The Durham University Hatfield Lioness Scholarship provides funding that covers the full payment of University tuition fees, stipend for living expenses, flight and visa costs, and accommodation at Hatfield College.
The scholarship is offered to candidates who have the academic and personal qualities to enable them to complete and benefit from a number of postgraduate courses.
Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: United Kingdom (UK)
- Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships
- Eligible Countries: All Developing Countries
- Reward: Full Scholarship | Accomodation | Monthly Stipend | Airfare Return Ticket | Visa Cost
- Deadline: March 31, 2025
Scholarship Details
Hatfield College aims to award the Lioness Scholarship to an individual who has the academic and personal qualities to enable them to complete and benefit from a postgraduate course.
The aim of the Hatfield Lioness Scholarship is to enable a female student from a developing country where access to tertiary education is limited to benefit from undertaking postgraduate study at Durham University.
The scholarship was launched as part of the celebration of 30 years of women students at Hatfield College, Durham University in 2018, and is funded by alumni, friends of the College and other sources supportive of the scholarship’s aims.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Have applied for and been offered an unconditional place on their chosen master’s programme by June 2025.
- Not be in receipt of any other scholarship to fund their postgraduate studies.
- Be female.
- Be a national of a developing country as stated on the application page.
- Hold a relevant honours degree of sufficient standard to be admitted to your chosen Master’s course
- Have all other course entry requirements including the relevant English language qualification
- Not hold a Master’s degree; and
- Not otherwise have the financial means to study for a Master’s degree in the UK
Scholarship Benefits
Successful applicants of this scholarship will receive:
- Full payment of University tuition fees
- Stipend for living expenses
- One return economy air ticket from the home country to the UK, and the cost of return travel between the UK airport and Durham City
- Fully funded, self-catered, mixed accommodation at Hatfield College
- ‘Settling in allowance’ on arrival
- Cost of UK visa and the UK Health surcharge
Limitations
- The Scholarship does not provide funding for dependants, nor for travel during the Scholarship
- Accommodation is for the Scholarship holder only; dependants cannot be accommodated
How to Apply
To apply for this scholarship:
- Submit an academic application for your chosen master’s programme; within this application, you should reference your intention to apply for the Hatfield Lioness Scholarship;
- Submit an application for the Scholarship via the application form once it is published;
- Submit all supporting documents (Durham University offer letter, academic transcript, references and IELTS certificate) by the deadline.
- Applicants will be notified concerning the outcome of their application by mid-June 2025.
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