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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition fees + stipend
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- other
Description
The Centre of African Studies is delighted to announce the Nyerere Scholarship for an applicant to our MSc in Africa and International Development.
The Nyerere Scholarship provides funding for a talented Tanzanian student to follow in Nyerere’s footsteps and study at the University of Edinburgh. The scholarship offers a one-year postgraduate scholarship for a student domiciled in Tanzania to study the multidisciplinary MSc in Africa and International Development. This postgraduate programme is based in the University of Edinburgh’s Centre of African Studies, Europe’s leading centre for the study of Africa. The award is open to high-achieving applicants who are either: 1) currently studying at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), or recent UDSM graduates (within the previous 4 years).
Benefits
The scholarship will cover Tuition Fees and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate (amount to be advised; for reference, this is £20,780 in 2025/26). The annual stipend will be paid into the awardee’s UK bank account in monthly instalments following full matriculation, with the first 3 months paid in advance.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be Tanzanian citizens domiciled in Tanzania, who have graduated from the University of Dar es Salaam within the last four years (from 2022) or will be graduating from the University of Dar es Salaam prior to the 2026/2027 academic year. The award will be made to a student who is accepted onto the full-time MSc Africa and International Development programme.
- The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic excellence. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, the equivalent of a UK first class or 2.1 Honours degree at undergraduate level in a Humanities or Social Science subject.
- In order to gain access to the scholarship application system, applicants must have first applied for admission to the full-time MSc Africa and International Development programme.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
International Development
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Tanzanian
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
The deadline for applying for this Scholarship has now passed.