Fully-Funded Standard Bank Africa Scholarships 2020

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Countries: Angola, Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia or Zimbabwe.
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: MPhils in Economics, Education, Engineering for Sustainable Development or Finance and Management
• Admissible Criteria: To be qualified, the candidates must meet all the given criteria:
• Preference will be offered to candidates who have indicated Magdalene College as their first College choice in their University application. Magdalene College will select candidates.
• Applicants holding a University offer for an MPhil with primary nationality as mentioned above
• Applicants to the MBA and MFin are not eligible.
• NB: Preference will be given to students ordinarily resident in Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria and South Africa who have been accepted to undertake MPhils in Economics, Education, Engineering for Sustainable Development or Finance and Management.

Offered Benefits

The bursaries are full awards that cover University Fees (overseas rate), a full maintenance grant for a single person, and £2,500 travel and settling-in allowance.

Application Process

• How to Apply: Applicants must take admission to hold an offer for MPhils study at Magdalene College. After that, applicants can submit an online application form with two recent academic references details to receive a Standard Bank Africa Scholarship.
• Note: If cannot apply online, applicants can also send the completed application form with all related supporting documents to [email protected]
• Supporting Documents: must submit the following:
• Submit a copy of your completed University of Cambridge Application Form (PDF or Word) and use the following document naming convention: sbcs_firstname_lastname_uoc_application.pdf.
• Upload any supporting documentation that you consider relevant, such as transcripts and use the following document naming convention: sbcs_firstname_lastname_supporting_doc.pdf.
• Admission Requirements: Before enrolling in Master of Philosophy study must check all entry criteria of Magdalene College at Cambridge.
• Language Requirement: If English is not your first language, you will need to submit evidence of the English language requirement before you are admitted to your proposed course at Cambridge College.