Standard
Bank Derek Cooper Scholarships 2016

Background

In addition to the
Mandela Magdalene Scholarship, Three Standard Bank Derek Cooper Africa
Scholarships will be awarded annually to African students commencing an MPhil
programme, also with the aim of enhancing the skills of oustanding African
students to enable them to contribute to the future growth of their countries.
The successful candidates will have gained a First class or High Second class
BA honours degree or equivalent by 1 October 2016. 

Eligibility

The scholarships aim
to support African graduate students of outstanding academic merit and
leadership potential, orindarily resident in Angola, Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania,
Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Preference will be
given to students ordinarily resident in Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique,
Nigeria and South Africa who have been accepted to undertake MPhils in
Economics, Education, Engineering for Sustainable Development, Finance and
Management. Applicants to the MBA and MFin are not eligible.

Award holders will
be expected to return to their countries to work or study after completing
their course at Cambridge.

Value

The scholarships are
full awards that cover:

• University
  Composition Fee at the overseas rate
• Full
  maintenance grant for a single person
• £2,500
  travel and settling in allowance 

Application
Procedure

Those wishing to be
considered for a Standard Bank Derek Cooper Scholarship must apply to the Board
of Graduate Studies, 4 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RZ, for admission to the
University as a Graduate Student using the GRADSAF applicationform  which is
obtainable online or in hard copy from the Board. Candidates should submit
their GRADSAF application forms to the Board not later than 2 December 2015.

All candidates must
also complete a Standard Bank Derek Cooper Scholarship application form which
can be downloaded here
or obtained from Ms C. Percival, the Graduate Tutor’s Assistant, Tutorial
Office, Magdalene College, Cambridge CB3 0AG. Applications can be submitted in
electronic form or in hard copy (6 copies) to the Graduate Tutor’s Assistant
(lacp1@cam.ac.uk) by 27 May 2016. References must be received
electronically or in hard copy by the closing date and applicants should ensure
that their nominated referees keep to the application deadline. Incomplete or
late applications will not normally be accepted.

Preference will be
given to those nominating Magdalene as their first-choice College. The outcome
of the competition should be known by 29 July 2016.

AKB, September 2015