Ferguson Scholarships for African National at SOAS University of London 2013

Scholarship Name: Ferguson Scholarships for African Nationals

Brief description

Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable trust offers the Ferguson Scholarships for African national at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at University of London UK 2013/2014

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Accepted Subject Areas?

    Full-time MA African Studies
    Full-time MA International Studies and Diplomacy
    Full-time MA Social Anthropology of Development


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About Scholarship

Thanks to the generosity of the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable trust, three Ferguson scholarships have been established for African Students (African nationals and resident in Africa), who wish to undertake a taught masters course at SOAS.

The Ferguson scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit. Students offered a Ferguson Scholarship must take it up in the academic year 2013/14 and it cannot be carried forward to a later year.

Scholarship Offered Since: Not Specified

Scholarship Type: Masters Scholarship

By what Criteria is Selection Made?

•  Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by an Advisory Panel consisting of three academic members.

• The assessment of your application will be based on the information in your scholarship application.  Selectors will be looking at the degree results and also at academic references, statement and other relevant information.

Who is qualified to apply?
Applicants should:

•     Be nationals of and resident in an African country

•     Hold an undergraduate degree at the first class level

•     Have a confirmed, unconditional offer of admission to pursue one of the eligible programmes    at SOAS by the scholarship application deadline.

How Many Scholarships are available? Three (3)

What are the benefits?

Each Ferguson Scholarship is valued at £14,956 in total and lasts for one year. The scholarships can be used for fees and the remainder towards maintenance
How long will sponsorship last? For one year

Eligible Countries

African Nationals

To be taken at (country): School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at University of London

Application Deadline

Applications must be received by 17:00 (GMT) on 22 March 2013.

Offered annually? Yes

How can I Apply?
You can apply for this scholarship via the online scholarship application form, which will be available from the webpage page in January.

Applicants applying for scholarships must also submit an application for admission well in advance. Please note that complete applications for admission can take up to 4 weeks to be considered by the Department, although this duration can vary depending on the time of year. You should be prepared to wait up to 6 weeks in busy periods.

Visit scholarship webpage for details

Sponsors

Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable trust

Important Notes:

All candidates will be notified by e-mail regarding the outcome of their scholarship application, generally by the end of June.  The successful candidate will also be notified in writing.  If you have not had a response to your application by the end of June, please contact the Scholarships Officer.

For enquiries, please contact:

Scholarships Officer
Registry
SOAS
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London
WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom

Email: scholarships@soas.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7074 5094/5091