Finding funds to study at the Nuffield Centre
If you are planning to study at the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, then you might find this information about relevant postgraduate funding and funders helpful when you apply.
Obtaining funds for postgraduate study can be a challenge, so make certain you begin looking for funding sources early in the application process.
Remember you will need to budget for fees, maintenance (accommodation, food, rent etc) and other costs (travel etc). Usually, our students are funded through one or more of these sources:
- Your employer or state government. Discuss with your manager or human resources office how your course will benefit both your organisation and your personal career development
- Your own savings or similar
- Through a scholarship.
Please visit the University scholarships and funding page at the University of Leeds for information on the scholarships offered by the University and alternative funding sources for UK, EU and international students.
Scholarships our previous students obtained
We cannot make recommendations for any particular scholarship. However, for international students taking postgraduate taught courses at the Nuffield Centre, the most successful sources for scholarships have been (in alphabetical order):
- African Development Bank and Government of Japan
- Aga Khan Foundation
- British Council
- Beit Trust Fellowship
- British Chevening Scholarships (UK FCO)
- Commonwealth Scholarships (UK FCO)
- DFID
- OFID (developing country students)
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships
- The Wellcome Trust
- The World Health Organisation (WHO)
- World Bank Scholarship Programme
You may also find the following links useful in your search for funding:
- All Saints Educational Trust
- Anne Marie Scholarship (Pakistani students only)
- Bestway Foundation (Pakistani, Indian, Sri Lankan & Bangladeshi students only)
- BFWG Scholarships (for doctoral research)
- British Marshall Scholarships (USA students only)
- Canadian International Development Agency (Canadian students only)
- Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund (UK)
- Charles Wallace Trust
- COLFUTURO (Colombian students)
- CONACYT (Mexican students)
- Council for International Education (UK)
- Fund for Women Graduates (FfWG)
- PG Loan
- Henry Lester Trust (Chinese students only)
- Institute of International Education
- International Fellowships Programme (Inter-University Council for East Africa)
- Leeds University Masters' Scholarship
- Leeds University PG Loan
- Leverhulme Trust
- Manitoba Student Aid (Students from Manitoba only)
- Santander
- Sino British Fellowship Trust Scholarship (Chinese students only)
- Student Finance England (UK /EU Students only
- US-UK Fulbright
- Wellcome Foundation
- W Wing Yip & Brothers Bursaries (Chinese students only)
- OFID (OPEC Fund for International Development)
There are a number of scholarship newsletters which will keep you up to date on various scholarships which may be relevant to you. The list below is not exhaustive, but is a good place to start if you are interested in subscribing to scholarship emails: