UK: Eira Francis Davies Scholarships for Developing Countries

Overview

Female students ordinarily resident in a developing country* who are admitted to pursue an undergraduate or a Taught Master’s postgraduate course at Swansea University shall be eligible to apply for the Eira Francis Davies Scholarship.

The Eira Francis Davies Scholarship, which shall be awarded from time to time by the Senate on the basis of academic merit and/or financial need and which shall contribute to tuition fees, shall be tenable for such period as determined by the Senate and shall be subject to satisfactory academic progress and to such other terms and conditions as the University shall stipulate.

It is a condition of the award of the Eira Francis Davies Scholarship that the student agrees to return to her country for work or study upon completion of degree studies at Swansea University.

Eligibility:

Candidates must be new, full-time, degree seeking, non-EU applicants
Candidates must have completed an application to study and accepted the offer of a place at Swansea University
Candidates must show strong academic ability and financial need
Candidates should not be eligible for other financial support from Swansea University e.g. tuition fee reductions through collaborative links or bursaries
Please note that students progressing from ICWS are not eligible to apply for an International Scholarship

Eligible Countries

(Source: World Bank classification of low income and low middle income countries)

Afghanistan
Gambia, The
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Guinea
Nepal
Benin
Guinea-Bisau
Niger
Burkina Faso
Haiti
Rwanda
Burundi
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Cambodia
Korea, Dem Rep.
Somalia
Central African Republic
Kyrgyz Republic
Tajikistan
Chad
Liberia
Tanzania
Comoros
Madagascar
Togo
Congo, Dem. Rep
Malawi
Uganda
Eritrea
Mali
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Mozambique
Angola
India
São Tomé and Principe
Armenia
Iraq
Senegal
Belize
Kiribati
Solomon Islands
Bhutan
Kosovo
Sri Lanka
Bolivia
Lao PDR
Sudan
Cameroon
Lesotho
Swaziland
Cape Verde
Marshall Islands
Syrian Arab Republic
Congo, Rep.
Mauritania
Timor-Leste
Côte d’Ivoire
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Tonga
Djibouti
Moldova
Turkmenistan
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Mongolia
Tuvalu
El Salvador
Morocco
Ukraine
Fiji
Nicaragua
Uzbekistan
Georgia
Nigeria
Vanuatu
Ghana
Pakistan
Vietnam
Guatemala
Papua New Guinea
West Bank and Gaza
Guyana
Paraguay
Yemen, Rep.
Honduras
Philippines
Zambia
Indonesia
Samoa

Fields of study

Awards are available for all undergraduate degree courses, Taught Master’s degrees, including the MBA, the full Legal Practice Course (taught entirely at Swansea University) and the Graduate Diploma in Law. Research courses are not eligible (MRes, MPhil, PhD, EngD).

Application deadline

The closing date for the receipt of completed scholarship applications is 1st May 2012.

How to apply : please complete the application form and send it to email: alumni@swansea.ac.uk

http://www.swan.ac.uk/international/students/fees-and-funding/scholarships/eirafrancisdaviesscholarship/

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