Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding Scholarship

Key facts

Start dates

September 2026 / January 2027

Available to home or international students?

Home / International

Study level

Postgraduate

Award value

£1,000

Eligible course awards

MA

Number of awards

2 (1 for September start / 1 for January start)

Application deadline

  • 29 May 2026 for September start
  • 30 October 2026 for January start

Overview

Full and part-time applicants for the MA Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding are eligible to apply for one of the £1,000 scholarships. There are two awards available:

  • One of which will be awarded to applicants starting the course in September 2026
  • The other will be awarded to applicants starting in January 2027
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 applicants from all countries are eligible to apply for the MA Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding are eligible to apply for a £1,000 scholarship.

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 are:

  • 4.00pm on Friday, 29 May 2026 for entry to the programme in September 2026
  • 4.00pm Friday, 30 October 2026 for entry to the programme in January 2027

Late applications will not be accepted.

Successful candidates will be notified if they have been successful by 26 June 2026 (or for those applying for the January Entry scholarship, candidates will be notified by 27 November 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.