ELIGIBILITY:

You must hold an offer to study on one of the following courses and register on the course in September 2024 at the University of Sheffield

MA International Development

MSc Environmental Change and International Development

MPH International Development

You must be classified as overseas for tuition fee purposes.

You must be self-funded to receive this award, ie not funded by a research council, government, private enterprise, charity or any similar organisation.

You must not already hold a qualification equal to or higher than a masters. 

You must not have already studied outside of your home country.

This scholarship cannot be awarded in conjunction with any other funding awards, either from the University of Sheffield or external sources.

Your mode of attendance must be full-time.

Receipt of the scholarship is subject to successfully meeting any condition(s) attached to your offer before the deadline provided by the Admissions Service.

You must have an unconditional offer to study at the University before the 2 September 2024.

Receipt of the scholarship is subject to successfully receiving a visa to study at the University in September 2024.

You must be a national of or permanently domiciled in an African country.

The scholarship can not be deferred and students taking a leave of absence will not be eligible to receive the award when they return to their studies. 

BENEFIT:

The 2024 scholarship offers the following support:

A full tuition fee waiver

£8,000 maintenance support

Accommodation in a single occupant en-suite room in University halls of residence