PRIFYSGOL BANGOR UNIVERSITY DEANS UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE TAUGHT SCHOLARSHIPS

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The Deans Scholarship is merit-based and aimed at students demonstrating academic excellence in their current or previous studies. It will be offered to students who have secured an A Grade/First-class average or equivalent, in their qualifying exams.  

Available for all undergraduate courses starting in September 2025 and postgraduate taught courses starting in September 2025,  and January 2026.

ELIGIBILITY:

A number of criteria will be taken into account when awarding this scholarship including Course Choice, Academic Performance, Personal Statement, Academic References, Skills and Experience, and Domicile. The scholarship will be awarded entirely at the University’s discretion and is not guaranteed to each student.

Undergraduate: Students who have already achieved or are predicted to achieve an A grade or equivalent in at least 50% of their subjects/courses

Postgraduate Taught: Students who have already achieved or are on track to achieve the equivalent of a UK 1st class Bachelors degree

Candidates who are fully sponsored by a third party will not be entitled to these Scholarships.

 The above scholarships are not open to UK applicants.

The above scholarships are available for full-time on-campus courses only.

The undergraduate scholarship is only open to students applying for a full 3 or 4-year degree on campus at Bangor University. It is not open to students with advanced entry into years 2 or 3 or partner students articulating into Year 2 or 3.

The scholarship is for the first year of study only, there are no scholarships available for subsequent years.

This scholarship cannot be used in conjunction with any other Bangor University Scholarship (with the exception of the Alumni Scholarship.)

No additional scholarship application is required. All international applicants will be considered for these scholarships when they submit their application to study at Bangor University through our application portal or UCAS. The outcome will be confirmed in the Offer Letter. 

BENEFIT:

Undergraduate: Up to £6,000 for Year 1

Postgraduate Taught: Up to £5,000 

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MOSES MAPESA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH GRANT

Application Deadline: Midnight SAST on 31 July 2025

LOCATION:  Africa

The AWHF is pleased to announce the Moses Mapesa[1] Research Grant, established to support African doctoral and master’s students conducting research in the field of natural and cultural heritage. This grant aims to advance scholarly work by providing financial support—particularly for fieldwork-related activities—focused on World Heritage Sites and properties included on national Tentative Lists across Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

The call is open to students who are:

Currently or will be registered in 2026 in a Doctoral or Master’s programme (Masters 2 for Francophone countries) at an African university and conducting dissertation research in the field of either natural or cultural heritage at an African World Heritage Site, or site listed on a national tentative list,

Fluent in English, French, or Portuguese,

Citizens of an African Union Member State which is party to the 1972 World Heritage Convention.

If a student is awarded a grant, he/she is required to submit a longer research description at the beginning of the grant (along with proof of registration for the degree) and, at the end, a final report with the research results or dissertation/thesis at the final stage as well as a financial report. All documents must be presented in either French, English or Portuguese. The projects MUST be implemented between May 2026 and February 2027 (within 9 months). Please note that students who do not complete the research within the contractual timeframe will be required to reimburse the grant to the AWHF.

The application form (English, French and Portuguese versions) can be downloaded below.

Completed applications should be submitted via the Moses Mapesa Grant 2026/27 Application Link before the deadline. No physical copies will be accepted.

BENEFIT:

Grant amounts will vary depending on research proposals, with a maximum award of USD Five Thousand (5,000.00). The fieldwork research needs to be conducted in no longer than 9 months from the signature of the contract (May 2026 to February 2027).

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