Certificate/Masters Degree UK
Marshal Papworth Scholarships in Agriculture for Developing Countries (UK)
Marshal Papworth
varies, early April 2023Details
Of the 144 scholarships listed for the United Kingdom, 114 are Master's awards. PhD funding accounts for 23, undergraduate for 18, four are open to any level and one is a postdoc. The awards come from 91 distinct hosts, and universities themselves dominate: the University of Westminster lists 10, the University of Edinburgh 8, the University of Leeds 5, and University College London and the University of Bradford 4 each. Government and foundation money is a smaller but distinct layer: the British Council/UK government GREAT Scholarships, the Scottish Government's Saltire Scholarships, the Marshall Scholarship for US citizens, the Rhodes Scholarship and the Wellcome Trust awards.
Only 2 of the 144 scholarships have a deadline that is still ahead. The rest carry dates that have passed or no date at all, so every entry needs rechecking on the funder's page before you plan around it. Most awards are fee reductions rather than cash: 50% off tuition at Leeds and Sheffield, £10,000 fee waivers at Glasgow, Bath and Warwick, and full tuition at UCL, Edinburgh and Hull. Stipends appear in a smaller set, including the ASBS Global Impact Scholarship at Glasgow (full fee waiver plus £15,000), the IDS Graduate Scholarship at Sussex (up to £18,500 fees and up to £11,000 living costs) and the Marshall Scholarship, which pays fees, living costs, book and thesis grants and fares to and from the United States.
Master's study is the centre of gravity here: 114 of the 144 listed scholarships are Master's awards, against 18 undergraduate and 23 PhD. Most are run by a single university and require you to hold an offer there before you can apply. At the University of Leeds International Excellence Scholarships, you must be classified as an international student for fees and have applied for a Master's programme; the award is up to 50% off tuition. The UCL Global Masters Scholarships pay £15,000 for one year, or split 50% across two years if your programme is longer, and require an admission application to a full-time Master's at UCL. At Bath's Global Leaders Scholarship, 45 awards of £5,000 are applied as fee waivers for the first year only, with no cash alternative.
Some Master's awards are tied to a single department or programme. The Warwick School of Life Sciences Excellence Scholarships give up to 5 awards of a 50% fee reduction and require an offer on a full-time taught MSc in the School. The Imperial MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance awards range from full tuition to £10,000, and one of them, the Bseisu-Imperial College London Scholarship, is limited to applicants from Palestine, Syria, Lebanon or Jordan.
The government-funded layer is narrow but worth checking against your passport. The GREAT Scholarships provide £10,000 toward tuition for one year and are open only to students from a fixed list: Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. The Saltire Scholarships, worth £8,000 each toward tuition at any Scottish institution, are limited to nationals of Canada, China (including Hong Kong), India, Japan, Pakistan and the USA.
Two foundation awards work on a different scale. The Marshall Scholarship is for US citizens and pays university fees, living costs, an annual book grant, a thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, and fares to and from the United States; it runs for two academic years by default. The Rhodes Global Scholarships pay all University and College fees plus a living stipend of £19,800 per annum (2024-25), a settling-in allowance, health insurance, visa costs and two economy flights, and are open only to students who are not eligible for an existing Rhodes constituency.
Many UK awards reduce your tuition bill rather than pay you. The Sheffield International Undergraduate Merit Scholarships give a 50% tuition reduction, renewable each year if you score 60% or above and achieve at least 120 credits. The Glasgow Global Leadership Scholarships are a £10,000 tuition discount, not a cash payment, and do not cover living costs or travel. The Bath Dean's Award for Academic Excellence gives 8 scholarships per faculty, each worth £5,000 as a fee waiver against the first year only.
Stipend-bearing awards are fewer but larger. The ASBS Global Impact Scholarship at Glasgow combines a full fee waiver with a £15,000 stipend. The IDS Graduate Scholarship at Sussex provides up to £18,500 for fees and up to £11,000 for essential living costs. The Hatfield Lioness Scholarship at Durham covers full tuition, a living stipend, a self-catered single room at Hatfield College, one return economy air ticket, a settling-in allowance and the cost of the UK visa and health surcharge, for women from developing countries.
Eligibility in this list often turns on where you are from or what status you hold in the UK. The UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarships are open to any country outside the UK but require a lower-income background and an admission application for a full-time undergraduate degree at UCL in 2026/27; they provide 10 awards of full tuition plus maintenance and 23 awards of full tuition. The York Equal Access Scholarships are for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and provide a full tuition waiver plus a maintenance award of up to £10,660. The UCL Access Opportunity Scholarship is for asylum seekers, children of asylum seekers or unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, and pays full tuition plus a living allowance of £11,000 per year.
Others are tied to a region or income band. The Sheffield Africa Scholarship is for nationals of or permanent residents in an African country and provides a full tuition waiver, University accommodation maintenance and a monthly stipend. The UCL IOE Centenary Doctoral Scholarships are for students domiciled in low or lower-middle income countries and cover tuition, a single room at International Students House and a monthly stipend for up to four years. The Exeter MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Scholarships require a 2:2 or above in a business or related subject and, for non-anglophone applicants, IELTS 7.0 with no section below 6.0.
