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DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

Application Deadline: Wednesday 15 April 2026

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Developing Solutions is their flagship master’s scholarship, founded in 2001, for students from African, South Asian, and other selected Commonwealth countries. This scholarship programme is designed for international students who want to make a difference to the development of key economic, environmental, structural, social, or political structures in their home country.

ELIGIBILITY:

To apply for this scholarship, you must:

Be domiciled in Africa, India or one of the selected Commonwealth countries listed below

Be classed as an overseas student for fee purposes

Hold an offer to start a full-time master’s (including MRes) course in September 2026 at the University of Nottingham, UK, studying in the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science or Faculty of Social Sciences

Eligible countries: Africa (all nations), Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malaysia, Maldives, Montserrat, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Where study has been undertaken in a country listed as an eligible Developing Solutions country, applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

You must apply for and receive an offer to study a full-time masters (including MRes) at the University of Nottingham for 2026/27 before applying for this scholarship. Search for courses and find out how to apply.

BENEFIT:

The University of Nottingham is offering scholarships covering 50% or 100% of full-time master’s tuition fees. These one-year scholarships are available to support innovative and passionate students who can successfully demonstrate their ingenuity for developing solutions that will impact their home countries and incite change.

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UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER PRESIDENT’S DOCTORAL SCHOLAR AWARD

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The President’s Doctoral Scholar (PDS) award is the University’s flagship funding initiative and is strongly supported by their President and Vice Chancellor, Professor Duncan Ivison.

ELIGIBILITY:

The scheme gives outstanding students, who have the commitment and desire to work on challenging interdisciplinary research projects in world-leading research environments, a foundation to support research training with prominent academics across a full range of subjects.

It is open to students of all nationalities and across all research areas.

Successful PDS award candidates receive enhanced funding for their doctoral studies.

Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health:

President’s Doctoral Scholar award | Biology, Medicine and Health | University of Manchester

FBMH.doctoralacademy.admissions@manchester.ac.uk

Faculty of Humanities:

Postgraduate research | Faculty of Humanities | The University of Manchester

HUMS.doctoralacademy.admissions.manchester.ac.uk

Faculty of Science and Engineering:

President’s Doctoral Scholarship | Faculty of Science and Engineering

FSE.doctoralacademy.admissions@manchester.ac.uk

Central PDS Team:

pds@manchester.ac.uk

Contacts and queries: If you have any queries regarding the PDS Award application process or eligibility criteria, please contact the relevant Faculty PDS Award coordinator in the first instance:

BENEFIT:

For 2026/27 entry, there are fully funded scholarships available within all three faculties with the theme of ‘Environmental challenges to human health, society, and productivity.

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