One scholarship is available to citizens of Tanzania who are
normally resident in Tanzania for study on a one year Masters programme offered
by the University of Edinburgh.
The Julius Nyerere Scholarship was set up in 2009 in memory
of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere who led Tanganyika to independence in 1961 and became
the first prime minister and later president of Tanzania. Nyerere received a
scholarship in 1949 to attend the University of Edinburgh where he obtained a
Masters of Arts degree that saw him study courses in English, Political
Economy, Social Anthropology, British History, Economic History, Constitutional
Law, and Moral Philosophy.
Award
The Julius Nyerere Masters Scholarship will
cover tuition fees, living costs of £10,000, and a return flight from
Tanzania to the UK.
The scholarship is tenable for one academic year. In
addition to their studies, the successful applicant will be expected to
participate in Swahili language conversation tutorials. This will amount to no
more than 20 hours for each scholar per semester.
Eligibility
The scholarship will be awarded to a Tanzanian citizen who
is normally resident in Tanzania, and who is accepted for admission on a
full-time basis for a postgraduate one year Masters programme of study at the
University of Edinburgh. Applicants who already hold a degree from outside
Tanzania will not be considered.
Applicants should already have been offered a place at the
University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be
intending to do so.
Criteria
The scholarship is awarded broadly on the basis of academic
merit, with candidates requiring a Bachelors degree equivalent to a UK First
Class Honours ('First') or Upper Division/Upper Second Class Honours ('2:1')
degree.
The Julius Nyerere Masters Scholarship is highly competitive
and only the best candidates are considered. Prospective applicants should note
that, to date, in almost all cases successful candidates for the Scholarships
have held a First Class Honours degree. Applicants with a 2:1 Honours degree
will be considered if they can show a very strong track record of work
experience relevant to their prospective degree.
Applying
The closing date will be 2 April 2018.
As part of the personal statement section of the scholarship
application applicants will be asked to answer the following question: ‘If
Julius Nyerere was a student at the University of Edinburgh in 2018 and had a
Twitter account, what would he tweet, and who would he follow? Explain your
answer in 500-750 words.’
Notification
All applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of
May 2018.
