Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust-University of Leeds Masters Scholarships 2021-2022 for Developing Countries
Published: 09 Dec 2020
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University of Leeds Scholarships are available to applicants from developing countries to undertake a one-year taught Master’s programme of study in selected Schools, with areas of study related to the economic, social or technological development of the applicant’s home country.
The Scholarships are funded jointly between the Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust and the University of Leeds. The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust was set up in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote their particular interests in education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development.
University of Leeds Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarship
Benefits of University of Leeds Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarship
Fees, maintenance of £13,320 (in session 2021/22), return economy travel and other allowances
Requirements for University of Leeds Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarship
Applicants must:
- Be citizens of, and permanently resident in, one of the developing countries according to the International Development Association list of Borrowing Countries
- Not have undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country
- Be unable themselves, or through their families, to pay to study in the UK
- Agree that they will return to their home country as soon as their period of study is complete
- Awards must be taken up in September 2021
Selection: Each School selects a shortlist of applicants who they wish to recommend for the award. The Group on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes then meets to consider the shortlists and select the successful applicants and reserves. Applicants can expect to be notified of the outcome of their application within 8 weeks of the scholarship closing date. The University will publish the names of the successful applicants within the University and externally on the University website.
Application Deadline
February 1, 2021How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
University of Leeds on leeds.onlinesurveys.ac.uk to apply
Stage 1
- Applicants MUST first apply for a relevant taught programme of study and be in receipt of a Student Application Number to be eligible to apply for this scholarship. Applications without a valid Student Application Number will be rejected.
- These awards are only available to applicants who are liable to pay academic fees at the International fee rate;
- Applicants must hold, or expect to hold by September 2021, a First Degree at undergraduate level equivalent to at least a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree. Applicants should either have graduated with the appropriate First Degree or be in their final year of study;
- Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the University’s English Language requirements by 1 February 2021. Some Schools require a standard of English higher than the University minimum. You should have a valid test result, which is no more than two years old by your official start date at the University of Leeds.
Stage 2
- Once you are in receipt of your Student Application ID complete the online application form.
Please note that, due to the large volume of applications, the Postgraduate Scholarships Office will not enter into any correspondence regarding the progress of an application until the outcome is known.
For more details, visit the programme webpage
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