Faculty of Science: Postgraduate Scholarships

University of Portsmouth

The Science Faculty offers a number of scholarships for Ghanaian and Nigerian students who have applied for one of the following full-time taught Master's postgraduate degrees:

MSc Engineering Geology
MSc Geological and Environmental Hazards
MSc Environmental Geology and Contamination
MSc Crisis and Disaster Management
MSc Geographical Information Systems
MSc Coastal and Marine Resource Management

The scholarships will be in the form of a 20% fee reduction from any tuition fee but please note, it cannot be taken in conjunction with any other fee reduction or bursary offered by the University. The scholarship is a one-off award towards a one year Masters fees and is non-renewable and only valid for study on the courses listed above.
Eligibility

The scholarship is open to applicants from the following countries:

Nigeria: Scholarship is open to all Nigerian applicants who hold a minimum G.P.A 3.0/5 (which is a high Second Class Lower) in a relevant subject.

Ghana: Scholarship is open to all Ghanaian applicants who hold a minimum of a Second Class Upper in a relevant subject.
You can apply to be considered if you:

Are fully self-funding
Have Ghanaian or Nigerian nationality
Have applied to, been offered and accepted a place on, the postgraduate degree of your choice (conditional or unconditional firm offer).
Have satisfied academic conditions detailed above and have met financial conditions including payment of non-refundable deposit.

Application procedure

The application deadline is 30 June 2017. Please submit the scholarship form to international.office@port.ac.uk before this deadline. You will be informed of the outcome within one week after the application deadline.
Contact details

If you have any questions regarding our scholarships, please contact:

International Admissions Centre
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2UP
United Kingdom
+44 (0)23 9284 3414

international.office@port.ac.uk