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University of Sheffield

Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust masters scholarships

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Multiple disciplines
Disciplines
12500 GBP
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
14 May 2027
Application deadline

About

The University of Sheffield has a strong commitment to international development. One of the themes of their strategy is ‘celebrating, promoting and increasing the volume of the work that they do, to improve the lives of others through their international relationships, locally and abroad’.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit and need based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Full tuition waiver + £12,500 maintenance stipend

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction
  • living expenses
  • accommodation
  • other

Description

Building on this commitment the University, in collaboration with the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust and the Sheffield Institute for International Development, is now able to offer three scholarships per year targeted at international students from developing countries for a number of courses that are affiliated with the Sheffield Institute for International Development.

Benefits

  • A full tuition fee waiver
  • A £12,500 maintenance stipend 

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply, you must;

  • hold an offer to study one of the courses listed below at the University of Sheffield  academic year by 7th May. Please note that course applications can take up to four weeks to process. 
    • International Development MSc
    • International Law and Global Justice LLM 
    • International Political Economy MA
    • Global Journalism MA
    • International Public and Political Communication MA;
  • not already hold a qualification that is of an equivalent or higher level to the course you are applying for. This includes courses studied online;
  • not have previously studied outside of your country of residence;
  • you must be permanently domiciled in one of the countries or territories listed below. These are countries that are classified as low or lower middle income countries by the World Bank

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Multiple disciplines

Locations

United Kingdom

Nationality

86 nationalities

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

14 May 2027

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to apply on Friday 14 May.

If you have not been contacted on this date unfortunately you have not been selected. Due to the number of applicants we have we are not able to provide feedback on why individuals have been shortlisted or not. 

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