Study In UK: 2022 Desmond Tutu/Church of Scotland Masters Scholarship for African Students
The Desmond Tutu/Church of Scotland Masters scholarship will be awarded to a student from Africa who is accepted on a full-time basis for a one-year postgraduate Masters program of study within the School of Divinity and who has the official endorsement from the General Secretary or Principal Clerk of their Church.
This 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.
During the graduation ceremony, Archbishop Tutu spoke of the historic links between Africa and the University of Edinburgh: “Some of our first black physicians were people who had trained here and there is a long tradition that links this university with our part of the world.”
Scholarship Details:
Students receive their IMES when they enter their first year at UBC, and the scholarships are renewable for up to three additional years of study.
The number and level of these scholarships awarded each year vary, depending on available funding.
Scholarship Requirements:
The scholarship will be awarded to a student from Africa who is accepted on a full-time basis for a one-year postgraduate Masters program of study within the School of Divinity. Shortlisted candidates will require to have the official endorsement from the General Secretary or the Principal Clerk of their Church.
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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
Eligibility Criteria
The scholarship will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit with candidates requiring a Bachelor’s Degree equivalent to a UK first-class or 2:1 Honours degree.
Scholarship Duration and Reward
The scholarship will cover:
- 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.
The award will be tenable for one academic year.
How To Apply
In order to gain access to the scholarship application system, applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh. Please note that, following 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.
The online scholarship application form is located in EUCLID and can be accessed via MyEd our web-based information portal.
When logging in to MyEd, you will need your University User Name and password. If you require assistance, please go here.
The scholarship deadline is 6th April 2022 at 23:59 GMT.
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