent upon satisfactory progress and academic reports.
The Open Society Disability Rights Scholarship Program provides awards for master’s degree study to disability rights advocates, lawyers, and educators to develop new legislation, jurisprudence, policy, research, and scholarship to harness the innovations and opportunities offered by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Application Deadline: 1st December
Value of the Program: The fellowship provides:
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The William Ross Murray Scholarship is a joint initiative with International Students House (ISH). School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) will cover the cost of tuition fees at the Overseas rate and ISH will provide free accommodation. The scholarship also provides a small contribution in food vouchers.
Application Deadline: 20th February
Number of Awardees: 1
Value of Scholarship: Tuition, Meal and Living expenses
Duration of Scholarship: Duration of Masters programme
Each year, Rotary selects up to 100 individuals from around the world to receive fully funded academic fellowships at one of its peace centers. These fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship and field-study expenses.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Field of Study: related to Peace and Conflict prevention and resolution
Two types of peace fellowships are available.
Master’s degree: Each year, up to 50 master’s degree fellowships are awarded at these institutions: Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, International Christian University, Japan, University of Bradford, England, University of Queensland, Australia and Uppsala University, Sweden
Professional development certificate: For experienced professionals working in peace-related fields who want to enhance their professional skills, Rotary offers a three-month program in peace and conflict prevention and resolution at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.
Number of Awards: up to 100
Value of the Program: The Rotary Peace Fellowship covers:
Duration of Scholarship: 15 to 24 months
The University of Oxford in collaboration with Pershing Square Foundation offers international scholarships to support outstanding students on the 1+1 MBA, covering both the Master’s degree and the MBA year.Pershing Square Scholars are exceptional individuals who can demonstrate the potential and commitment to finding scalable and sustainable solutions to world-scale social challenges. The scholarship is if you would like to pursue any of the partnering Master’s degrees and combine it with MBA. It is also available if you are currently studying one of the Master’s partnering programmes and wish to apply to the MBA program.
Application Deadline: 17th March. Please note that some partnering Masters courses close their applications in January.
Number of Awardees: 5
Value of the Program: The Oxford Pershing Square Scholarship provides funding for tuition, college fees and a contribution towards living expenses for both years of studies.
Duration of Scholarship: 2 years
Durham University Business School is delighted to offer a half-fee scholarship available across all MSc programmes.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awardees: 35
Value of Scholarship: Up to £5,000 – applied against academic tuition fees
Duration of Scholarship: One year
The African MBA Scholarship is a full fees scholarship (£25,950 for 2018/19 entry), funded by a private donor with a commitment to Africa and part by the University.
Application Deadline: None. Open all year.
Value of Award: The African MBA Scholarship is a full fees scholarship (£25,950 for 2018/19 entry)
Duration of Program: 1 Year
University of Cambridge offers Bursary for African students to pursue MBA programmes. Candidates should apply for admission to the Cambridge MBA in the normal way. Any candidate who is offered a place in the Cambridge MBA Program will automatically be considered for this scholarship so no need to apply.
Application Deadline: 4th May
Number of Awardees: 1
Value of Scholarship: £18,000
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The Exeter University Business School offers up to five scholarships valued at £15,000 each, which will be awarded to incoming MBA students.
Application Deadline: 30th May
Number of Awards: 5
Value of Award: £15,000 each
Duration of Program: 1 year
The Future Leaders Scholarships are awarded to applicants with outstanding leadership potential for the next academic session. Successful applicants will demonstrate the ability and passion to become a visionary business leader. To be considered for this scholarship, you must display leadership qualities and exceptional career potential in your application.
Application Deadlines: 26th January and 16th March
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: Scholarships of up to £51,000 are available.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 Year
Since 1997, the Boustany MBA Scholarship is granted once every two years for a 12-month course at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge leading to a Masters in Business Administration. The Cambridge MBA is one of the world’s leading business programs, taught at one of the world’s most prestigious universities. Boustany Foundation offers MBA Scholarships to international students to study at the University of Cambridge.
Application Deadline: 15th May
Number of Scholarships: 1
Value of Scholarship: The Scholarship offers the following:
Duration of Scholarship: One year MBA programme
The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship offers a Scholarship Program for MBA in Social Entrepreneurship, at Said Business School, Oxford University. The Skoll Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students who pursue entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges. The Scholarship provides funding and exclusive opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought-leaders and investors. Once selected, these students are known as Skoll Scholars.
Application Deadline: 5th January
Number of Scholarships: No more than five scholarships will be awarded in any year.
Value of the Program: The Scholarship is intended to cover the Oxford Saïd MBA course and college fees, (up to £55,000). Additional funds of up to £8,000 are provided as a contribution towards living expenses, totaling an award of £63,000.
Duration: Scholarship will last for the duration of the program
The Brunel Business School (BBS) offers MBA scholarships for UK/EU and international applicants joining the full time Brunel MBA in September and January academic years. Successful awardees will be expected to undertake specified duties as Brunel Ambassadors for the Brunel Business School (BBS). Activities might involve representing the MBA programme at internal and external marketing and recruitment events, providing guest talks and seminars to undergraduate/postgraduate students, providing reports on each event and writing a Brunel MBA Blog and / or other initiatives as appropriate. In addition, awardees will also be expected to assume mentoring responsibilities as required by BBS.
Application Deadline: 20th August (for the September intake) and 30th November (for the January intake).
Number of Awardees: 25
Value of Scholarship: £6,420 tuition fee waiver
Duration of Scholarship: Will apply in year 1 only.
The Essex Business School at the University of Essex offers MBA Scholarships to international students. To support students who are funding their own studies, Essex Business School offers scholarships to students seeking to join its MBA course in October. Awards will be made on the basis of grades obtained in your first degree, so all MBA course applications, received by the given deadline, will automatically be considered for this scholarship.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awards: Limited. Usually up to 20 scholarships are available.
Value of Award: £6,000 fee waiver
The MBA Leadership for Sustainable Futures Scholarships is awarded to high caliber students of any nationality with 3 or more years work experience joining the Stirling MBA in September.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awards: 4
Value of Award: £4,000
Duration of Program: 1 Year
The MBA Emerging Economies Leader for Social Change Scholarship has a value of £10,000 and will be awarded to a high caliber International student with 3 or more years work experience joining the Stirling MBA in September.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award:£10,000
Duration of Program: 1 year
Victor H Loewenstein generously donates an annual Scholarship to a candidate from outside of the UK in order to enhance the international profile of the Edinburgh MBA. The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the contribution you can make to the MBA.
Application Deadline: 1st January
Number of Scholarships: 1
Value of Scholarship: £5,000 tuition fee deduction.
Duration of Scholarship: for duration of study
Scholarships at University of Hull are available for new MSc students (non-University of Hull graduates) and these are awarded on the basis of academic excellence. This scholarship only covers a part of the full tuition fee and additionally does not cover living or travel costs. These scholarships are valid only for the academic year commencing September.
Application Deadline: 4th June.
Number of Scholarships: 5
Value of Scholarship: The MSc scholarship covers 50% of the full tuition fee and does not cover living or travel costs.
Duration of Scholarship: For the normal period of one year
Up to two full scholarships are available for applicants to full-time master’s or DPhil courses in any subject at the University of Oxford.
Application Deadline: 8th or 19th January
Number of Awardees: 2
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship covers course fees, college fees and a grant for living costs of at least £14,553.
Duration of Scholarship: Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
Windle Trust International is a registered UK charity located in the University city of Oxford, with offices also in Sudan, and sister organizations in Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. The Trust’s work is funded by a wide range of donors and supported by universities and colleges in Britain and Africa.Windle Trust International awards Undergraduate and Postgraduate scholarships to youths and refugees in Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya and other African countries to study in Africa or UK.
Application Deadline: 31st March
Value of Award:
Duration of Scholarship: Priority is given to applicants for postgraduate programmes up to one year in length.
The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust supports the work of mature students of proven academic merit, and in financial need, who are pursuing further degree qualifications at an institution in the UK. Open to students from all countries, applicants must be resident in the UK at the time of applying, as well as during their course of study. Applications are welcome from students beginning their first year of study, as well as from those already embarked on their degree course.
Application Deadline: 31st March
Number of Awardees: 300
Value of the Program: Grants are normally from £400 to £1,200 in value. They are intended to cover the shortfall incurred by educational and subsistence expenses upon payment of tuition fees.
Duration of Scholarship: All grants are awarded for a full year of academic study and for one year only.
Under the prestigious Felix Scholarships scheme, four Felix Scholarships will be available to well qualified students from developing countries to pursue postgraduate study at the University. These scholarships are available for pursuing full-time MPhil/PhD programme or Taught Masters programme
Application Deadline: 30th January
Number of Awardees: 5
Value of Scholarship: These scholarships cover tuition fees at the international rate and provide a stipend (maintenance grant) to cover living expenses (the current level of which is £14,005). They also provide generous allowances for clothes, books and a return flight home.
Duration of Scholarship: The awards are available (depending on eligibility) for up to 3 years.
The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies is a Recognized Independent Centre of the University of Oxford. It was established in 1985 to encourage the scholarly study of Islam and the Islamic world. The Centre provides a meeting point for the Western and Islamic worlds of learning. At Oxford, it contributes to the multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary study of the Islamic world. Beyond Oxford, its role is strengthened by an international network of academic contacts.
Application Deadline: 8th or 19th January, depending on your course
Number of Awardees: Up to 5
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £14,553).
Duration of Scholarship: Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
The Rhodes scholarship is administered by the Rhodes Trust, Oxford and is a postgraduate award that seeks to support exceptional students from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. Scholars may pursue any full time postgraduate degree offered by the University of Oxford for a duration of two years with an option of a third year.
Application Deadline: 14th October
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Full tuition, a maintenance stipend (covering accommodation, feeding, and incidentals) and one economy class airfare to and from Oxford at the beginning and end of tenure.
Duration of Program: two years with an option of a third year.
The University of Buckingham is making a first class scholarship available to both home and international students undertaking a taught postgraduate degree at the University. The University of Buckingham would like to encourage students to come to Buckingham regardless of their financial circumstances. The bursaries and scholarships being offered are awarded on merit and/or on financial need.
Application Timeline: 3rd November
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship will reduce tuition fees by 33%.
Duration of Scholarship: Duration of course
The Clarendon Fund offers around 140 full scholarships every year to academically excellent graduate students from all around the world. Clarendon Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and potential across all degree-bearing subjects at graduate level at the University of Oxford.
Application Deadline: 8th or 19th January
Number of Awards: Several
Value of Award: All Clarendon Scholarships cover tuition and college fees in full and a generous grant for living expenses.
Duration of Program: Clarendon Scholarships are offered for the full period that you are liable to pay tuition fees to the University, which is usually the same as the length of your course
Gates Cambridge Trust offers full fee postgraduate (Masters and PhD) Scholarships for outstanding International students to study any course at the University of Cambridge, UK. They are awarded to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. The programme aims to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others.
Application Deadline: Opens 4th September closes in January
Number of Scholarship: Several
Value of Scholarship
Duration of Scholarship: For the duration of the program
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