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CAMBRIDGE TRUST INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: Varies by Preferred Course

LOCATION: England

The Cambridge Trust International Scholarships are offered to applicants who are from countries other than the United Kingdom or Ireland who are highly ranked by their prospective Departments within the University. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic ability and research potential, examination results and references. The financial situation of applicants does not affect selection.

The scholarships are tenable at any College of the University of Cambridge and in any subject, excluding premium rate courses.

ELIGIBILITY:

The eligibility requirements for most postgraduate Cambridge Trust scholarships are:

significant academic achievement and potential

financial need.

Some of our scholarships are awarded based on academic merit alone while others have additional selection criteria. For details of these, please visit Find a scholarship and read the information in the relevant scholarship listings.

Degree level

Applicants must be intending to start a course at the level of:

Masters (such as MPhil, MASt, LLM but with some restrictions – see table below.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

We do not offer funding for premium level courses such as the MBA and MFin.

Levels funded by the Trust Levels not funded by the Trust 
Master of Law (LLM) Advanced Diploma (AdvDip) 
Master of Advanced Study (MAst) Doctor of Business (BusD) 
Master of Corporate Law (MCL) Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) 
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Global Executive Master of Business Admin (Global EMBA) 
Master of Philosophy + Doctor of Philosophy (MPhil+PhD) Master of Accounting (MAcc) 
Master of Research (MRes) Master of Business Administration (MBA) 
Master of Research + Doctor of Philosophy (MRes+PhD) Master of Conservation of Easel Paintings (MCEP) 
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Master of Surgery (MCHIR) 
 Doctor of Medicine (MD) 
 Master of Education (MEd) 
 Master of Finance (MFin) 
 Master of Letters (MLitt) 
 Master of Studies (MSt) 
 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (MV) 
 Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) 
 Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) 

Subject

Applicants may study any subject available at the University of Cambridge, apart from the exceptions specified above. Please visit the postgraduate course directory for further information.

Nationality

The Trust supports a range of scholarship programmes for Home and Overseas fee-paying applicants. To find out more about your fee status, please see information on the University’s page on fee status for postgraduates.

Some of our scholarships, which are funded with our partners, are allocated to students of particular nationalities or with other specific eligibility criteria. This will be clear in the scholarship listings.

Equality

The Trust is committed to equality of opportunity, and no applicant will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of sex (including gender reassignment), marital or parental status, race, ethnic or national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age. The selection of scholars is based on the strength of the applicant’s fit with the selection criteria for each scholarship programme.

No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application for admission to the University of Cambridge, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course. Please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory.

For more information please visit our Postgraduate applicants page.

BENEFIT:

Value:

University tuition fee (International rate).

Annual maintenance (sufficient for a single person).

Student visa.

Student Immigration Health Surcharge.

Various additional benefits.

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FULLY FUNDED MAURITIUS-AFRICA SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 2027 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Application Deadline: March 31, 2027

LOCATION: Mauritius

The Government of Mauritius invites applications from deserving students who are resident citizens of active member states of the African Union or African Commonwealth countries for the Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme.

ELIGIBILITY:

For undergraduate programmes, applicants should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26th birthday by 01 January 2028.

For MPhil, MPhil/PhD and PhD programmes, applicants should not have reached their 40th birthday by 01 January 2028.

Applicants must have already applied for a full-time on-campus programme (Diploma, Degree, MPhil or PhD) at a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius (listed in Section 8.8 and 9.12 in the Guidelines for Applicants) for the academic year starting in 2027.

The scholarship will be for a maximum duration as indicated in the table below or the minimum course duration whichever is lesser.

S/NProgramme of StudiesMaximum Duration
1Undergraduate DiplomaThree (3) years
2National Diploma in NursingThree (3) years and 6 months
3Undergraduate DegreeFour (4) years
4MPhil   Two (2) years + 6 months for thesis defence
5MPhil/PhDThree (3) years + 6 months for MPhil transfer   One (1) year + 6 months for PhD thesis defence
6PhDThree (3) years + 6 months for thesis defence

The following documents are available for download from the following website https://tertiaryeducation.govmu.org/te/index.php/mass/ .

Guidelines for Applicants:

This document contains important information regarding the conditions attached to the scholarship, the application procedure, and a list of public Higher Education Institutions in Mauritius where full-time on-campus studies are run.

Application Form (Applicants are invited to fill in the form electronically before printing)

Scholarship applications can only be made on the application form.

An application under this scheme is to be made through the nominating agency or any authorised institution responsible for processing scholarships in the applicant’s country of citizenship.

Section 5 of the application form should be endorsed and completed by the Nominating Agency in the applicant’s country of citizenship.

Such Nominating Agency, which may typically be part of the Ministry of Education in the country of the applicant, will then shortlist and endorse the applications of a maximum of FIFTEEN (15) eligible candidates (the decision on the distribution of nominees from the undergraduate and/or postgraduate programmes rest on the nominating agencies) and submit the duly completed application forms as per deadlines below:

Soft copies of all documentsHard copies of all documents
17 March 202731 March 2027

Applications and all supporting documents must be forwarded to the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Research of the Republic of Mauritius at the address mentioned below for the final selection.

The Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Research

Level 12, SICOM TOWER, Ebene Cybercity, Ebene,

Republic of Mauritius

(Email: psmtesr@govmu.org )

BENEFIT:

The scholarship will support successful candidates in meeting their tuition fees and contributing to their living expenses during their studies in Mauritius. Furthermore, the scholarship covers return airfare by the most economical route. This will be valid for travel from the country of origin at the beginning of the studies and back to the country of origin upon successful completion of studies.

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