Scholarships & funding

University of Glasgow African Excellence Award

University of Glasgow African Excellence Award

The University of Glasgow African Excellence Award aims to support high achieving students from across Africa in their journey to become Future World Changers.  We are looking for students who wish to undertake Masters level study (postgraduate diploma or certificate programmes are not eligible for this scholarship), to further develop their knowledge and skills, in order to positively contribute to their community in the future. 

The University is offering up to 16 scholarships for International students from Africa, starting a one year postgraduate taught Masters programme, in any discipline for academic session 2027/28.  The scholarship is a 75% fee waiver.

  • To be eligible, applicant must: 

    • Demonstrate academic excellence and achieve grades equivalent to a UK 1st Class Honours; 
    • Hold an offer of a place for a postgraduate taught one year Masters programme for September 2027 intake (offer is not needed to apply but applicants will require an offer to be considered for interview, and should take programme application timelines into consideration as outlined on programme webpages); 
    • Have International fee status; 
    • Be domiciled in Africa and hold a passport from one of the eligible countries;
    • Be able to demonstrate a clear career and/or development plan that will be supported by Masters level study (via application form); 
    • as an international student studying at the university, recipients of this scholarship will be required to meet the UKVI living costs/financial requirement. More information on this can be found linked here. 

Number of Scholarships

Up to 16

Eligible countries/regions

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Congo Democratic Republic of
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Eligible programmes

Value

75% fee waiver

Additonal Information

Please note that only one-year full-time taught postgraduate degree programmes are eligible for this scholarship with the exception of Book and Paper Conservation MPhil and Textile Conservation MPhil. In the case of these two programmes, the award will be granted for one year of study only. 

How to apply

The deadline to apply for the award is 23:59 (UK time) on the 31st March 2027. 

Applicants shortlisted for interviews will be contacted by 7th May 2027. 

University of Glasgow is committed to support as many self-funded students as possible which is why UofG discounts and scholarships cannot be combined with one another or any external sponsorship discounts (with the exception of Alumni Discount).

If you are offered more than one scholarship, the lower value award will be deleted from your account.

If you are unsure of whether you are eligible, contact us via the enquiry form here.

For more information contact: student.recruitment@glasgow.ac.uk


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