Hatfield Lioness Scholarship for Women from Developing Countries at Durham University

The Hatfield Lioness Scholarship pays for women from certain developing countries to complete a full-time taught Masters at Durham University. It covers tuition, living costs, accommodation, travel and visa fees for one academic year. The purpose is to help women from places where access to higher education is limited gain postgraduate experience at Durham.

• Host: Hatfield College, Durham University, UK
• Level: full-time taught Masters (any field except MBA, PhD and research master's)
• Who: female students from eligible developing countries
• Number of awards: 1
• Deadline: 31 March 2025
• Course starts: October 2025
• Covered: tuition, stipend, single room at Hatfield College, return airfare, settling-in allowance, UK visa and health surcharge

Hatfield College, Durham University, United Kingdom.

Full-time Masters degree in any field, except MBA, PhD and research master's programmes.

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Female students from developing countries. The official website lists the eligible developing countries.

For one academic year, the scholarship covers the following:

• full payment of University tuition fees
• stipend for living expenses
• fully funded, self-catered, single room in mixed accommodation at Hatfield College
• one return economy air ticket from the home country to the UK, and the cost of return travel between the UK airport and Durham City
• settling in allowance on arrival
• cost of UK visa and the UK Health surcharge

The scholarship does not fund dependents, nor travel during the scholarship. Accommodation is for the scholarship holder only; dependents cannot be accommodated.

You must have applied for and been offered an unconditional place on your chosen master's programme by June 2025.

You must not hold any other scholarship that funds your postgraduate studies.

You must be or identify as a woman.

You must be a national of one of the eligible developing countries (see the official website).

You should also:

• hold a relevant honours degree of sufficient standard to be admitted to your chosen Masters course
• meet all other course entry requirements, including the relevant English language qualification
• not hold a Master's degree
• not otherwise have the financial means to study for a Master's degree in the UK

Applications are currently closed.

First submit an academic application for your chosen master's programme, and mention in it that you intend to apply for the Hatfield Lioness Scholarship. Then submit a separate scholarship application using the form once it is published. The scholarship deadline is 31 March 2025.

Visit the official website (link below) to get the application form and full details on how to apply.

This award suits a woman from an eligible developing country who has a strong honours degree and wants to take a full-time taught Masters at Durham but cannot pay for it herself. You should be ready to show you have no other scholarship and not enough money to fund the degree. If you already hold a Master's degree, you are not eligible.

• Who can apply for the Hatfield Lioness Scholarship? Women who are nationals of an eligible developing country, who have an honours degree, and who have applied for a full-time taught Masters at Durham. You must not hold a Master's degree or another scholarship.

• What does the scholarship cover? Tuition fees, a living stipend, a single room at Hatfield College, a return economy air ticket, a settling-in allowance, and the UK visa and health surcharge for one academic year.

• What is the deadline? The scholarship application deadline is 31 March 2025. You must also have an unconditional offer by June 2025.

• Can I apply for an MBA or PhD? No. The scholarship is only for full-time taught Masters programmes, not MBA, PhD or research master's.

• How do I apply? Apply for your master's programme first and mention your intention to apply for the scholarship. Then submit the scholarship application form once it is published.

• Read the official scholarship guidelines and the list of eligible countries before you start.
• Prepare your degree transcripts, English language test score and passport details early.
• Submit your academic application for the master's programme well before the scholarship deadline.
• Check that your chosen course is a taught Masters, not a research programme.
• Keep copies of everything you submit and note the dates.