The Eira Francis Davies Scholarship is a full tuition fee scholarship ordinarily awarded to one outstanding female student per academic year. The student must be a national of and resident in an eligible developing country, who pursues a programme within Swansea University’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

Eligibility: To be eligible, applicants must;

  • hold a minimum 2:1 Bachelors degree or equivalent qualification
  • have an offer to study an eligible, full-time, postgraduate taught Masters program within the College of Human and Health Sciences at Swansea University.
  • meet English language ability standards as stipulated within their condition of offer and UKVI requirements
  • be female
  • be a new student to Swansea University
  • within their application, demonstrate strong academic ability and financial need
  • be a national, and permanent resident of an EFD Eligible Countries as listed by the World Bank Country and Lending Groups classification as being ‘low income’ or ‘lower-middle income’ as of 1 July 2021.

Eligible Countries: Afghanistan, Gambia, The Myanmar, Bangladesh, Guinea, Nepal, BeninGuinea-BissauNigerBurkina Faso, Haiti, RwandaBurundiKenyaSierra Leone, Cambodia, Korea, Dem Rep., SomaliaCentral African Republic, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, ChadLiberiaTanzania, Comoros, MadagascarTogoCongo, Dem. RepMalawiUgandaEritreaMaliZimbabweEthiopiaMozambique, Angola, India, Sao Tome and Principe, Armenia, Iraq, Senegal, Belize, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Bhutan, Kosovo, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Lao PDR, SudanCameroonLesothoSwazilandCape Verde, Marshall Islands, Syrian Arab Republic, Congo, Rep., Mauritania, Timor-Leste, Ivory Coast, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. Tonga, Djibouti, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Egypt, Arab Rep., Mongolia, Tuvalu, El Salvador, Morocco, Ukraine, Fiji Nicaragua, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Nigeria, Vanuatu, Ghana, Pakistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, West Bank and Gaza, Guyana, Paraguay, Yemen, Rep., Honduras, Philippines, Zambia, Indonesia and Samoa

Type: Masters

Number of Awardees: Not specified

Value of Award: The Eira Francis Davies Scholarship is a full tuition fee scholarship.

Duration of Program: Duration of course or degree

Eligible Fields of Study: 

Method of Application: Please download your application form hereEira Francis Davies Scholarship Application Form

For any enquiries relating to the Eira Francis Davies Scholarship please email: EFDScholarship@swansea.ac.uk

Application Deadline: 11:59pm (BST) Sunday 28th May 2023