The University of Stirling have a long history of supporting international students to become global citizens and forge successful careers around the world. This scholarship is awarded in the form of a £4,000 tuition fee waiver and is open to students who are living in Nigeria at the point of application.
ELIGIBILITY:
You must have received a conditional or unconditional offer of admission for an eligible postgraduate taught course at the University of Stirling starting in September 2024 or January 2025.
You must be classed as an International student for tuition fee purposes.
You must be living in Nigeria at the point of application.
You must enter directly into a full-time postgraduate degree programme, delivered at the University’s Stirling campus.
This scholarship cannot be combined with any other Stirling scholarship or award. If offered more than one University of Stirling award, then the highest value award will be applied.
BENEFIT:
This scholarship is awarded in the form of a £4,000 tuition fee waiver
The LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) is a prestigious one-year intensive course where 25-30 exceptional individuals spend six months in Pretoria and six months at one of the 12 partner universities all over Africa. They are taught by eminent lecturers in the field of human rights and undergo many practical training exercises. It is the only course of its kind in Africa.
ELIGIBILITY:
African Union and the United Nations. Individuals from all African countries are invited to apply for admission to study for the Master’s degree (LLM/MPhil) in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
For Law Students (LLM Option): Must hold a degree allowing access to the legal profession (e.g., LLB or licence en droit).
For Non-law Students (MPhil Option): Must have at least an Honours degree in a discipline relevant to human rights and democratization.
BENEFIT:
A limited number of up to 30 students are selected per year. Depending on the availability of funding, full-scholarships covering at least tuition, accommodation and official programme activities are covered for up to 25 citizens of Africa. Students who do not receive scholarships may be admitted as self-funding or partially-self funding students, provided they meet all the minimum admission criteria and provided they guarantee payment of all or at least a significant part of tuition, accommodation and official programme activities, to an amount set by the Centre annually.
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