Application Deadline: Friday, 22nd May 2026, 23:59 UK time.
LOCATION: England
King’s works in partnership with The Burdett Trust for Nursing and the University of Edinburgh to educate nurse leaders of the future. They are delighted to announce two full-time postgraduate nursing scholarships in the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care.
ELIGIBILITY:
All nurses or midwives applying for the above full-time courses are eligible for these scholarships, including UK, EU, and overseas students. Applicants should also be present in London during the academic year for on-campus teaching delivery and face-to-face contact.
The scholarships will be awarded through assessment of academic performance, relevant experience (where appropriate), and the personal statement indicating reasons for applying.
Supporting documents
Applicants will be required to submit
Masters programme application form via King’s Apply and
Burdett Fellowship Application Form, emailed to NMPC-PGT@kcl.ac.uk
All applicants should first complete the King’s College London online application process for one of the following programmes:
The personal statement submitted with your Master’s programme application must include a brief sentence stating that you have also applied for this specific scholarship and set out how the Burdett Fellow Scholarship would impact you and your local/professional communities.
The following supporting documents within your online Master’s application:
A CV of no more than two pages with evidence of professional registration as a nurse
Two references, with at least one academic. Professional references will be accepted if you completed your qualifications over five years ago.
Personal statement. This can be entered directly into the online application form (maximum 4,000 characters) or uploaded as an attachment to the online application form (maximum 2 pages). The personal statement should also outline how the Burdett Fellow Scholarship would impact you and your local/professional communities.
An outline of your research interests and potential projects you may undertake as part of your studies. International applicants will need to provide a letter of support from their health institution supporting their research activities in their country (i.e., access to study sites for data collection) if they are planning to undertake a research project abroad.
BENEFIT:
Two awards (one for a home and one for an international applicant) are available for full-time entry onto one of our relevant postgraduate courses. For UK (Home) students the award will cover a stipend of £11,038 per annum and the university fees for the programme. For international students the award will cover a stipend of £18,765 per annum and university fees for the programme.
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