Allan and Nesta Ferguson 2025 Scholarship Program at University of East Anglia

Applications are open for the 2025 Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarship at the University of East Anglia

​The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Commonwealth Scholarships are available to international students who have applied to study a full-time on the MA Media and Global Development course in the School of Global Development at UEA.

The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarship in the UK for 2025, offered by the University of East Anglia (UEA), provides a fully funded amount of £39,456. This scholarship fully covers a one-year, full-time Master’s course in the School of Global Development at the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Eligibility Criteria for 2025 Allan and Nesta Ferguson Scholarship

Applicants must be a national of, or permanently domiciled, in one of the following countries*:

• Afghanistan
• Angola
• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Comoros
• Congo
• Congo (DRC)
• Côte d’Ivoir
• Djibouti
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Haiti
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Papua New Guinea
• Rwanda
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Solomon Islands
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Syria
• Tanzania
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Uganda
• Vanuatu
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Eligible Courses 

• MA Global Development (Part Time)
• MA Conflict, Governance and Global Development
• MA Global Development
• MSc Impact Evaluation for Global Development
• MA Media and Global Development
• MSc Global Media Economics
• MA Gender Analysis in Global Development
• MA Global Social Development
• MA Globalisation, Business and Sustainable Development
• MSc Climate Change and Global Development
• MA Global Development (January 2024 Start)
• MSc Environment and Global Development

Benefits

• Each scholarship will fund the student’s international tuition fees and provide them with a maintenance grant of £12,000 so that they can live in the UK and be able to cover the costs of living/ travel/ visa.
• This scholarship will be awarded on the basis of financial need to applicants from any of the listed countries.
• To be considered for this scholarship, you will need to apply by submitting an application form by the 12th December 2024.

Required Documents

To apply for the University of East Anglia Scholarship, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;

• Application Form
• Proof of Admission to the University of Sheffield
• Academic Transcripts
• Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Statement or Essay
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume
• Proof of English Proficiency (if applicable)
• Financial Documents (if required)

How to Apply

Click HERE to begin your application.

Deadline: December 12, 2024