Deadline: June 8, 2018
Applications are open for the Prince Albert of Monaco II Foundation Climate Change Masters Scholarships 2018/19 at the University of Edinburgh. Seven Masters Scholarships are available to applicants enrolled on eligible online distance learning programmes offered by the University in the 2018-2019 academic session.
The University of Edinburgh is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland’s ancient universities. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city of Edinburgh, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university.
Award
- Each scholarship will cover the full fees relating to the Postgraduate Certificate in Climate Change Management. For successful recipients studying towards the MSc Carbon Management programme, the scholarship will cover the Postgraduate Certificate in Climate Change Management component of the masters programme.
Eligibility
- The scholarships will be awarded to students who are accepted for admission on to the PgCert Climate Change Management (online) or MSc Carbon Management (online).
- Applicants must be resident in one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Cuba, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sudan, Algeria, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iraq, Namibia, Suriname, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jamaica, Nauru, Swaziland, Argentina, Djibouti, Jordan, Nepal, Syria, Azerbaijan, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Nicaragua, Tajikistan, Bahamas, Ecuador, Kiribati, Niger, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Egypt, Laos, Nigeria, Timor-Leste, Belize, El Salvador, Lebanon, Pakistan, Togo, Benin, Equatorial Guinea, Lesotho, Palau, Tonga, Bhutan, Eritrea, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Tunisia, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Libya, Paraguay, Turkmenistan, Botswana, Fiji, Madagascar, Peru, Tuvalu, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Malawi, Philippines, Uganda, Burundi, Gambia, Maldives, Rwanda, Uzbekistan, Cambodia, Ghana, Mali, Samoa, Vanuatu, Cameroon, Guatemala, Marshall Islands, Sao Tome & Principe, Venezuela, Cape Verde, Guinea, Mauritania, Senegal, VietNam, Central African Rep., Guinea-Bissau, Micronesia, Sierra Leone, Yemen, Chad, Guyana, Moldova, Solomon Islands, Zambia, Comoros, Haiti, Mongolia, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Congo, Honduras, Morocco, South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, India, Mozambique, Sri Lanka
Selection Criteria
The scholarship will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent. Priority will be given to applicants from those nations most at risk from climate change and who are deemed to have the greatest potential to tackle climate change in their home country.
Application
In order to gain access to the scholarship application system applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh. Please note that, following the submission of an application for admission, it can take up to five working days for all system checks to be completed and for access to be granted.
The online scholarship application form is located in EUCLID and can be accessed via MyEd
For more information, visit Prince Albert of Monaco II Foundation Climate Change Masters Scholarships.
