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HATFIELD LIONESS POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP 2025-26

Application Deadline: 31 March 2025

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The aim of the Hatfield Lioness Scholarship is to enable a female student from a developing country where access to tertiary education is limited to benefit from undertaking postgraduate study at Durham University.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must have applied for and been offered an unconditional place on their chosen master’s programme by June 2025

Applicants must not be in receipt of any other scholarship to fund their postgraduate studies

Applicants must be or identify as a woman

Applicants must be a national of one of the following countries listed on the program website

The Scholarship is available for students starting a degree programme in September/October 2025.

Eligible programs: All except MBA, PhD and research Master’s programmes. 

Applicants should:

hold a relevant honours degree of sufficient standard to be admitted to your chosen Master’s course ; and

have all other course entry requirements including the relevant English language qualification;

not hold a Master’s degree; and

not otherwise have the financial means to study for a Master’s degree in the UK.

BENEFIT:

The Scholarship will cover:

full payment of University tuition fees

stipend for living expenses

fully funded, self-catered or fully catered, mixed accommodation at Hatfield College

one return economy air ticket from the home country to the UK, and the cost of return travel between the UK airport and Durham City

‘settling in allowance’ on arrival

cost of UK visa and the UK Health surcharge.

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MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU) 

Application Deadline: Sunday, 9 March 2025, 23:59 GMT.

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with Arizona State University, will provide 160 graduate scholarships from 2025 to 2030. Scholars will pursue ASU degrees online with in-person support and wrap-around services from Kepler College in Rwanda, blending flexible online learning with personalized guidance and community engagement. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Must meet academic and English proficiency requirements;
Must be an African citizen committed to ethical leadership and community engagement;

Applicants must be between 18 and 33 years;

Proven leadership, service, and academic excellence;

Undergraduate degree earned by July 2025;

No prior graduate degree started or completed before August 2025;

Must reside in Kigali, Rwanda for the program duration.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship covers full tuition fees, on-campus accommodation, and comprehensive support for the two-year graduate program. Recipients will also benefit from individual mentorship, leadership development, and engaging events and programming. Additionally, Scholars will participate in a two-month summer intensive experience at ASU in the United States between the first and second year, aligned with their program of study.

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