Africa Scholarships at University of Edinburgh: The University of Edinburgh will offer two scholarships for postgraduate study in any subject offered by the University to students from several African countries.

One of the scholarships will be available for a one year Master’s degree programme and the other scholarship for a three year PhD degree programme.

The scholarship covers the overseas rate of tuition fee and University accommodation for the duration of the postgraduate degree programme.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

The scholarship will be awarded to applicants from African countries who are accepted for admission on a full-time basis for a postgraduate Master’s programme of study or PhD degree programme at the University of Edinburgh. Applicants may apply from the following countries:

• · Angola
• · Namibia
• · Botswana
• · South Africa
• · The Democratic Republic of Congo
• · Swaziland
• · Lesotho
• · United Republic of Tanzania
• · Malawi
• · Zambia
• · Mozambique
• · Zimbabwe

Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.

Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, the international equivalent of a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level.

Application Procedure

Candidates applying for the one-year Master’s scholarship should send a two page statement outlining what they expect to gain from their Master’s programme and how it will enable them to make a future contribution in their home country.

In addition, applicants should send a transcript and the names of two referees. The referees may send their letters separately.

Candidates applying for the PhD scholarship should send a statement (around three pages) of their intended research including a rationale for the project and the intended methodology; a transcript of results obtained in a relevant first degree; and the names of two referees. The referees may send their letters separately.

Scholarship applications should be sent to: The Southern African Scholarships Committee, Centre of African Studies, The University of Edinburgh, 21 George Square, Edinburgh. EH8 9LD. UK. E-mail: African.Studies [at] ed.ac.uk Fax: +44 131 650 6535

The closing date for applications is 1 April.

For more information and scholarship applications, see: Africa Scholarships at University of Edinburgh

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Julius Nyerere Masters Scholarship: The University of Edinburgh offers Julius Nyerere Scholarship to a student from Tanzania for postgraduate Master’s study in any subject offered by the University.

The Julius Nyerere Scholarship was set up 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 in Economics and History.

He was the first Tanzanian to study at a British University and only the second to gain a University degree outside Africa.

The Julius Nyerere Master’s Scholarship will cover the full overseas tuition fee, living costs of £10,000, and a return flight from Tanzania to the UK.

The scholarship is tenable for one academic year.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

The scholarship will be awarded to a Tanzanian citizen who is normally resident in Tanzania, and who is accepted for admission on a full-time basis for a postgraduate Master’s programme of study at the University of Edinburgh.

Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.

Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit with candidates requiring a Bachelor Degree equivalent to a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree.

In addition to the above academic qualifications, the selection panel will also take into account the financial circumstances of applicants to ensure that as far as possible a student’s financial situation does not impede a university education at the University of Edinburgh.

Application Procedure

Candidates wishing to be considered for the Julius Nyerere Master’s Scholarship should apply using the online scholarship application.

Application deadline: 1 April.

Please contact the scholarships and Student Finance Office to request an application form: E-mail: scholarships@ed.ac.uk Fax: +44 131 651 4066 Telephone:+44 131 651 4070.

For more information and application, see: The Julius Nyerere Master’s Scholarship – University of Edinburgh

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