The University of Dundee is pleased to announce the 2024/25 Humanitarian Scholarship / Afghan Women’s Scholarship.

The University of Dundee Humanitarian Scholarship provides coverage for the full fees of your tuition, accommodation, and living stipends while studying in the UK.

Benefits

Selected candidates will receive the following;

  • Full tuition fee waiver (if study is longer than 1 year, only first year will be funded)
  • A monthly living stipend to cover living costs while in the UK
  • A monthly allowance for accommodation in line with the University Accommodation amount
  • Applicants can also choose to stay on campus or in private residence. Accommodation allowance will be paid directly to successful candidates, who are then responsible for the accommodation costs. 

Please note that the ‘Humanitarian Scholarship’ and our ‘University of Dundee Afghan Women’s Scholarship’ draw on the same budget for funding. This budget allows us to fund approximately 24 fully-funded scholarships. However, the number of awards allocated to each scholarship is determined by University of Dundee after the closing date. This allocation is made according to the volume and relative quality of applications received. As a University of Sanctuary, the University also reserves the right to create new scholarships which draw from this fund in response to global developments.

Requirements

Our Humanitarian Scholarship welcomes applications from applicants who:

  • Hold an academic offer of entry – conditional or unconditional – for a postgraduate taught programme in any of our academic schools, beginning in September 2024. The programme must be a full 180 credit postgraduate taught course, on campus;
  • Have Refugee or Asylum Status, or Humanitarian Protection as recognised by the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees.
  • All fee status applicants are eligible: Scottish, RUK, EU, International

Our Afghan Women’s Scholarship welcomes applications from:

  • Those who hold an academic offer of entry – conditional or unconditional – for a postgraduate taught programme in any of our academic schools, beginning in September 2024. The programme must be a full 180 credit postgraduate taught course, on campus;
  • Female applicants with Afghan nationality who are residing outside of Afghanistan at the time of application. The University of Dundee does not encourage applicants who are currently resident within Afghanistan to apply, and the University is unable to make any awards to applicants currently resident within Afghanistan.  
  • Those who hold ‘International’ Fee Status

Please read the key fact document specifying what supporting documents are required, applicants who won’t submit correct documents will not be considered. All documents must be officially translated to English to enable verification.

Please note that we cannot consider applications for the scholarship where the person applying does not meet the above criteria. Please do not apply to the scholarship unless you are in possession of an offer AND you can demonstrate your immigration status/domicile matches the above criteria. 

Please note that we will consider applications from those who hold a conditional offer. However, if successfully awarded this scholarship we will require you to meet any English Language requirements/hold an Unconditional offer by 31st May 2024, otherwise places may be awarded to ‘reserve’ applicants

Selection Process

Please also note:

You will not hear about the outcome of your scholarship application until early April 2024. 

Please ensure that you have submitted all relevant documents

If your application does not contain a valid ID number and if you were not in receipt of an offer at the time of your application, your application will not be considered. 

Method of Application

Please ensure you have read the information above and you are sure that you are eligible for the scholarships before applying. Applications which include information which would make someone ineligible will not be considered.

  • Please click here to apply to the Humanitarian Scholarship 
  • Please click here to apply to the Afghan Women’s Scholarship

For More Information,

Visit the Official Webpage