Edinburgh Global Development Academy Master's Scholarships, University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh will offer 2 Master's scholarships covering the overseas rate of fee for students from less developed countries and 2 Master's scholarships covering the "home" rate of tuition fee for UK/EU students for eligible Master's programmes offered by the University.

Scholarships will be available for students pursuing one of the following Global Development Academy programmes:

• MSc Africa and International Development
• MSc Environment and Development
• MSc International Development
• MSc Science, Technology and International Development
• MSc South Asia and International Development

Each scholarship for students from less developed countries will cover the overseas rate of tuition fee, while a further two scholarships will cover the UK/EU rate of tuition fee only.

The scholarships covering the overseas arte of fee will be awarded to students who are accepted for admission onto an eligible Global Development Academy programme at the University of Edinburgh. Applicants must be both nationals of and resident in the the following countries:

• Afghanistan
• Angola
• Bangladesh
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cape Verde
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Comoros
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Djibouti
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Gambia
• Guinea
• Guinea Bissau
• Haiti
• Kribati
• Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Maldives
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Niger
• Rwanda
• Samoa
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• United Republic of Tanzania
• Vanuatu
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Countries listed above are defined as least developed nations by the United Nations Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings.

• United Nations Statistics Division

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent.

The application deadline for this award has now passed for session 2011-2012.

A Selection Committee will meet in May 2011 to select the scholarship holders. The winners of the scholarships will be announced by the end of May 2011.

This article was published on Apr 4, 2011