Glenmore Medical Online Postgraduate Scholarship is open for application and will cover full tuition fees for the duration of the programme of study. See details below.

Glenmore Medical Online Postgraduate Scholarship

Three Glenmore Medical Online Postgraduate Scholarship are available for eligible online postgraduate Masters programme offered by the University of Edinburgh to students from eligible developing countries, particularly Africa, in the 2021-2022 academic session.

Host Institution(s):

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh

Level/Field(s) of study:

Masters degree in Human Medical programmes:

• MSc Critical Care (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Clinical Education (Online Learning- 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Clinical Management of Pain (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Clinical Trials (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Data Science for Health and Social Care (Online Learning)
• MSc Epidemiology (Online Learning)
• MSc Global Health and Infectious Diseases (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Integrated Global Health (Online Learning) (3 years) (Part time)
• MSc Internal Medicine (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Paediatric Emergency Medicine (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors (Online Learning)  – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Primary Care Ophthalmology (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Restorative Dentistry – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Science Communication and Public Engagement (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Surgical Sciences (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MFM Family Medicine (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MPH Public Health (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• ChM Clinical Ophthalmology (Online Learning) – 2 years (Part-Time)
• ChM General Surgery (Online Learning) – 2 years (Part-Time)
• ChM Trauma and Orthopaedics (Online Learning) – 2 years (Part-Time)
• ChM Urology (Online Learning) – 2 years (Part-Time)
• ChM Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (Online Learning) – 2 years (Part-Time)

Target group:

Students from eligible developing countries, particularly in Africa

Scholarship value/inclusions:

The scholarship will cover full tuition fees for the duration of the programme of study.

Glenmore Medical Online Postgraduate Scholarship Eligibility:

Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh on 1 of the eligible Human Medical programmes (listed above) and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so. They must be nationals of eligible developing countries included in the DAC List of ODA Recipients for reporting on aid in 2021.

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the strength of a personal statement.  Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, the overseas equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree.

Glenmore Medical Online Postgraduate Scholarship Application Instructions:

Please note that you will not be able to access the online application system unless you have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh.

Application Deadline:

The scholarship application deadline is 4 June 2021.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

For More Information Visit the Official Scholarship Website Here

Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program. The 2021 Application Period will open on March 22, 2021 and close on May 21, 2021 for developing country nationals.

Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program:

The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) is open to women and men from developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master degree program in a development-related topic.

Host Institutions/Programs of study:

JJWBGSP offers scholarships for 48 Participating Programs at universities in U.S., Europe, Africa, Oceania, and Japan in key areas of development, including economic policy management, tax policy, and infrastructure management.

Target group:

Developing country nationals of World Bank Member Countries

Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:

A JJWBGSP scholarship provides tuition, a monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, health insurance, and travel allowance.

Please note all JJ/WBGSP scholarships cover the duration of the graduate program or two years, whichever is less.

Eligibility:

The applicant must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Be a national of a World Bank member country on this list;

• Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country;

• Be in good health;

• Hold a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to the Application Deadline date;

• Have 3 years or more of recent development-related work experience after earning a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree;

• Be employed in development-related work in a paid full- time position at the time of submitting the scholarship application. Have at least 3 years of paid development-related employment since earning a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent university degree) and acquired within the past 6 years from the date of the Application Deadline.

• On or before the Scholarship Application Deadline date, be admitted unconditionally (except for funding) for the upcoming academic year to at least one of the JJ/WBGSP participating master’s programs located outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence listed at the time the call for scholarship applications opens.

• Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of any type of appointment of the World Bank Group or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term “close relative” defined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-sister, Brother, Half-brother, Son, Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew.

Application instructions:

The 2021 Application round will open on 22 March 2021.

To be considered for a JJ/WBGSP scholarship, you must first apply and be unconditionally accepted for admissions to at least one of the Participating Programs. 

The scholarship application must be submitted online before 21 May 2021.

In your application, YOU NEED TO UPLOAD AN UNCONDITIONAL LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE from a participating master’s degree program.

It is important to visit the Application Guidelines official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Official Website of the Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program:

Official Scholarship Website:  http://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/scholarships

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships is open to students from Bangladesh, Cameroon, Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, The Gambia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia.

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships are offered for citizens of certain developing Commonwealth countries.

These scholarships are funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.

Eligible Countries

Bangladesh
Cameroon
Eswatini
The Gambia
Ghana
Guyana
India
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Samoa
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
The Gambia
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Zambia

Commonwealth Scholarships Eligibility:

• a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person
• permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country
• holder of a first degree of at least second class upper division (2:1); a lower qualification and sufficient relevant experience may be considered in certain cases
• unable to afford to study your chosen course without this scholarship.

The CSC aims to identify talented individuals who have the potential to make change. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination, and encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates.

Selection criteria includes:

• Academic merit of the candidate
• Potential impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country.

How to Apply for the Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships