Scholarship for the academic year 2010/11 to Tanzanian citizens in UK

Scholarship for the academic year 2010/11 to Tanzanian citizens in UK

The University of Edinburgh will offer a Scholarship to a student from Tanzania for postgraduate Master’s study in any subject offered by the University for the 2010-2011 academic session. The Julius Nyerere Master’s Scholarship will cover the full overseas tuition fee, living costs of £10,000, and a return flight from Tanzania to the UK. In 2010-2011 the tuition fees and living costs will be covered by the University of Edinburgh, while the return flights will be covered by the Tanzania Edinburgh Community Association.

Eligibility:

1. The scholarship will be awarded to a Tanzanian citizen who is normally resident in Tanzania, and who is accepted for admission on a full-time basis for a postgraduate Master’s programme of study at the University of Edinburgh.
2. Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.

Selection Process:
The scholarship will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit with candidates requiring a Bachelor Degree equivalent to a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree.

How to Apply:

1. Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application
2. Alternatively applicants can request a paper application form from:

The Scholarships and Student Finance Office
The University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh EH8 9YL
E-mail: scholarships@ed.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 131 651 4070

Application Form:
Please visit http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/online.cfm

Application Deadline:
1 April 2010

Source:
http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/internat/nyerere.htm