Scholarships Merit-based
The University of Edinburgh

The Desmond Tutu/Church of Scotland Masters Scholarship

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Any
Disciplines
Various benefits
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
05 Apr 2024
Application deadline

About

The University of Edinburgh can support you financially if you are admitted to one of its study programmes as an international student.

The University of Edinburgh awards scholarships, bursaries, tuition fee reductions and discounts that help you cover existing tuition and living costs. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Unknown

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction
  • accommodation
  • other

Description

The scholarship will be awarded to a student from Africa who is accepted on a full-time basis for a one year postgraduate Masters programme of study within the School of Divinity and who has the official endorsement from the General Secretary or Principal Clerk of their Church.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The scholarship will cover:

Full overseas tuition fee

Accommodation within a Church of Scotland flat within Edinburgh

Visa costs

One return airfare

Insurance from Church of Scotland business travel, underwritten by Aviva.

Eligibility

  • The scholarship will be awarded to a student from Africa who is accepted on a full-time basis for a one year postgraduate Masters programme of study within the School of Divinity commencing in September.

Shortlisted candidates will require to have the official endorsement from the General Secretary or the Principal Clerk of their Church.

  • Applicants must be a member of a Church of Scotland partner church in Africa.  Eligible partner churches are:
  • Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana
  • Presbyterian Church of Ghana
  • Presbyterian Church of East Africa
  • Synod of the Nile of the Evangelical Church of Egypt
  • Church of Central Africa Presbyterian
  • Igreja Evangelica de Cristo em Mocambique
  • Presbyterian Church of Nigeria
  • Presbyterian Church of South Sudan
  • The Programme of Christian Muslim Relations in Africa'
  • United Church of Zambia
  • Uniting Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa 
  • The scholarship will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit with candidates requiring an undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

United Kingdom

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

05 Apr 2024

The scholarship will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit with candidates requiring an undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree.

Financing

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