Funded Master's Scholarships in Global Health and Development for African Students at UCL 2021

University College London is offering the IGH African Graduate Scholarships 2021-2022, this scholarship exists to support African nationals with a high-quality academic and professional background who would not be able to study at UCL without financial assistance. The Scholarship is a one-off award for the academic year September-September to study at the UCL Institute for Global Health on the MSc in Global Health and Development program.

The scholarship covers UCL tuition fees, accommodation, and cost of living. The candidate must arrange for and obtain the additional funding required to cover travel, student visa, and initial expenses.

The African Graduate Scholarship will cover: 

• £25,800 Tuition fee for overseas students in 2021-2022 Academic Year.
• £10,000 Estimated value of an accommodation bursary in the International students house (ISH). 
• £9,200 Subsistence stipend for the year disbursed in regular intervals.

Payment of the Scholarship is made in the form of paying your tuition fees and providing you accommodation at the start of the academic session and providing maintenance cheques at regular intervals throughout the academic year to pay for food, transport and daily expenses. 

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• The candidate must be an African national and a permanent resident of an African nation, at the time of application.
• The candidate must have applied and obtained an offer letter to study a fulltime postgraduate program at the UCL Institute for Global Health for the coming academic year.
• Demonstrate financial need. 

Required Documents:

Eligible candidates are required to submit their completed scholarship application form with the following documentation:

• Copy of your offer letter for the MSc Global Health and Development program.
• your academic transcripts/certificates, references and CV from your MSc application.
• completed scholarship application form including personal statement.
• evidence of your current employment and income e.g. letter from employer confirming employment status and annual salary in GBP..
• Proof of funding status including evidence that they have applied to other funding bodies for the additional expenses. If any additional funding has been obtained, the applicant must provide evidence of this in the form of a signed letter from the funding organization stating the additional sponsorship/scholarship amount in sterling. If the funding comes from personal resources, copies of official bank statements showing the balance of funds must be submitted. 

About UCL:

University College London (UCL) is London's leading multidisciplinary university, with approximately 11,000 staff and 38,000 students from 150 different countries. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL was the first university in England to welcome students of any class, religion, and the first to welcome women on equal terms with men. Since 1826, it has championed independent thought by attracting and nurturing the world's best minds. It has also combined its strength across all areas of research to tackle the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.

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