Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships at University of Sheffield, UK

Allan
& Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships

The University of
Sheffield has a strong commitment to International Development. One of the
themes of the University’s strategy is ‘celebrating, promoting and increasing
the volume of the work that we do to improve the lives of others through our
international relationships, locally and abroad’. Building on this commitment
the University, in collaboration with the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable
Trust and the Sheffield Institute for International D

evelopment, is now able to
offer 12 scholarships (over 3 years) targeted at international students from
developing countries for a number of courses that are affiliated with the
Sheffield Institute for International Development.

2016
Scholarships

There are four
scholarships available to academically strong individuals from developing
countries. Each scholarship offers the following:

  • A full
    tuition fee waiver
  • Maintenance
    for University accommodation and a monthly stipend

Eligibility
criteria

  1. You
    must hold an offer for one of the following courses to study at the
    University of Sheffield in 2016 by Friday 29th April 2016:

    • MA
    Cities and Global Development

    MA
    International Development

    MSc in
    Environmental Change and International Development

    MPH in
    International Development

    MA
    in Globalisation and Development

    MA
    in Global Justice

    MA
    in International Relations

    MSc
    in International Social Change and Policy

  2. You
    must be classified as overseas for tuition fee purposes.
  3. You
    must be self-funded to receive this award, i.e. not funded by a research
    council, government, private enterprise, charity or any similar
    organisation.
  4. This
    scholarship cannot be awarded in conjunction with any other funding
    awards, either from the University of Sheffield or external sources.
  5. Your
    mode of attendance must be full time.
  6. You
    must begin your studies at the University of Sheffield in 2016. This
    scholarship cannot be deferred.
  7. Receipt
    of the scholarship is subject to successfully meeting any condition(s)
    attached to your offer before the deadline provided by the Admissions
    Service.
  8. Receipt
    of the scholarship is subject to successfully receiving a visa to study at
    the University in September 2016.
  9. You
    must be a national of, or permanently domiciled, in one of the following
    countries or territories:
Afghanistan
Angola
Armenia
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt

El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lesotho

Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal

Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
West Bank and Gaza Strip
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

How
to apply

You will be
automatically considered for the scholarship if you receive an offer to study
one of the eligible courses and you are a national of, or permanently domiciled
in, one of the eligible countries or territories. Your course application will
be assessed by a panel of academic judges to decide whether you will progress
to the final stage of the application process.

Please use our postgraduateonline application system to submit your application for an eligible
course.

Selection

If you are selected
for the final stage of the application process we will contact you by 13th May 2016.
At this point we may ask you to submit a short personal statement to support
your application.

If you do not
receive an email by Friday 20th May 2016 asking you to submit a personal
statement for the Allan & Nesta Ferguson Scholarship you have not been
selected for this award.

If you have any
questions about this award please email internationalscholarships@sheffield.ac.uk

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