Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2025 for Developing Countries

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’.

• Table of Content
• About University of Sheffield
• Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2
• Aim and Benefits of Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2
• Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2 Courses
• Requirements for Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2 Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield developed from three local institutions: the Sheffield School of Medicine, Firth College and the Sheffield Technical School. The School of Medicine, founded 1828, was by far the oldest. Its early history was very insecure and it was saved from collapse by the opening of Firth College, which took over the teaching of all basic science subjects to medical students.

Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2

Application Deadline	02 Jun 2025
Country to study	United Kingdom
School to study	University of Sheffield
Type	Masters
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	University of Sheffield
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2

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 

Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2 Courses

• Environmental Change and International Development
• Global Leadership
• International Development
• International Law and Global Justice
• International Political Economy
• International Public and Political Communication

Requirements for Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2 Qualification

1. 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
2. You must be classified as overseas for tuition fee purposes.
3. You must not already hold a qualification that is of an equivalent or higher level to the course you are applying for.
4. You must not have previously studied outside of your country of residence.
5. You must be self-funded to receive this award, ie not funded by a research council, government, private enterprise, charity or any similar organisation.
6. This scholarship cannot be awarded in conjunction with any other funding awards, either from the University of Sheffield or external sources.
7. Your mode of attendance must be full-time.
8. You must begin your studies at the University of Sheffield in 2025. This scholarship cannot be deferred.
9. Receipt of the scholarship is subject to successfully meeting any condition(s) attached to your offer before the deadline provided by the Admissions Service.
10. Receipt of the scholarship is subject to successfully receiving a visa to study at the University in September 2025.
11. 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:

Interview date, Process and Venue for Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Masters Scholarships 2

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.

Application Deadline

June 2, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Sheffield on finance.ssid.shef.ac.uk 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.

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 

For more details, visit University of Sheffield Scholarship webpage