Fully-Funded Masters Scholarships At University of Edinburgh, UK 2018/2019

The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (UK) in Partnership with the MasterCard Foundation is offering scholarship opportunities to students who would like to pursue their full-time Masters studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Applications are hereby invited for scholarships for full-time Postgraduate studies in the following courses:

• MSc Africa and International Development
• MSc Environment and Development
• MSc Global Health and Public Policy
• LLM Human Rights
• MSc Sustainable Energy Systems
• MA Product Design

Value of the Scholarships

The scholarships will cover for the following:

• Costs incurred for visa application processing;
• Costs incurred for English language tests;
• Economy class air tickets to and from Edinburgh for awardees who are citizens and residents of a Sub-Saharan country;
• Full tuition fees at the Overseas rate;
• University self-catered accommodation;
• A food stipend to cover costs of food expenses;
• A general stipend to cover basic living costs, including an academic allowance towards prescribed textbooks, printing and school supplies.
• Costs related to community activities as prescribed by the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program;
• Access to work-based placement opportunities and a small work-based placement fund; and
• Participation in the Scholars Retreat.

The scholarships will be granted on the basis of academic talent, financial need and leadership potential to students who intend to commence with their first year of registration for full-time postgraduate study, and who will register in 2017 at the University of Edinburgh.

Scholarship Type: Postgraduate (Masters)

Numbers of Scholarships to be awarded: 10 scholarships are available in 2018/2019 for Postgraduate programmes

Eligible Countries: African countries (especially Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Rwanda, Mali)

To be taken at (country): Scotland, UK

Eligibility:

• Applicants must qualify academically for admission to the University of Edinburgh in one of the programmes listed above. This includes a high level of English language skills.  Applicants should apply directly to the Scholars Program.
• Applicants must be a resident and citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country, whose personal circumstances would make accepting an offer from the University of Edinburgh difficult.
• Applications from Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe are particularly welcome;
• Applicants must demonstrate a track record of leadership and service within their community; and
• They should be able to present economically disadvantaged circumstances and be able to show that they lack financial means from family or other sources to pursue post-secondary (university) education in their home country or elsewhere.

Preference will be given to candidates who have not already had the opportunity to study in Scotland. The scholarship is not available to students already on programme.

Application Procedure:

All applicants must apply for the scholarship first through the online application form and, if successful, will be assisted in the process of applying for admission to the University.

Interviews via video or phone will be held during February and March 2018, with final decisions made by April. All successful applicants will join the Program in September 2018.

Please note that applicants are entitled to make one application per year to the Program. All applicants, once registered, should have read and understood the Application Guidance before submitting an application to the Program to avoid any errors or incorrect information.

The University of Edinburgh and the Mastercard Foundation reserve the right to cancel incomplete and/or late applications, to effect changes to the conditions of the scholarships or to make no awards at all.

Application Deadline:

Applications for 2018 entry to the Mastercard Foundation Scholar Programs at the University of Edinburgh opened on Monday 9 October. The deadline for all applications will be 17:00 GMT on Thursday 30 November.

For more information, visit the official scholarship publication.