95 Full Scholarships in UK for Students from African and Developing Countries [Updated]

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    UN-Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme in Ocean Affairs for Coastal Developing Countries

The UN-Nippon Fellowship Programme is funded by The Nippon Foundation of Japan and implemented by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DAOLOS), with the assistance of the Training and Fellowships Section of the United Nations Division for Economic and Social Affairs.

Previous Application Deadline: 11 September

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  1. Eni Scholarship at University of Oxford

St Antony’s College Oxford in partnership with the international integrated energy company Eni, offers three students from African universities in Angola, Ghana & Nigeria, the opportunity of fully funded scholarships, including fees and living expenses, to undertake postgraduate study at the Master’s level at the University of Oxford UK. The Eni Masters scholarship is aimed to Strengthening African Leadership.

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Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application Deadline: January (for application to Oxford); 22 March (for the scholarship)

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  1. Swire / Oxford & Cambridge Society of Kenya Scholarships

St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, in partnership with the Swire Educational Trust and the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Kenya, is offering one scholarship a year to a student from Kenya reading for one year Master’s degree.

Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application deadline: from 1 September to late January

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  1. Reach Oxford Scholarships for Low Income Countries

A number of Oxford colleges offer Reach Oxford scholarships (formerly Oxford Student Scholarships) to students from low income countries who, for political or financial reasons, or because standard educational facilities do not exist, cannot study for a degree in their own countries. Scholarship winners will study at University of Oxford, UK under any undergraduate course of study, except Medicine due to the course length and expense.

Level of study: Undergraduate degree

Previous Application Deadline: 1 February

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  1. African Humanities Research Fund for African Students

The African Studies Committee invites applications for the ORISHA Studentship for research in the Humanities in Africa from persons who will be registered as graduate students of the University of Oxford

Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application Deadline: 18 January

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  1. Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme

The Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme cultivates the leaders of tomorrow from transition and emerging economies by providing outstanding university graduates and young professionals with the opportunity to pursue fully funded graduate studies at the University of Oxford and access to a comprehensive programme of leadership development, long-term mentoring and networking.

Level of study: Masters and PhD

Previous Application Deadline: 6 January for Medical Sciences and Philosophy; 20 January for all other subjects)

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  1. Oppenheimer Fund Scholarships for South African Students

Harry Frederick Oppenheimer was a noted South African businessman, philanthropist, and opponent of apartheid. In 1993 he endowed the Oppenheimer Fund at University of Oxford. The Fund promotes links between the University of Oxford and South African Universities. It does this by supporting academic exchanges between Oxford and South Africa, and assisting students ordinarily resident in South Africa wishing to pursue graduate study at Oxford.

Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application Deadline: January

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Visit www.afterschoolafrica.com/731/ for update on this scholarship

  1. Rhodes Trust Scholarships for International students

Each year, the Rhodes scholarship is offered to 83 Rhodes Scholars selected from 14 countries or groupings of countries around the world to study for postgraduate degree at university of Oxford. They are outstanding young women and men of diverse backgrounds and interests who show strong potential to be public-spirited leaders for the world’s future.

Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application Deadline: contact employer for details

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  1. Wolfson Full Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities

The Wolfson Foundation seek to support excellence through the Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in Humanities for international students at University of Oxford. Doctoral (DPhil) research Scholarships in Humanities for students of all nationality to study in one of nine selected Universities including University of Oxford, UK

Level of study: Masters and PhD

Previous Application Deadline: 4 or 18 January depending on your course

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  1. Clarendon Fund Scholarship for International Students

This program offers around 140 new, fully-funded scholarships each year to academically outstanding graduate students, as well as providing a lively and stimulating community of scholars.

Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application Deadline: Opens from September to 4 or 18th January

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  1. Waverley Fund Scholarship in African Studies

The Waverley Fund will award scholarship in academic year for Masters (MSc) in African Studies to academically excellent students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have shown the potential to make a significant contribution in their future careers. The African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, UK, was launched in October 2004, and attracts extremely high quality graduates. The Centre is a unit of the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies (SIAS), a department in the Social Sciences Division.

Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application Deadline: 4 or 18 January

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  1. Polonsky Foundation Grants for International Graduate Students

The Lincoln College, at University of Oxford offers the Polonsky Foundation Grants for International Graduate Students. Three Grants are available. Applicants must hold a place, or an offer of a place, at Lincoln College before applying. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application by July 1st of the year of application.

Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application Deadline: 1 June

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  1. Mica and Ahmed Ertegun Graduate Scholarships Programme – Humanities

The University of Oxford has established, The Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme in the Humanities, with 15 scholarships a year and will eventually be endowed in perpetuity to award at least 35 graduate humanities scholarships annually.

Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application Deadline: 04 & 18 January and 08 March

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  1. Kufuor Postgraduate Scholarship for Ghanaian Students at Exeter College, Oxford

Exeter College, University of Oxford offers the Kufuor Scholarships (linked to a Clarendon Award) for a top Ghanaian student who wishes to undertake a graduate degree at Exeter College, following a generous gift made by the Kufuor Biographical Project to celebrate the leadership of President Kufuor in Ghana and to mark Ghana’s 50th Independence Anniversary

Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application Deadline

Application opens from 1 September

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  1. Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarships (OCISS)

The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarship (OCISS) was established to allow Muslim graduates to pursue postgraduate degree in study of benefit to the Muslim world. The Centre provides a meeting point for the western and Islamic worlds of learning.

Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application Deadline: 4 January for Medical sciences and Philosophy; and 18 January for all other subjects (varies)

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  1. Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Gates Cambridge Scholarships are highly competitive full-cost scholarships. They are awarded to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. The programme aims to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others.

Level of study: Masters and PhD degree

Previous Application Deadline: 2 December

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  1. MPhil in Conservation Leadership Scholarships for Developing Countries

University of Cambridge offers Scholarship for MPhil Programme in Conservation Leadership to Support Students from Less Developed and Developing Countries, UK. Two scholarship programmes have been generously established to support students from less developed and developing countries that are rich in biodiversity, to attend the MPhil in Conservation Leadership.

Level of study: MPhil degree

Previous Application Deadline: 30th March

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  1. Microsoft Research PhD Scholarships Programme

The Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship Programme in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) was launched in 2004 and has so far supported more than 200 PhD students across the region. Each year by September, PhD supervisors from academic institutions in EMEA submit their proposals for collaborative research projects with Microsoft Research Cambridge.

Level of study: PhD degree

Previous Application Deadline: 25 September

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  1. UK Clutton-Brock Scholarship for Zimbabwean Students

The object of this scholarship scheme is to establish – as a permanent memorial to the late Guy Clutton Brock, Hero of Zimbabwe and graduate of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge – scholarships at postgraduate level in the University of Cambridge for the benefit of students from Zimbabwe.

Level of study: Masters and PhD degree

Previous Application Deadline: 3 December

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  1. Mandela Magdalene College Scholarship for South Africa

The Mandela Magdalene College Scholarships were announced in March 1995 when Nelson Mandela, then President of The Republic of South Africa, agreed to lend his name to the initiative.
The scheme results from collaboration between Mr. Chris von Christierson and other benefactors, the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Level of study: Masters degree

Previous Application Deadline: 3 December

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Visit www.afterschoolafrica.com/739/ for update on this scholaship

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