UK Postgraduate Scholarship List

On from the last post, here is the post graduate scholarship list

 Postgraduate Scholarship List

• 9/11 Scholarships: Scholarships cover funding for full-time study leading to a degree at undergraduate or master's level (or equivalent further education) at recognised higher education institutes in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

• ABCC-The Said Foundation: Up to three full scholarships are awarded in October to students from The Levant (they need to be Jordanian, Lebanese, Syrian or Palestinian, including Palestinians inside Israel) and be residents of the Middle East. These scholarships are awarded to students on one-year Masters courses, who fulfill the requirements of both The Said Foundation and the ABCFF.

• Africa Educational Trust: Various scholarships that may be limited to specific geographic areas on specific subjects.

• Aga Khan Foundation: Scholarships for Master's or PhD students from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Syria, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Madagascar, France, Portugal, UK, USA and Canada.

• The Ahmad Mustafa Abu-Hakima Bursary: Recipients must use the award towards a full-time Masters programme that includes studying the history of the modern Arab world. Applicants must possess a good honours degree from a UK university or an equivalent institution recognised by SOAS. Open to UK/EU and Overseas applicants

• Alban Scholarship Award: Scholarships for nationals of 18 eligible Latin American countries to study a postgraduate program in Europe.

• All Saints Educational Trust: The All Saints Educational Trust makes personal grant awards to teachers, intending teachers and students in Religious Studies, Home Economics and related areas. Corporate awards are made for imaginative new projects which will enhance the Church's contribution to higher and further education. 

• Altajir Trust: Scholarships for graduates and in some cases undergraduates from Arab countries to study at British universities. Students should normally be of Arab nationality, be resident in an Arab country and not hold British residency

• American Association of University Women (AAUW): Various fellowships for women.

• The Anglo-Jewish Association Financial aid to Jewish students in financial need to enter further education or studying for full-time degrees at universities in the UK.

• Apple WWDC Student Scholarship Program: This program provides selected students with the opportunity to receive a free ticket to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Full or part-time students who are either an iOS Developer University Program member, Mac Developer Program member, or ADC Student member are eligible. Don't miss your chance to work with and meet the Apple engineers responsible for the powerful technologies in iOS and Mac OS X.

• Arab-British Chamber of Commerce: Support available for Arab nationals with citizenship of a member State of the Arab League who come to Britain temporarily for the sole purpose of undertaking university studies as an overseas student and who are committed to returning home to a country in the Arab world, on completion of their study programme. These scholarships are for studies only at a British university leading to a postgraduate degree qualification such as Masters, MPhil, PhD.

• Arab Student Aid International (ASAI): Financial aid for Arab citizens to complete a Master’s or PhD program.

• Argo Global: Various scholarships for undergraduate-degree holders from Spanish universities to study in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.

• The Arts and Humanities Research Council: Several avenues of postgraduate funding available through the AHRC.

• The Beit Trust : Scholarship for postgraduate studies or research for graduates who are domiciled in Malawi, Zambia or Zimbabwe to study at a university in the United Kingdom, Ireland or South Africa.

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Various scholarships for U.S. nationals and foreign students to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies.

• Blakemore Foundation: 1 yr. language study abroad for graduates using Asian languages in their careers.

• The British Academy: The British Academy offers grants for post-doctoral research in the humanities and the social sciences.

• Booz & Company Award Programme for Women in Europe: Any female enrolled at London Business School who has a strong interest in working in one of Booz & Company's European offices for the summer. Applicants must be fluent in English as well as in the language of the preferred office.

• British Chevening Scholarships: Scholarships are given to students from all over the world and either fully or partly pay for international students studying postgraduate degrees in the UK for a year. It is aimed at students with great potential to become future leaders in their profession.

• British Federation of Women Graduates : Scholarships for women in their third year of doctoral studies or part-time students at an equivalent stage of studies who are registered at a university in England, Wales or Scotland (not Northern Ireland).

• British Universities Brunei Association: Scholarships are offered to Bruneians at all levels of education, from ‘A’ levels and diplomas to postgraduate taught and research courses.

• Canon Collins Trust: Scholarships for one-year Master’s courses for students from southern Africa.

• CASTME Scholarship: There is one general scholarship, ie. students from any Commonwealth country may apply, and two others for students from Mauritius and Antigua. Candidates will need to show how this award will enable them to enhance the teaching of Science, Technology or Mathematics in their home country.

• Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP): Scholarships are awarded to citizens of Commonwealth countries and pay for travel, fees and living expenses for postgraduate students for one to three years. The scheme is aimed at students who are expected to make an important contribution to their home country after studying in the UK.

• Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme: This scheme is from the same organisation but is specifically designed for students from developing Commonwealth countries who want to study in the UK but cannot afford to.

• Council of European Studies Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowships: Fellowships for doctoral students working on general topics in European studies.

• CV Starr Scholarship: The scholarship is available for a one year taught masters programme in any subject. Applicants need to be nationals of Burma, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

• Dale Fridell Scholarships: The scholarship is open to anyone currently attending or aspiring to attend a university, college, trade school, technical institute, vocational training or other post-secondary education program in the 2010-11 academic year. The scholarship is awarded four times annually.

• Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards (DHPA): Grants for students from India, China, Hong Kong, South Africa, Brazil, Russia and the developing world to come and study for PhDs in top-rated UK research facilities.

• Eastern Europe Scholarship: The University of Westminster awards a scholarship covering full tuition fee waiver, accommodation at International Students House, living expenses and flights to and from London. Students from Eastern Europe who hold an offer for any full-time Masters degree at the university are welcome to apply.

• Education for Sustainable Energy Development (ESED) Scholarship: Scholarships for students who plan to undertake studies at the Masters level in areas directly related to sustainable energy development. Recipients must be citizens of the developing countries and territories identified for OECD official development aid.

• ESSKA Scholarship: The ESSKA Scholarship programme is reserved for young colleagues who strongly wish to enlarge and improve their knowledge and competencies in orthopaedic sports medicine, knee surgery and arthroscopy. The scholarship allows the scholars to visit highly qualified teaching surgeons and recognized sports medicine centres in Western Europe for several weeks.

• Faculty for the Future Fellowships : Grants for women who are citizens of developing countries for a PhD degree or Post-doctoral research in the physical sciences or related disciplines.

• The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program: Scholarships for advanced study awarded to exceptional individuals that must be resident nationals or residents of Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Vietnam.

• The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: Google Anita Borg Scholarship recipients will each receive a financial award for the academic year. A group of female undergraduate and graduate students will be chosen from the applicant pool, and scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate's academic background and demonstrated leadership.

• The Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities: Scholarships available for university students in Europe who are studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics or a close related field, and who have a disability.

• Gordon Memorial College Trust Fund : Grants for educational projects in Sudan and for Sudanese nationals studying for a postgraduate course in the UK who intend to return to Sudan at the end of their studies.

• The Harold Wright Scholarship and the Sarah and William Holmes Scholarship: Scholars will conduct an intensive study of prints at the British Museum, London, for a period of up to twelve months. The Scholarships cover board and lodging and other necessary living expenses. The Scholarships are available to undergraduates or graduates of Australian or New Zealand Universities, or to other persons deemed by the Selection Committee to be of sufficient scholarly standard.

• IBM PhD Fellowship Awards: Scholarships for exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many academic disciplines and areas of study. These include: computer science and engineering, electrical and mechanical engineering, physical sciences, mathematical sciences, business sciences, and service science, management, and engineering (SSME). 

• ICO Foundation: Various scholarships in the fields of museography and Asia-Pacific studies. Some scholarships are only available to Spanish citizens or foreign citizens with residence in Spain.

• IDB-Japan Scholarship Program: Students from any of the Bank's borrowing member countries, which include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru and the Caribbean.

• The IET Ambition Awards: Various scholarships available for accredited courses at UK universities. International students who are or who will be studying in the UK are welcome to apply, subject to visa requirements.

• IFUW International Fellowships: All applicants must be women graduates and either a member of one of IFUW's 72 national federations and associations or, if living in a country where there is not yet a national affiliate, an independent member of IFUW, or an international individual member of IFUW. All candidates must have obtained admission to the proposed place of study prior to applying to IFUW's competition.

• IIE Management Scholarship: To encourage corporate members of the Institution of Incorporated Engineers to undertake formal management training leading to award of MBA or similar qualification

• Instituto Ling/Gouvêa Vieira: Scholarships for Brazilian citizens to study a Master’s in Law (LLM), Journalism, and Engineering in the United States or Europe.

• International Federation of University Women: Fellowships, grants, scholarships and stipends for women and girls for primary and secondary education, undergraduate studies and postgraduate research, study and training.

• International Students House: A residential scholarship will be awarded to students from a developing or emerging country that intend to return on completion of their studies. Preference will be given to postgraduate students, students on a course with a relevant application to developing countries, students with good proven academic record, and students at a publicly funded tertiary level educational institution in London. Students must study in one of our member institutions.

• IVEX Scholarships: Various scholarships to train individuals younger than 30 in human resources professionally oriented to internationalization.

• J. W. Saxe Memorial Fund: A prize of two thousand dollars will be awarded to one or more undergraduate or postgraduate students involved in public service. The award is meant to enable the student to gain practical experience in public service by taking a no-pay or low-pay job or internship during a summer or other term. Preference will be given applicants who have already found such a position, but who require additional funds.

• Karim Rida Said Foundation (KRSF): Nationals of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine or Syria, normally resident in the Arab world and not holding any form of British residency. They must be able to demonstrate that their chosen course of study will be of use to their home country or the Middle Eastern region.

• KLI Academic Award: The Kor Memorial Scholarship: A $500 award available to an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing language studies.

• Kodak Scholarship Program: These highly competitive awards are given to full-time undergraduate or graduate students demonstrating superior professional filmmaking production skills and creativity along with academic success. Participating worldwide colleges and universities that offer a degree or diploma program in film, film production, or cinematography may nominate up to two students each year for consideration. Eligible institutions are colleges and universities in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belize, Benelux, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. 

