Here is a list of fully-funded scholarships that will make your dreams for studying in the UK achievable:
The Chevening Scholarships
These scholarships are offered by the UK government to individuals with impressive academic results who demonstrate high leadership potential. Recipients of the scholarships are personally selected by British Embassies around the world. Future decision-makers have a chance to develop academically, create professional networks, experience the UK culture, and much more. The scholarship program offers financial support to study for a one-year Master’s degree at any of the UK’s leading universities, with over 1,500 Chevening Scholarships offered globally during every academic cycle.
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship supports exceptional young people for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford, and actively fosters lifelong learning and fellowship. The program only applies to BAs with Senior status, 1-year taught Master’s (may progress to another Master’s or Ph.D. degree), 2-year MPhil/BPhil or MSc by research, and a 3-year DPhil. That said, this scholarship will not be given to students pursuing MFE/MBA, MPP-MBA/MFE combination, a 4-year accelerated Graduate entry course to Medicine, or a 4-year Ph.D. program.
The Commonwealth Scholarships
Commonwealth Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development, and are offered to citizens from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries. The majority of Scholarships are funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship program was established in October 2000 by a donation of US$210m from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge; this is the largest ever single donation to a UK university. The first class of scholars came into residence in October 2001. A Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge. It also provides additional, discretionary funding.
GREAT Scholarships
GREAT scholarships are offered to students who wish to take a 1-year postgraduate degree in the UK. To apply for this UK scholarship, the student must be a citizen/resident of these eligible countries: China, India, Ghana, Indonesia, Egypt, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, Mexico, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.
Clarendon Scholarship at University of Oxford
The Clarendon Scholarship Fund is a prestigious graduate scholarship scheme offering around 140 new scholarships every year to eligible graduate applicants (including international students) at the University of Oxford. Clarendon Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and potential across all degree-bearing subjects at the graduate level at the University of Oxford. The scholarships cover tuition and college fees in full and a generous grant for living expenses.
Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships
The University of Edinburgh will offer 30 scholarships to outstanding overseas students who intends to pursue a PhD Research Programme in any field of study offered by the University. Each scholarship covers the difference between the tuition fee for a UK/EU graduate student and that chargeable to an overseas graduate student. The awards do not cover maintenance expenses.
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