Studentships A limited number of these awards are available to applicants who hold a bachelor's degree of the University of London with first or upper second class Honours or a Master's degree with distinction of the University of London. You are not eligible to apply for these awards before March of the year after you gain your bachelor's degree. Candidates, who should normally be under forty-five years of age, are nominated by their own government and accepted on the basis of their personal qualities and the likelihood of returning to positions of responsibility in which they can exercise newly acquired skills and knowledge. They are normally employed in the public sector. Training in areas of pure science is normally only considered for senior academics returning to positions of teaching or departmental responsibility.
Awards cover the cost of travel, tuition fees and in some cases additional allowances.
Candidates are nominated by their own government and the programme is, therefore, not normally advertised. These scholarships are jointly funded by the ODA and the British university to help students of high academic calibre in developing Commonwealth countries who would benefit from higher education in Britain but who are unable to come here because of lack of finance. Candidates must be from a developing country and be otherwise unable to pay for their studies or training and be outside the scope of existing support schemes. Employees of government or parastatal organisations or those already living or studying in another industrialised country are not eligible. Awards are normally for taught courses at postgraduate level.