Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Julius Nyerere Master’s Scholarships

Habari News Tanzania

Countries/Region- Tanzania
The University of Edinburgh is a public research university. It was founded in 1583. The university of Edinburgh is out of the top universities of the world. This university has been educating students from more than 400 years. The University of Edinburgh runs many campaigns. These campaign aims at:
  • Collecting capital to construct new buildings to support teaching and research initiatives
  • To increase the revenue for investment in people and infrastructure for focused initiatives across the campus
  • To develop a strong network of supporters for the Campaign
  • To establish endowments
The University of Edinburgh is offering three scholarships for the post graduate student. The students from Tanzania are eligible for this scholarship. The Julius Nyerere Scholarship was first time granted in the year 2009 in the memory of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, the first ever president of Tanzania after the independence. The Julius Nyerere Master’s Scholarships will cover the full overseas tuition fee, living costs of £10,000, and a return flight from Tanzania to the UK. The scholarships will be tenable for one academic year.
Eligibility-
The scholarships will be awarded to Tanzanian citizens who are normally resident in Tanzania, and who are accepted for admission on a full-time basis for a postgraduate Master’s programme of study at the University of Edinburgh. Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.
Criteria-
The three Scholarships will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit, with candidates requiring a Bachelors degree equivalent to a UK First Class Honours (‘First’) or Upper Division/Upper Second Class Honours (’2:1′) degree. N.B. The Julius Nyerere Master’s Scholarships are highly competitive and only the best candidates are considered. Prospective applicants should note that, to date, successful candidates for the Scholarships have all held a First Class Honours degree. Applicants with a 2:1 Honours degree will be considered if they can show a very strong track record of work experience relevant to their prospective degree.
Applying-
Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application.

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