Scholarships

2015/2016 Canon Collins Scholarship for Masters Study in the UK

December 18, 2014

Application Deadline: 26 February 2015,

Scholarship Worth: All these scholarships cover full tuition fees, a monthly stipend, a return economy flight, a settling-in allowance and other support whilst in the UK.

This programme will reopen for applications on 16 December 2014 and close on 26 February 2015, for study commencing in September 2015.

Canon Collins Trust accepts applications for scholarships to support taught masters degree programmes at certain UK universities.

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

We partner with SOAS to co-fund two scholarships annually. Applicants must:

Be a national of, and normally resident in one of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Be in possession of a good Honours degree (minimum second class, upper division or equivalent) or about to graduate in the year of application
Be applying for a full-time one-year taught masters course in any subject.
Have at least 2 years work experience in a relevant field

University of Sussex

We partner with the Mandela Scholarship Fund at the University of Sussex to fund three awards annually. Applicants must:

Be a national of, and normally resident in one of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Be in possession of a good Honours degree (minimum second class, upper division or equivalent) or about to graduate in the year of application
Be applying for a full-time one-year taught masters course in any subject.
Have at least 2 years work experience in a relevant field

University of Oxford

We partner with the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford scholarship to co-fund one student annual to take up the MSc in African Studies. Applicants must:

Be a national of, and normally resident in one of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Be in possession of a good Honours degree (minimum second class, upper division or equivalent) or about to graduate in the year of application
Be applying for the MSc in African Studies at the University of Oxford
Have at least 2 years work experience in a relevant field

Queen Mary, University of London

The Simon and Deirdre Gaskell Scholarship at Queen Mary

The scholarship at Queen Mary is funded by Simon and Deirdre Gaskell and limited to the MSc in Global Public Health and Policy. Applicants must:

Be a national of, and normally resident in one of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Be in possession of a good Honours degree (minimum second class, upper division or equivalent) or about to graduate in the year of application
Be applying for the MSc in Global Public Health and Policy
Have at least 2 years work experience in a relevant field

University of Cambridge

The Canon Collins – FirstRand Cambridge Scholarship

This scholarship is co-funded by Canon Collins, FirstRand Foundation and Clare Hall at the University of Cambridge, as part of its new Global Leaders scholarship programme. Applicants must:

Be a national of and resident in South Africa
Have applied for one of the one-year taught Master’s degrees (MPhil) listed in the appendix of the guidelines, at the University of Cambridge
Not have studied outside of South Africa before for degree purposes
Be in possession of a good Honours degree (minimum second class, upper division or equivalent) or about to graduate in the year of application

Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged Black, Coloured or Indian students.

University of Cambridge

The Canon Collins – Tiso Foundation Cambridge Scholarship

This scholarship is co-funded by Canon Collins and the Tiso Foundation at the University of Cambridge, as part of the Global Leaders programme. Applicants must:

Be a national of and resident in South Africa
Be Black (inclusive of African, Coloured and Indian, as per the Employment Equity Act of South Africa)
Have applied for one of the one-year taught Master’s degrees (MPhil) listed in the appendix of the guidelines, at the University of Cambridge
Be in possession of a good Honours degree (minimum second class, upper division or equivalent) or about to graduate in the year of application

Selection Criteria

Applicants for the 2015-16 UK Scholarship programme will be assessed on the basis of the information that they supply on their application form against the criteria outlined below:

1. Academic Record and References

Applicants should have a minimum of a good second-class (2.1) undergraduate degree and excellent references. Applicants with a first class degree will have a distinct advantage.

2. Future Impact

All applicants need to articulate how they intend to put their scholarship into action and how the course will enable them to make an enhanced contribution to their community or country.

3. Work Experience

favour applications where there is a demonstrable continuity between an applicant’s work experience, past study and their proposed course of study.

4. Leadership Competencies & Personal Qualities

Applicants will be asked to demonstrate how they have developed their leadership skills in the workplace, academia or in their personal life. Priority will be given to those who can describe occasions in which they have used their skills to build strategic relationships and networks, support peers and mentor others, and/or deliver results that have led to innovation and change.

5. Commitment to Country/Community

We will favour applicants who most clearly show a desire to be part of and to contribute to the future prosperity of southern Africa.

6 . Application form

The application form matters. Applicants should: