Are you a graduate student interested in getting a Masters degree at the University of Edinburgh? Then you should apply for the fully funded Desmond Tutu/Church of Scotland Masters Scholarship 2021/2022.
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.
Application Deadline: April 5, 2021
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Benefits
Successful applicants get a scholarship which covers:
- Full overseas tuition fee.
- Accommodation within a Church of Scotland flat within Edinburgh.
- £500 per calendar month for living costs.
- Visa costs.
- One return airfare.
- insurance from Church of Scotland business travel, underwritten by Aviva.
Eligibility
- The scholarship opportunity is open to :
- 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.
- Candidates with a Bachelor Degree equivalent to a UK first class or 2:1.
- 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
Requirements/Specifications/Terms and Conditions
Awards are made on the basis of academic merit.
Applicants need to have the official endorsement from the General Secretary or Principal Clerk of their Church.
To gain access to the scholarship application system, applicants should have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh.
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Application Instructions
Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application. Click here to apply for the Scholarship
NOTE: After the submission of an application for admission, it can take up to ten working days for all system checks to be completed and for access to be granted.
About the Desmond Tutu/Church of Scotland Masters Scholarship
The Desmond Tutu/Church of Scotland Masters scholarship was set up in 2009 to commemorate the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred by the University on the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu.
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.
Key Dates and Order of Program
The Deadline is April 5, 2021
The University of Edinburgh is located in Scotland
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