Leymah Gbowee Foundation

Application Deadline: 17th November 2018
The University of Dundee, in partnership with Leymah Gbowee Foundation, is offering one African female student from Liberia, Nigeria or Ghana, the opportunity to undertake a 1 year postgraduate taught degree at the University of Dundee. The scholarship award is up to £20,000 and covers tuition fees, accommodation and living expenses. Any additional costs relating to tuition fees will be covered by the University of Dundee.

The Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Scholarships are open to students who are currently Liberian, Nigerian or Ghanaian nationals permanently resident in these countries and are female. (Must be free of immigration regulations). Applicants will be selected on the basis of their merit and potential evidenced by the information in this application.

Any student meeting the above criteria and formally accepted on an eligible Postgraduate Degree programme may apply.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa scholarship, you must meet the following criteria:

Hold an academic offer of entry to the University of Dundee for January 2019 entry
You must be a Liberian, Nigerian, Ghanaian country national citizen
You must be permanently resident in Liberia, Nigeria or Ghana at the time of your application
Available to female applicants only

Fee Status
International
Subject
Anatomy / Forensic Anthropology / Forensic and Medical Art, Architecture and Urban Planning, Biomedical Engineering, Business (Accountancy / Economics / Finance / International Business), Computing, Energy Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, Geography / Environmental Science, Law, Mechanical Engineering, Nursing and Health Sciences, Politics and International Relations

Value
Up to £30,000
Level of Study
Postgraduate
Mode of Study
Full-time

Start Date
January 2019
Duration
1 Year
Helps With
Living costs, Tuition Fees
Country of domicile
Overseas: Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria

How to Apply

You must first assess your eligibility against the criteria above. You can then download and complete the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Scholarship Application Form and return by the deadline to [email protected] using ‘Gbowee Scholarship Application’ as your subject. With your application form, you must also submit documentation to support your citizenship and permanent residence.
Please ensure you include your Applicant ID number in all communications, as we cannot accept applications for this scholarship if you have not yet been made an offer of entry to the University of Dundee.
A reminder that the closing date for all applications is 17th November 2018, applications after this date cannot be considered or amended.

Contact:

For any pre-application enquiries and support, please email [email protected].

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Scholarship 2018/2019

Application Deadline: Friday 13 November 2015.

The University of Dundee in partnership with Leymah Gbowee Foundation offers one African female student, from Liberia, Nigeria or Ghana, the opportunity to undertake a 1 year Masters degree at the University of Dundee fully sponsored for both tuition fees and living expenses up to a total of £20,000.

Leymah Gbowee was a single mother of four, living in the war-ravaged nation of Liberia, struggling to feed her children and living in constant fear of brutal death at the hands of the country’s warring factions. One day she decided she had had enough of this way of life, and set out to end the 14-year conflict that had devastated her nation and destroyed the lives and dreams of its people.

She now works promoting the education of women in Africa which she believes is a key strategy for the transformation of the continent and its leadership.

Eligibility Requirements:

Criteria for awarding the scholarship is as follows:

The applicant must be a Liberian, Nigerian, Ghanaian country national citizen
The applicant must be permanently resident in Liberia, Nigeria or Ghana at the time of application
The applicant must be female
Applicants will be selected on the basis of their merit and potential evidenced by their personal statement.

The awards will be given to students who are undertaking a one year taught masters programme at the University of Dundee, in the academic year 2015-16 (January 2016 entry).

Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Dundee and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.

Application Procedure:

Complete the application form
To complete the application process you must complete the form and submit all relevant documentation and return by email to Gillian Sharp at the University of Dundee [email protected]
Please type Leymah Gbowee Scholarship in the subject area of the email.

(Applicants will also be required to provide proof of their African citizenship and permanent residence.)

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2016 Leymah Gbowee Foundation Scholarships for Africans to study in the UK

University of Dundee Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Scholarship 2018/2019 for Postgraduate study in the United Kingdom (Funded)

2016 Leymah Gbowee Foundation Scholarships for Africans to study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)