Five Great Scholarships for Southern African Graduate Students

Australian Development Scholarship Program (ADS)

• The Africa ADS program provides academic scholarships to undertake Master Degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas to nationals of Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Botswana. There website is designed to be a useful tool for you to find out more information about the scholarships eligibility criteria, country specific details, the institutions at which the scholarships can be undertaken, information about Australia and the regions where the institutions are located as well as details on the forum (chat room) and alumni to connect with past and present awardees.

Hodgkin Scholarship

• Originally set up by Dorothy Hodgkin, Chancellor of the University, 1970-1988, for students in Africa. The scholarship is given to students from Developing Countries where they cannot receive higher education for political or social reasons. Hodgkin scholars are usually expected, after their year at Bristol, to impart their knowledge to their fellow countrymen.
• MOHAMEDALI KARIMJEE TRUST
• Grants to African students to study in the UK. Write to the correspondent at the address below enclosing a stamped addressed envelope. Mrs E Gray, Assistant, Karimjee Jivanjee & Co UK, 21 Whitefriars Street, London EC4Y 8JJ (020-7583 3768).

Sloan African Scholarship

• The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust – African Scholarship. The scholarship is open to all successful applicants on the Sloan Fellowship who are African nationals and reside in Africa.

University of Edinburgh Southern African Scholarships

• will offer two scholarships for postgraduate study in any subject offered by the University to students from Southern African countries. One of the scholarships will be available for a one year Master’s degree programme and the other scholarship for a three year PhD degree programme.
• The scholarship covers the overseas rate of tuition fee and University accommodation for the duration of the postgraduate degree programme.

University of Nottingham – Developing Solutions Scholarship Scheme

• The Developing Solutions Scholarship Fund and the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme will reach out to those students who have the potential to make a real difference to the development and prosperity of their home countries.
• Partial Tuition Fee Scholarships are available for new students from Africa, India and the developing countries of the Commonwealth (listed countries below) registering on Masters programmes (including MRes and Masters by Research programmes) at The University of Nottingham in September 2009 in the areas related to Environment, Food, Health and Technology.
• 60 Tuition Fee Scholarships of 75% each are available for new students from Africa
• 60 Tuition Fee Scholarships of 25% each are available for new students from India
• 60 Tuition Fee Scholarships of 25% each are available for new students from the

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