Key facts
Start dates
September 2026
Available to home or international students?
International
Study level
Postgraduate
Award value
£9,250
Eligible course awards
MA
Number of awards
1
Application deadline
31 March 2026
Global Development and Humanitarian Practice Scholarship
Overview
Full and part-time International applicants for the MA Global Development and Humanitarian Practice (starting in September 2026) from developing countries in Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America only are eligible to apply for a single scholarship award of £9,250 to contribute to their course fees.
Applicants should have applied for/completed their IELT English language tests as per the entry requirement of Oxford Brookes University. Those who have completed their IELT will be given preference.
The Faculty’s postgraduate scholarships are awards made towards tuition fees only. It is therefore important that applicants clearly identify how they intend to raise the additional funding necessary to cover living costs, travel, textbooks, other ancillary costs and any additional fees, should the tuition fees be higher than the amount of scholarship available.
Eligibility
Eligibility criteria
Full and part-time International applicants for the MA Global Development and Humanitarian Practice (starting in September 2026) from developing countries in Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America only.
Applicants failing to comply with these procedures will not be considered for the scholarship.
Applications will be reviewed according to the applicant's experience in the sector, motivation to study and contributions to their own country/global context.
Please note that you must have already completed an application to study at Oxford Brookes University before applying to this scholarship. Applications to this scholarship without a University application will not be considered.
This funding is available to students studying on the following courses:
Postgraduate
Application process
Complete the online Scholarship Application form 2026-2027, including a personal statement explaining why you have applied for the course and for the scholarship.
Scholarship applications must be accompanied by a personal statement in the section provided which must clearly identify why the applicant believes they are deserving of the scholarship
The deadlines for receipt of a scholarship application is 4.00pm on Tuesday, 31 March 2026 for entry to the programme in September 2026.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Successful candidates will be notified if they have been successful by 28 April 2026. Applicants who are offered the scholarship will need to notify the faculty of their intention to accept the scholarship within 7 days of receiving the offer. Failure to notify the faculty of the intention to accept the scholarship will results in the forfeiture of the scholarship. Scholarship offers not accepted by the deadline will be withdrawn and re-allocated to the next applicant on the scholarship reserve list.
Terms and conditions of financial support
The Faculty’s postgraduate scholarships are awards made towards tuition fees only. It is therefore important that applicants clearly identify how they intend to raise the additional funding necessary to cover living costs, travel, textbooks, other ancillary costs and any additional fees, should the tuition fees be higher than the amount of scholarship available.
Applicants failing to comply with these application procedures will not be considered for the scholarship.
A reserve list may be drawn up in case any of the selected applicants do not take up the offer of a scholarship.