Desmond Tutu/Church of Scotland Masters Scholarships 2021/22: Students from Africa are hereby invited to apply and be awarded the Desmond Tutu/Church of Scotland Masters Scholarship for a chance to study at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, fully-funded and all expense paid.
The scholarship will be awarded to a student from Africa who is accepted on a full-time basis for a one year postgraduate Masters programme of study within the School of Divinity and who has the official endorsement from the General Secretary or Principal Clerk of their Church.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): University of Edinburgh/Church of Scotland
Scholarships to be taken at: University of Edinburgh, UK.
Scholarship Type: Fully Funded Scholarships.
Scholarship level: Postgraduate (Masters)
Slots: Not stated.
Scholarship Worth: See scholarship benefits (below).
Scholarships Aimed at: Africans
Also See: Edinburgh MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program 2021/2022 for Africans
Desmond Tutu/Church of Scotland Masters Scholarships 2021/22 | ELIGIBILITY
The scholarship will be awarded to a student from Africa who is accepted on a full-time basis for a one year postgraduate Masters programme of study within the School of Divinity. Shortlisted candidates will be required to have the official endorsement from the General Secretary or the Principal Clerk of their Church.
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
The Award Benefits
The award will be tenable for one academic year and 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.
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Eligible applicants for the Desmond Tutu/Church of Scotland Masters Scholarships 2021 should complete an online scholarship application located in EUCLID and can be accessed via MyEd our web based information portal at https://www.myed.ed.ac.uk; Please note that:
- In order to gain access to the scholarship application system applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh.
- 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.
- When logging in to MyEd, you will need your University User Name and password. Please go to http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-systems/support-guidance if you require assistance.
Application Deadline: 23:59 GMT 05th April 2021.