Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships
We are delighted to offer 3 Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust masters scholarships for eligible overseas fee-paying students starting their studies in September 2025.
The University of Sheffield has a strong commitment to international development. One of the themes of our strategy is ‘celebrating, promoting and increasing the volume of the work that we do to improve the lives of others through our international relationships, locally and abroad’.
Building on this commitment, the University, in collaboration with the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust and the Sheffield Institute for International Development, is able to offer scholarships for international students from developing countries for a number of courses that are affiliated with the Sheffield Institute for International Development.
There are three scholarships available in 2025 to academically strong individuals from developing countries. Each scholarship offers the following:
A full tuition fee waiver
A £12,500 maintenance stipend
Eligibility criteria for 2025
To be eligible to apply, you must hold an offer for one of the following courses to study at the University of Sheffield in the 2025-26 academic year:
International Development MA
Environmental Change and International Development MSc
International Development (Masters in Public Health) MPH
International Law and Global Justice LLM (a selected pathway of the Sheffield LLM course)
International Political Economy MA
Global Journalism MA
International Public and Political Communication MA
You must be classified as overseas for tuition fee purposes.
You must not already hold a qualification that is of an equivalent or higher level to the course you are applying for.
You must not have previously studied outside of your country of residence.
You must be self-funded to receive this award, ie not funded by a research council, government, private enterprise, charity or any similar organisation.
This scholarship cannot be awarded in conjunction with any other funding awards, either from the University of Sheffield or external sources.
Your mode of attendance must be full-time.
You must begin your studies at the University of Sheffield in 2025. This scholarship cannot be deferred.
Receipt of the scholarship is subject to successfully meeting any condition(s) attached to your offer before the deadline provided by the Admissions Service.
Receipt of the scholarship is subject to successfully receiving a visa to study at the University in September 2025.
You must be permanently domiciled in one of the countries or territories listed below. These are countries that are classified as low or lower middle income countries by the World Bank in 2025:
Afghanistan
Angola
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
India
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Micronesia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea Philippines
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
West Bank and Gaza
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
How to apply
To access the application form you will need to hold an offer for one of the postgraduate courses (listed above) starting at the University in September 2025. It may take up to 48 hours to be able to access the form after you have received your offer.
If you haven’t applied for a course yet you can find out how to do this on our How to apply – Postgraduate Taught web page.
You will need to apply using your MUSE for offer holders login.
Apply for an Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships
The deadline to apply is 1pm (UK time) on Monday 2 June 2025.
All eligible applicants who apply before the deadline will be contacted regarding the outcome of their application before Friday 18 July 2025.
Selection process
This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. A panel of senior members of staff will select the strongest applications and will be looking to see that applicants have:
provided a clear rationale for applying for a postgraduate course at the University of Sheffield;
outlined examples of work experience in the field of International Development;
clearly articulated future ambitions; these goals relate to the postgraduate degree you have applied for, and how your learning may benefit others.
If you have any questions about this award, please email internationalscholarships@sheffield.ac.uk
Link: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/scholarships/postgraduate/ferguson
