DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

Application Deadline: Wednesday 15 April 2026

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Developing Solutions is their flagship master’s scholarship, founded in 2001, for students from African, South Asian, and other selected Commonwealth countries. This scholarship programme is designed for international students who want to make a difference to the development of key economic, environmental, structural, social, or political structures in their home country.

ELIGIBILITY:

To apply for this scholarship, you must:

Be domiciled in Africa, India or one of the selected Commonwealth countries listed below

Be classed as an overseas student for fee purposes

Hold an offer to start a full-time master’s (including MRes) course in September 2026 at the University of Nottingham, UK, studying in the Faculty of EngineeringFaculty of Medicine and Health SciencesFaculty of Science or Faculty of Social Sciences

Eligible countries: Africa (all nations), Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malaysia, Maldives, Montserrat, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Where study has been undertaken in a country listed as an eligible Developing Solutions country, applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

You must apply for and receive an offer to study a full-time masters (including MRes) at the University of Nottingham for 2026/27 before applying for this scholarship. Search for courses and find out how to apply.

BENEFIT:

The University of Nottingham is offering scholarships covering 50% or 100% of full-time master’s tuition fees. These one-year scholarships are available to support innovative and passionate students who can successfully demonstrate their ingenuity for developing solutions that will impact their home countries and incite change.

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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA MASTER BY RESEARCH AND PH.D. PROGRAMMES

Application Deadline: 30 April 2026

LOCATION: Malta

The University of Malta seeks to attract top-quality students from countries outside the European Union/EEA and is offering tuition fee waivers of 40 to 100 percent awarded to the most deserving students. The fee waiver will apply for the normal duration of the programme being followed. 

ELIGIBILITY:

These scholarships are available to non-EU/EEA applicants who have been accepted unconditionally to read for a master by research or a Ph.D. on a full-time or part-time basis.

Scholarship applications from students who have already started their programme of studies at the UM cannot be considered.

Applicants for professional doctorates are not eligible to apply.

The UM PG Scholarships Board will require an online interview with the applicant.

Only applicants who have been accepted unconditionally to read for a master’s by research or a Ph.D. on a full-time or part-time basis are eligible to apply.

Students are requested to familiarize themselves with the information available on the International Office website, which provides information regarding visas, residence permits, bank accounts, health screening, English language requirements, and other details relevant to studies at the University of Malta and living in Malta.

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BENEFIT:

The scholarships consist of the partial to full waiving of the annual tuition fee applicable for the Master by research or Ph.D. Programme being followed.

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