• MAEC-AECID Scholarships: Various scholarships for Spanish and foreign citizens granted by the Spanish Ministry of External Affairs.

• Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation Studentship: Studentships to support successful applicants who have been accepted to do a Masters degree in economics, finance or a similar subject at a leading British university or business school.

• Mary Trevelyan Fund: This is a hardship fund available to students from developing countries* who have found themselves in unexpected financial difficulties during the final year of their studies in London. Students must be studying at a publicly funded Institution in London with membership to ISH. * excludes North America, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, and all countries in the European Economic Area, plus Switzerland.

• Mohamedali Karimjee Trust: Grants to African students for study in the UK. Contact: Karimjee Jivanjee & Co UK, 21 Whitefriars Street, London. EC4Y 8JJ.

• Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Fellows: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation offers graduate scholarships for Arab students through its Fellows Programme. The Programme aims at developing the knowledge capabilities of talented youth across the Arab World, by offering scholarships to pursue Master's Degree programmes in Business Administration (MBA), Public Administration (MPA), Public Policy (MPP) and Finance at leading international universities.

• Open Society Foundations UK Scholarship Programs : One-year master's scholarships in the social sciences and humanities, as well as PhD studies, at various graduate institutions in the UK for students and scholars from select non-EU countries in Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, Mongolia, and the former Soviet Union.

• Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORSA): For international postgraduate students to conduct research at well-established UK academic institutions.

• The National Potato Council: The National Potato Council awards one $5,000 scholarship to a graduate student pursuing advanced studies in Agribusiness which enhance the Potato Industry. Selection is based on academic achievement, leadership abilities and potato-related areas of graduate study.

• Postgraduate Solutions Study Bursaries: Various scholarships for postgraduate students in the U.K. and continental Europe.

• The Richard Metzler and Roland Berger AMCF Scholarships: Scholarships for students currently pursuing an MBA at a leading institution of higher learning.

• Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships : Scholarships for 1 academic year abroad for students that have completed at least two years of university.

• Samsung Electronics Global Scholarship: The scholarship is offered to all final year undergraduates in areas of Business studies, Languages, Economics to pursue a MBA Degree at the Graduate School of Business, Sung Kyun Kwan (SKK) University - a newly established business school in collaboration with Samsung Group and MIT Sloan School of Management in Seoul. Scholars will have to sign a four year contract to work in Samsung Electronics (two years in HQ, Korea and two years at the regional headquarters/overseas subsidiary) upon completion of the Master Program. Internship will be offered at Samsung Electronics in Korea and the regional headquarters during Summer & Winter Vacation.

• Scotland’s Saltire Scholarships: Each year 200 awards are given to postgraduate students from Canada, China, India and the USA who want to study at a Scottish university. Scholarships are awarded based on academic excellence and are open to students studying in any subject area. 

• S. H. A. Ziauddin Trust: Awards for up to £500 are available to anyone studying, or wishing to study, on courses in science, agriculture or environmental protection, and willing to use their skills for the benefit of the peoples of the Indian sub-continent (i.e. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) will be considered at all times of the year. Applicants should write for an application form to R B Viccajee, Secretary, giving brief details about themselves, their course and their future plans. If appropriate, and application form and explanatory letter will be sent to them in response to which they can give further details. Contact: R B Viccajee, Secretary, PO Box 777, Guildford GU2 7GW, UK.

• The Shropshire Group, Inc: The Shropshire Group, Inc., is an educational nonprofit corporation aimed at providing the academic and financial resources to minority students for admission into law school. 

• Sir Arthur Sims Travelling Scholarship: The scholarship is open to graduates of Australian universities who can demonstrate outstanding academic merit and promise. Applicants need to have been born in Australia or have parents who have been Australian residents for seven years or more, with their period of residence commencing within three years of the birth of the applicant. Applicants must be planning to undertake graduate study or research in Great Britain.

• Sir Charles Bright Scholarship: The Scholarships are awarded to disabled persons undertaking post secondary education, whether at University, TAFE or other recognised educational institutions.

• Spanish Institute of Foreign Commerce (ICEX): Various scholarships for EU citizens in the field of international commerce.

• The Swedish Institute Scholarships: Various grants for study and research in Sweden.

• Tylenol Scholarships: Scholarships for students pursuing a career in healthcare.

• United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Fellowship: Nationals of developing countries already holding/soon to hold functions important for the industrial development of their countries. Must have adequate education and practical experience in the chosen field of study.

• The Wellcome Trust: Various fellowships available for young scientists.

• Windle Trust International: Postgraduate sponsorship of refugees and internally displaced people from the Horn and East Africa at universities in the UK.

• Wingate Scholarships: Wingate Scholarships are awarded to outstanding individuals of great potential or proven excellence who need financial support to undertake creative or original work of intellectual, scientific, artistic, social or environmental value and to musicians for advanced training. Applicants need to be at least 24. They must be citizens of the UK, the Commonwealth, Israel or Ireland, or citizens of Council of Europe member countries (provided they have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least 3 years).

• The World Bank Scholarship and Fellowships Program: Various scholarships for postgraduate students from developing countries.

• Zonta International: The Fellowships are granted annually to women pursuing graduate Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering.