The Rotary Foundation District 1090 in the Thames Valley offers the University of Reading Rotary Scholarships to international students to study in the UK.
The Rotary Graduate Scholarship worth $30,000 is offered to foreign students who have been offered places to study on the available one-year full-time master’s courses at Reading University, starting September/October 2025.
Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: United Kingdom (UK)
- Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships
- Eligible Countries: Developing Countries
- Reward: Full Scholarship | $30,000 (£24,150)
- No IELTS Required
- Deadline: March 7, 2025
Scholarship Details
Rotary District 1090 in the Thames Valley has planned to award one scholarship of USD 30,000 for postgraduate study at the University of Reading in the academic year 2025/26.
Clubs and districts offer scholarships for secondary, undergraduate, or graduate study. These scholarships can be supported with funds raised locally or with Rotary Foundation district or global grants.
Rotary Scholarships are available to candidates who want to participate in a master’s degree or professional development certificate program at one of our partner universities.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship:
- Applicants’ studies, careers, and community work must fit within Rotary’s area of focus, protecting the environment.
- Applicants must be from a low or middle-income country and outside the UK.
Available Programs
Rotary will only accept applications from candidates who have been offered places to study on one of the following one-year full-time master’s courses at Reading University, starting September/October 2025:
- MSc Environmental Management in the Department of Geography & Environmental Science
- MSc Climate, Environment and Development in the Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture & Economics.
These courses match the Rotary Foundation cause of protecting the environment.
Scholarship Benefits
Successful applicants of this scholarship will receive:
- A $30,000 award to cover tuition and living expenses.
How to Apply
To apply for this scholarship:
- Fill the Rotary Scholarship Application Form
- Your application must explain how your proposed course of study meets the requirements of Rotary’s environmental area of focus.
- Please also note that you should only start the application after receiving an offer to study at the University of Reading on one of the above full‐time courses.
- Applications open on 1 January and close at 17:00 on 7 March 2025.
- Applications will be assessed on the quality rather than length of your answers to the questions on the form, so please be as concise and focused as possible.
- Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview on either 5 or 12 April 2025.
- The interview will be via Skype or a similar application.
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