University of Glasgow African Excellence Award 2026

Eligibilities 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 2026 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. Eligible Regions: Open for Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, 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