The world’s poorest countries face many developmental challenges, from power shortages to insufficient health services. Their brightest young minds have the aptitude and the will to make a difference. However, these graduates face many barriers to gaining the skills and knowledge required to transform their societies. The Equity and Merit Scholarships at the University of Manchester aim to assist talented but economically disadvantaged students from some of the world’s poorest countries.
The program support academically excellent young professionals from Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania to undertake postgraduate Master’s degrees that fill skills gap in their countries. Over the last ten years, students have taken a wide range of courses, either as campus-based postgraduate students or through online master’s programs.
Scholarships are jointly funded by the University and its donors. The University covers students’ tuition fees in full and donations are used to pay for students’ living expenses, flights to the UK, and visas.
Program Details
- Host Institution: University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.
- Eligible programs: Scholarships are available for specific courses in engineering, environment, health sciences, development, education, textiles, and law. Please visit the official page for more details.
- Number of awards: 40 scholarships (30 full-time master’s students and 10 online master’s).
- Duration: from 1 to 5 years, depending on the chosen program.
- Target group: Available to students from Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Equity and Merit Scholarships Benefits
The program offers two types of Scholarship: Full-time, on-campus master’s (one year duration) and online distance learning master’s (three to five years duration). The scholarships cover full tuition fees, and for students who will be studying in Manchester, the award includes return international airfares, living expenses, and visas.
Full list of courses where scholarships are available
Below is the full list of courses you can use these scholarships for.
Chemical Engineering
- MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering
- MSc Advanced Process Integration and Design
- MSc Subsurface Energy Engineering
Civil and Mechanical Engineering
- MSc Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Systems Management
- MSc Commercial Project Management
- MSc Construction Project Management
- MSc Engineering Project Management
- MSc Management of Projects
- MSc Mechanical Engineering Design
- MSc Reliability Engineering and Asset Management
- MSc Structural Engineering
- MSc Thermal Power and Fluid Engineering
Computer Science
Development
- MSc Development Economics and Policy
- MSc Digital Development
- MSc Global Development
- MSc Global Development: Development Management
- MSc Global Development: Environment Climate Change and Development
- MSc Global Development: Globalisation, Trade and Industry
- MSc Global Development: Migration, Mobility and Displacement
- MSc Global Development: Politics, Governance and Development Policy
- MSc Global Development: Poverty and Inequality
- MSc Development: Public Policy and Management
- MSc Management and Implementation of Development Projects
- MSc Management and Information Systems (MIS): Change and Development
- MSc Research Methods with International Development
Education
- MA Education for Sustainable Environment
- MA Educational Leadership
- MA International Education
- MA International Education (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)
- MA International Education (Globalisation and International Development)
- MA International Education (Higher Education)
- MA International Education (TESOL)
- MA TESOL
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- MSc Advanced Control and Systems Engineering
- MSc Communications and Signal Processing
- MSc Electrical Power Systems Engineering
- MSc Renewable Energy and Clean Technology
Environment
- MSc Data Science (Applied Urban Analytics)
- MSc Data Science (Environmental Analytics)
- MSc Environmental Governance
- MSc Environmental Impact Assessment and Management
- MSc Environmental Monitoring, Modelling and Reconstruction
- MSc Geographical Information Science
- MSc Global Urban Development and Planning
- MSc Pollution and Environmental Control
- MSc Urban Design and International Planning
Humanitarian and Conflict Response
- MA Humanitarianism and Conflict Response
- MA Peace and Conflict Studies
- MSc International Disaster Management
Human Resource Management
- MSc Human Resource Development (International Development)
- MSc Human Resource Management (International Development)
- MSc Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
- MSc International Human Resource Management and Comparative Industrial Relations
Law
- LLM Corporate Governance
- LLM Intellectual Property Law
- LLM International Business and Commercial Law
- LLM International Economic Law
- LLM International Financial Law
- LLM Public International Law
- LLM Security and International Law
- LLM Transnational Dispute Resolution
- MA Security and International Law
Medical and Health Sciences
- MPH Public Health (Web-based Learning)
- MRes Biological Sciences
- MSc Audiology
- MSc Cell Biology
- MSc Clinical Immunology
- MSc Health Data Science
- MSc Infection Biology
- MSc Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science
- MSc Medical and Molecular Virology
- MSc Medical Microbiology
- MSc Model-based Drug Development
- MSc Occupational Hygiene
- MSc Occupational Medicine
- MSc Science and Health Communication
Materials and Textiles
- MSc Corrosion Control Engineering
- MSc International Fashion Marketing
- MSc International Fashion Retailing
- MSc International Fashion Retailing (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
- MSc Polymer Materials Science and Engineering
- MSc Textile Technology (Technical Textiles)
Online programmes
- MPH Public Health (Web-based Learning)
- MPH Master of Public Health (Communicable Disease Prevention and Control) (Distance Learning)
- MPH Master of Public Health (Dental Public Health) (Distance Learning)
- MPH Master of Public Health (Global Health) (Distance Learning)
- MPH Occupational Health (Distance Learning)
- MSc Analytical Chemistry and Measurement Science by distance learning
- MSc Data Analytics and Social Statistics by Distance Learning
- MSc Global Health by distance learning
- MSc Management and Information Systems: Change and Development by distance learning
- MSc Sustainable Electrical Power Systems Engineering by distance learning
- MSc Transformative Oncology by distance learning
Equity and Merit Scholarships Eligibility
Scholarships are aimed at talented applicants, especially from disadvantaged backgrounds. You must:
- have at least two years of professional experience related to your chosen field of study (this does not include unpaid internships or voluntary work);
- hold a Bachelor’s degree (you must have graduated before September 2022) with an overall excellent grade. The awards are for academically outstanding students and typically this means that you are in the top 10% of your class;
- be a resident citizen of Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda or Zimbabwe and have not previously studied outside Africa (training of six months or less does not count);
- be committed to returning home and able to demonstrate the potential to make a positive impact on the future home country;
- have a clear idea of how studying in Manchester will benefit both your career and the wider community.
Similar opportunities
- Government of the Czech Republic Scholarships (Master – PhD);
- Université de Montréal International Student Scholarship;
- Special Scholarship Program at Kochi University of Technology.
Application instructions
Eligible candidates who wish to apply for this Europe scholarship program need to submit their applications through the online application system by using the apply button and following instructions. Results will be announced in June 2024.
The deadline to submit applications is August 31, 2023. For more detail on the Equity and Merit Scholarships, please visit the official page. To be the first to see latest opportunities, please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.
