The DPU70 Scholarships are powered by The Bartlett Promise Scholarship, and funded by The Bartlett Development Planning Unit.
The DPU70 Masters Scholarships are intended to go some small way to helping to support the collaborations that are so fundamental to Africa as a continent.
Type: Masters
Application Deadline: April 3, 2024
Value & Duration of Award:
- Full overseas tuition fees
- An annual allowance of £16,008 to cover living and study expenses
- A flight to/from the UK,
- UK Study Visa costs,
- English language assessment costs,
- Health test costs and the NHS Immigration Health Supplement charge.
- All Promise scholars, including DPU70 scholars, will also receive on-going academic and career support during their study.
Eligible Countries: Sub Saharan African Countries
- Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo,
- Djibouti, Republic of Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
- Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
- Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Eligibility:
- Be a national of one of a Sub Saharan African country and resident in an eligible SSA country
- Not hold a British or dual British citizenship
- Have an offer of admission to a master’s course at The Bartlett Development Planning Unit for study in the 2024-25 academic year
- Be in financial need as assessed by UCL
In addition to these, candidates should ideally also meet at least one of the additional criteria:
- Be a forced migrant
- Be the first generation in the family to attend university at undergraduate level
- Be the first generation in family to attend university at postgraduate level.
How To Apply: Click on “Apply For This Scholarship” below
Source: https://www.ucl.ac.uk