Only 2 of the 144 listed scholarships have a deadline that is still ahead. That means the list is a map of what exists, not a schedule you can rely on. Some entries carry dates that have clearly passed: the Leeds International Excellence Scholarships show 17 May 2024, the Global Wales Postgraduate Scholarships show 30 April 2024, and the Sheffield International Undergraduate Merit Scholarships show 22 April 2024. Others say only 'admissions deadline' or 'varies, Apr-June 2026', such as the GREAT Scholarships and the Dundee Global Excellence Postgraduate Taught Scholarship.
Two dates in the data fall in 2026 and are worth checking first: the UCL Global Masters Scholarships list 7 May 2026, and the UCL IOE Centenary Doctoral Scholarships list 4 May 2026. The UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarships show 27 April 2026. Treat every other date as a prompt to open the funder's page and confirm the current round before you spend time on an application.
| Deadline | Scholarship | Level |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2026 | President's PhD Scholarships at Imperial College London (Fully Funded) | PhD Degree |
| 8 Dec 2026 | Gates Cambridge Scholarships for International Students at University of Cambridge | Masters/PhD Degree |
| 10 Dec 2026 | Chancellor's International Scholarships at University of Warwick (PhD) | PhD Degree |
| 26 Jan 2027 | Reach Oxford Scholarships for Students from Developing Countries | Bachelor’s Degree |
| 30 Jun 2027 | UWE Bristol College of Health, Science and Society Dean's Scholarship for Overseas MSc Students | Masters Degree |
Marshal Papworth
University of Leeds
University of Leeds
Glasgow University
University of Leeds
University of Exeter
University of Surrey
Colt Foundation
European Commission
University of Warwick
UWE Bristol
The Recanati-Kaplan Foundation
University of Sussex
UWE Bristol
LSE
London School of Economics and Political Science
Welcome Trust
Glasgow University
Imperial College London
Rhodes Scholarship Fund
144 scholarships are listed. 114 are Master's awards, 23 are PhD, 18 are undergraduate, 4 are open to any level and 1 is a postdoc. They come from 91 distinct hosts.
Most reduce tuition. Examples include the 50% tuition reduction at Leeds and Sheffield, the £10,000 fee discount at Glasgow, and the £5,000 fee waiver at Bath. Stipends appear in a smaller set, such as the ASBS Global Impact Scholarship at Glasgow (full fee waiver plus £15,000), the IDS Graduate Scholarship at Sussex (up to £18,500 for fees and up to £11,000 for living costs) and the Marshall Scholarship, which pays fees, living costs, book and thesis grants and travel.
Several are limited by nationality. GREAT Scholarships are open to students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. Saltire Scholarships are for nationals of Canada, China (including Hong Kong), India, Japan, Pakistan and the USA. The Marshall Scholarship is for US citizens. The Sheffield Africa Scholarship is for nationals of or permanent residents in an African country.
For most awards, no. The UCL Global Masters Scholarships require an admission application to a full-time Master's at UCL. The Leeds International Excellence Scholarships require you to have applied for a Master's programme. The Bath Global Leaders Scholarship requires an offer for a full-time taught master's course. The Warwick School of Life Sciences Excellence Scholarships require an offer on a full-time taught MSc in the School.
Yes. The York Equal Access Scholarships are for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and provide a full tuition waiver plus a maintenance award of up to £10,660. The UCL Access Opportunity Scholarship is for asylum seekers, children of asylum seekers or unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, and pays full tuition plus a living allowance of £11,000 per year. The Dundee Humanitarian Scholarship is for students with Refugee Status or Humanitarian Protection and covers a full tuition waiver, a monthly stipend and accommodation, up to £38,500.
Only 2 of the 144 scholarships have a deadline that is still ahead. Several entries show dates that have passed, such as 17 May 2024 for Leeds and 30 April 2024 for Global Wales, and others say only 'admissions deadline' or 'varies, Apr-June 2026'. Check the funder's page for the current round before applying.
Use the list below as a starting point, not a final answer. Start with the level that matches you: 114 Master's awards, 23 PhD and 18 undergraduate. Then filter by funder type. If you need cash for living costs, look at the stipend-bearing awards such as the ASBS Global Impact Scholarship, the IDS Graduate Scholarship, the Hatfield Lioness Scholarship and the Marshall Scholarship. If you are applying for a taught Master's and need a tuition reduction, the university fee waivers at Leeds, Sheffield, Glasgow, Bath and Warwick are the main route.
Before you write anything, open the funder's page for each shortlisted award and confirm the current deadline and eligibility. Only 2 deadlines in this data are still ahead, so the date shown is a prompt to check, not a guarantee. Pay particular attention to whether the award requires an admission offer first, and to nationality or residence conditions such as those on GREAT, Saltire, Marshall and the Sheffield Africa Scholarship.