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UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING VICE CHANCELLOR’S POSTGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 31st October, 2026

LOCATION: Scotland

The University of Stirling is for seeking students who are prepared to inspire, eager to shape their future careers, and ready to ‘be the difference’ both in Stirling and globally within their communities.

As part of their commitment to attracting the very best students to join their diverse international community, they are delighted to offer the Vice Chancellor’s Postgraduate International Scholarship.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must have received a conditional or unconditional offer for an eligible postgraduate taught course at the University of Stirling; any application without a valid offer will not be assessed.

You must pay the scholarship deposit of £1,000 to secure the scholarship by the deadline outlined on your scholarship offer letter (see ‘how to apply’ for deadlines).

Please ensure that you have read the terms and conditions before submitting your application.

You must be a new student starting at the university in January 2027, September 2027, or January 2028.

You must be classified as an international student for tuition fee purposes.

You must be a self-funded student (those receiving external sponsorship or other scholarships will not be eligible).

You must enter directly into a full-time postgraduate degree programme delivered at the university’s Stirling campus.

Online degrees are not eligible.

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.

Students progressing from an INTO Pre-Masters course are not eligible to apply but may be eligible for INTO Progression scholarships. 

BENEFIT:

This scholarship is awarded in the form of a £7,000 tuition fee waiver for new students in the first year of a Master’s degree and is open to all full-time, self-funding students who are classed as international for tuition fee purposes.

Number of awards: September 2026 and January 2027: 100 awards

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2026 GROOMING CENTRE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME

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Application Deadline: 23rd October 2026

LOCATION: Nigeria

The Governing Council and Management of Grooming People for Better Livelihood Centre (Grooming Centre), a leading Microfinance Institution in Nigeria, are pleased to announce the 2025 Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme. The aim of the scheme, which is the seventh in the series, is to catalyze research and knowledge development in the areas of financial inclusion, microfinance, rural development, social enterprise, MSMEs, technological development, digital finance, youth in development, women in development, or any other research that is aimed at lifting people out of poverty.

ELIGIBILITY:

The applicant must either be a student at the undergraduate or postgraduate level in a Nigerian tertiary institution whose research study covers any of such areas as financial inclusion, microfinance, rural development, social enterprise, MSMEs, technological development, digital finance, youth in development, women in development, or any other research that is aimed at lifting people out of poverty.

The focus of the research study must be relevant to the Nigerian context, practical, innovative, and capable of promoting any of the above areas of interest in the Nigerian space.

The research must show a high level of originality and imaginative thought and be data inclusive.

(There are no age, gender, religious, or ethnic barriers to application).

The applicant must be a student at an NUC/ NBTE approved Nigerian university or polytechnic.

The applicant must submit a written and signed recommendation from his/her project supervisor.

The applicant must submit a research concept of between 10-20 pages which will include an Introduction, Statement of the problem, Research Questions, Research Objectives, Significance of the Study, Operationalization of terms, Scope of the Study, Literature and theoretical review, Preamble, Conceptual literature, Empirical literature, Theoretical Orientation, Conceptual framework, Hypotheses, Methodology, Preamble, Research Design, Study area, Study population, Methods of data collection, Sample size and sampling technique, Reliability and Validity test, Methods of Data Analysis, Ethical Consideration, References-APA 6along with candidate’s personal profile.

Applicants’ empirical review must be between the timeframes of 2019 and 2025.

The candidate will also submit a final soft copy of the research project on completion of the study.

Applicants are required to submit their research project in Microsoft Word format, using Times New Roman font, size 12, and 1.5 line spacing.

There are no barriers to age, gender, religion, or ethnicity to the Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme.

BENEFIT:

The 2026 University Grant will be awarded to 100 undergraduate and 50 postgraduate students who are presently carrying out their research studies in the areas of financial inclusion, microfinance, rural development, social enterprise, MSMEs, technological development, digital finance, youth in development, women in development, or any other research that is aimed at lifting people out of poverty.

100: Undergraduates

50: Postgraduates

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