About Scholarship
The Waverley Fund will award scholarship in 2014/2015 academic year for Masters (MSc) in African Studies to academically excellent students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have shown the potential to make a significant contribution in their future careers. The African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, UK, was launched in October 2004, and attracts extremely high quality graduates. The Centre is a unit of the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies (SIAS), a department in the Social Sciences Division.
Scholarship Name: Waverley – African Studies Centre Joint Scholarship
Brief description
Waverley Fund African Studies Centre Joint Scholarship for Postgraduate Students in 2014/2015 academic year at University of Oxford, UK
Accepted Subject Areas?
Masters (MSc) in African Studies
Scholarship Offered Since: 2001
By what Criteria is Selection Made?
Scholarship will be offered to academically excellent students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have shown the potential to make a significant contribution in their future careers.
Who is qualified to apply?
Candidates should be applying to start an MSc in African Studies.
Deferred students are not eligible.
Eligible candidates must be ordinarily residents in the sub-Saharan Africa.
Applicants must intend to return to their home country at the end of their studies.
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic merit.
Please ensure you meet the requirements for entry to your course, including English language requirements.
How Many Scholarships are available?
One scholarship will be awarded in 2014-15 for an MSc in African Studies, and one scholarship for a DPhil student.
What are the benefits?
Duration of Scholarship
For the Period of fee liability
Eligible African Countries: Scholarship is for candidates ordinarily residents in the sub-Saharan Africa
To be taken at (country): African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, UK
Application Deadline: 24 January 2014
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
In order to be considered for this scholarship, you must submit your application for graduate study by 24 January 2014. There is no additional application process for this scholarship; all eligible candidates who apply to Oxford by the deadline will be considered.
Sponsors
The Waverley Fund & African Studies Centre
How can I get more information?
If you need more Information about this scholarship, kindly visit the Scholarship Webpage
Important Notes:
The webpage above will be updated to show when all decisions have been made. If you have not heard from the scholarship provider by the time this notice is posted, then your application to this scheme has been unsuccessful.
The Waverley Fund will award scholarship in 2014/2015 academic year for Masters (MSc) in African Studies to academically excellent students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have shown the potential to make a significant contribution in their future careers. The African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, UK, was launched in October 2004, and attracts extremely high quality graduates. The Centre is a unit of the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies (SIAS), a department in the Social Sciences Division.
Scholarship Name: Waverley – African Studies Centre Joint Scholarship
Brief description
Waverley Fund African Studies Centre Joint Scholarship for Postgraduate Students in 2014/2015 academic year at University of Oxford, UK
Accepted Subject Areas?
Masters (MSc) in African Studies
Scholarship Offered Since: 2001
By what Criteria is Selection Made?
Scholarship will be offered to academically excellent students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have shown the potential to make a significant contribution in their future careers.
Who is qualified to apply?
Candidates should be applying to start an MSc in African Studies.
Deferred students are not eligible.
Eligible candidates must be ordinarily residents in the sub-Saharan Africa.
Applicants must intend to return to their home country at the end of their studies.
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic merit.
Please ensure you meet the requirements for entry to your course, including English language requirements.
How Many Scholarships are available?
One scholarship will be awarded in 2014-15 for an MSc in African Studies, and one scholarship for a DPhil student.
What are the benefits?
- 100% of university and college fees, and a grant for living expenses which should be sufficient to cover your costs of accommodation, food, utility bills and general living costs (clothes, books, insurance, networking/socialising etc).
- Award is made for the full duration of a student’s fee liability for the agreed course.
Duration of Scholarship
For the Period of fee liability
Eligible African Countries: Scholarship is for candidates ordinarily residents in the sub-Saharan Africa
To be taken at (country): African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, UK
Application Deadline: 24 January 2014
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
In order to be considered for this scholarship, you must submit your application for graduate study by 24 January 2014. There is no additional application process for this scholarship; all eligible candidates who apply to Oxford by the deadline will be considered.
Sponsors
The Waverley Fund & African Studies Centre
How can I get more information?
If you need more Information about this scholarship, kindly visit the Scholarship Webpage
Important Notes:
The webpage above will be updated to show when all decisions have been made. If you have not heard from the scholarship provider by the time this notice is posted, then your application to this scheme has been unsuccessful.