International Future Leaders award in the UK, 2020

 The Objective of the Edinburgh Visiting Fellowship is to tackle today’s increasingly complex issues by bringing people and disciplines together. Applicants will receive a Stipend, Travel Cost, and Visa Cost. The fellowship is open to all the Nationals.

Areas of Research

Creative Industries & Digital Humanities

Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence

Financial Services & Fintech

Future Infrastructure

Public Sector: prevention, data civics, participatory democracy, governance

Tourism & Festivals

Criteria

Applicants must be based outside the University of Edinburgh.

Applicants are required to hold an open-ended academic appointment during their proposed fellowship period.

Applicants from LMICs (low- and middle-income countries) are encouraged to apply.

Have experience in one of the above research areas.

The University offers various scholarships and grants for international students in all of the UK. University of Bristol Think Big Scholarships aim to attract bright minds to develop the most able people to be able contributors to the future development of their countries. International students will see that studying in the UK might look through the doors of success besides great opportunities in education and working.

Undergraduate Programmes:

Arts and Humanities- English, History, Philosophy etc

Engineering-Aerospace, Biomedical, Chemical, etc.

Life Sciences: Biology, Biochemistry, Zoology, etc

Social sciences-Economics, Politics, Sociology, etc

ICGEB-DIC-MOST International Fellowship Programme

The IFP is a new initiative launched by the ICGEB and the Department of International Cooperation of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (DIC-MOST). The IFP Call is managed by the China National Center for Biotechnology Development (CNCBD) with the support of the ICGEB.

The IFP is aimed at promoting the training of scientists and researchers in developing countries and emerging economies, and other ICGEB Member States involved in the Belt and Road initiatives. The Programme supports short-term fellowships of scientists from ICGEB Member States in these regions to prestigious Chinese laboratories as a way of enhancing skill development, acquiring specific hands-on training in technologies available in the receiving laboratory and increasing bilateral cooperation in science and technology between China and the relevant ICGEB Member State.

International Excellence Award: Postgraduate February 2025 entry

This prestigious £5,000 award recognises academic excellence and is awarded to selected students starting a masters degree in February 2025.

Eligibility criteria

In order to be eligible applicants must:

Be an overseas fee-paying student

Hold an offer to study a full time masters programme (excludes part-time, distance-learning courses and the MBA)

Be self-funded (you must be paying for your studies independently rather than being sponsored or in receipt of another scholarship) 

Not be from the Surrey International Study Centre (SISC).

Applicants in receipt of the International Excellence Award will not be eligible for the alumni discount as the value of this award is higher.

The bursary program is open to new, full-time international students enrolling in MSc, PGDip, and MBA programs starting in January 2025. Applicants must be fee-paying, meet RAU’s academic and visa requirements, and have an offer of admission. 

Terms and conditions

An eligible international student can apply for this bursary alongside the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship.

The RAU endeavours to ensure that this information is correct. However, the RAU accepts no legal liability for errors or omissions and reserves the right to make changes without notice.

Students who withdraw, move to alternative accommodation or otherwise leave early, will lose their bursary entitlement and be liable for the full, pro-rata remainder of any fees.

The decision of the Scholarship Committee is based on the information provided on the application form. The decision of the Committee is final.

This bursary is open to new International MSc, PGDip and MBA Postgraduate students starting courses in January 2025.

About the scholarship

This bursary is open to full-time international MSc, PGDip and MBA fee-paying students starting in January 2025 who meet or exceed academic entry requirements (including visa requirements).

The bursary applies to on-campus shared, catered rooms. Catering comprises breakfast and dinner each day.

This bursary is a reduction of £1,752 off the shared room cost, making the student contribution £4,900 for the year.

The bursary is for one year’s duration.

You must hold an offer from the RAU for a course starting in January 2025.