University of Nottingham 2025 Africa Postgraduate Excellence Award

The Africa Postgraduate Excellence Award is the University of Nottingham’s scholarship award, designed to support international students who have achieved academic excellence and show true passion for their chosen field of study. 

• Table of Content
• About University of Nottingham
• Africa Postgraduate Excellence Award
• Aim and Benefits of Africa Postgraduate Excellence Award
• Requirements for Africa Postgraduate Excellence Award Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Africa Postgraduate Excellence Award
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Africa Postgraduate Excellence Award

Aim and Benefits of Africa Postgraduate Excellence Award

They're offering scholarships covering a contribution of between £4,000 to £8,000 towards full-time masters tuition fees for high-achieving international students who live in Africa.

Requirements for Africa Postgraduate Excellence Award Qualification

To apply for this scholarship, you must:

• Be domiciled in Africa
• Be classed as an overseas student for fee purposes
• Hold an offer to start a full-time masters (including MRes) for 2025/26 in any subject area at the University of Nottingham UK

Interview date, Process and Venue for Africa Postgraduate Excellence Award

In your application, you will be asked about your achievements, study plans, reasons for choosing to study with us and details of predicted grades (if applicable). Make sure you have enough time to prepare strong answers. We will assess your responses and academic merit when making scholarship decisions.

Please note that there is a strict word count limit for all questions, which is outlined at the end of each question. The system does not automatically limit this, so you would be encouraged to check your application before you submit. Any responses submitted that exceed the outlined word count may not be reviewed.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

You must apply for and receive an offer to study a full-time masters (including MRes) for 2025/26 at the University of Nottingham before applying for this scholarship. 

If you have an offer for a taught masters course, you can apply through the scholarships section of our application system, NottinghamHub.

If you have an offer for an MRes course, email the scholarships team on [email protected] for instructions on how to apply.

For more details, visit University of Nottingham scholarship webpage