International Scholarships and Bursaries

Scholarship Opportunities for International Students

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Durham University is committed to supporting the best International students. The following international scholarships and bursaries are either funded by the University, through partnerships with external organisations, or through generous donations from alumni and friends of the University.

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Postgraduate Taught (PGT) - MSc, MA, MBA and PGCE Students

Postgraduate Research (PGR) - PhD and Masters Research Students

Name	Level (Duration)	Country Specific
British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM	PGT (1 Year)	Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela
Chevening Open Awards	PGT (1 Year)	Over 160 Chevening-eligible countries and territories.
Chevening Partnership Awards	PGT (1 Year)	Over 160 Chevening-eligible countries and territories.
China Scholarship Council	PGR (4 Years)	China (not including Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan).
Civil Society Leadership Awards (OSF)	PGT (1 Year)	Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Laos, Libya, Myanmar, Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
COLFUTURO	PGT (1 year) PGR (4 years)	Colombia
Commonwealth Open Awards	PGT (1 Year); PhD (3 Years)	Mostly middle to low-income Commonwealth countries.
Commonwealth Shared	PGT (1 Year)	Bangladesh, Cameroon, Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia.
Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships (for low and middle-income countries)	PhD - candidates to spend up to 12 months at a UK university as part of their doctoral students in their home country.	Applicants who are citizens of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person.
CONACYT - Durham Scholarships	Masters (1 Year) & PhD (Up to 3 years) PhD applicants invited as a priority.	Mexican nationals.
CONICYT (ANID)	PGT (1 year) PGR (4 years)	Chile – scholarship currently suspended for 2021 entry.
Durham Palestine Educational Trust	PGT (1 Year)	Palestine - previous study or previously active in student or community life in the West Bank or Gaza.
Fullbright-Durham University PG Award	PGT (1 Year) or PGR (1st Year)	The USA.
Lioness	PGT	Female students from developing countries.
Marshall	PGT (2 x 1 Year)	The USA.
Marshall Sherfield Fellowship	Post-doctoral research for a period of one to two academic years at a British University or research institute.	The USA.
Ruth First Scholarship	PGT (1 Year)	Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
SAID Foundation Scholarships	1 Year PGT or Masters' degrees by distance learning	Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan.
Santander	10 UG and 5 PGT	Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Ghana, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, UAE, Uruguay, USA, Qatar.

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