University of Nottingham 2025 Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship

Developing Solutions is our flagship master’s scholarship, founded in 2001, for students from African, South Asian, and other selected Commonwealth countries. This scholarship programme is designed for international students who want to make a difference to the development of key economic, environmental, structural, social, or political structures in their home country.

The University of Nottingham is offering scholarships covering 50% or 100% of full-time masters tuition fees. These one-year scholarships are available to support innovative and passionate students who can successfully demonstrate their ingenuity for developing solutions that will impact their home countries and incite change.

University of Nottingham Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship

Requirements for University of Nottingham Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship

To apply for this scholarship, you must:

• Be domiciled in Africa, India or one of the selected Commonwealth countries listed below
• Be classed as an overseas student for fee purposes
• Hold an offer to start a full-time masters (including MRes) for 2025/26 at the University of Nottingham UK, studying in the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science or Faculty of Social Sciences

Important

You are not eligible for this scholarship if you:

• Are a current student or graduate of the University of Nottingham
• Have studied and been awarded an undergraduate or postgraduate degree outside of your home country*
• Are currently studying in the UK

Selection Process

Application criteria

Applicants will be assessed first and foremost on how they can demonstrate their vision, and tangible plan for developing a specific solution that will positively contribute to key economic, environmental, structural, social, or political challenges within in their home country. Strong applicants will be able to link this to the learning outcomes of their course of study, and how this will facilitate their efforts. Where the ethos of Developing Solutions has been clearly evidenced, applications will then be looked at in line with more traditional scholarship criteria, including your reasons for studying at Nottingham and noteworthy achievements.

Make sure you have enough time to prepare strong answers. We will assess your responses and academic merit when making scholarship decisions.

Please note that there is a strict word count limit for all questions, which is outlined at the end of each question. The system does not automatically limit this, so you would be encouraged to check your application before you submit. Any responses submitted that exceed the outlined word count may not be reviewed.

Application Deadline

April 16, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Nottingham on campus.nottingham.ac.uk to apply