Scholarships & funding

Source: https://www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships/universityofglasgowafricanexcellenceaward/ Parent: https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/adult-learning-community-development-youth-work/

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 2026/27.  The scholarship is a full tuition 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 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. 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
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
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Eligible programmes

Value

Full tuition fee waiver

How to apply

Please click on the Apply button to complete your application. You will need your student ID and application number in order to apply.

The deadline to apply for the award is 23:59 (UK time) on the 31st March 2026.

Applicants shortlisted for interviews will be contacted by 8th May 2026.

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 to apply, please contact scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk

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

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