A new full scholarship scheme for exceptional students from five African countries has been announced by The University of Nottingham and the UK government-funded Chevening Scholarship Programme.<\/p>\n
The Chevening\/Nottingham Partnership Award is offering 10 full scholarships of tuition fees, a living allowance and return airfare for outstanding postgraduate students from Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda.<\/p>\n
The awards are aimed at international students from these countries who have at least two years relevant graduate work experience. Applications are invited from key areas of study and development, including science, engineering, medicine and health sciences, operations management and courses related to the environment.<\/p>\n
The new scheme is in addition to the existing programme of Chevening Scholarships which provide full funding to international masters students from all over the world with leadership potential in any field.<\/p>\n
Emma Tarrant\u00a0Tayou, The University of Nottingham\u2019s Regional Manager for West Africa, who is based at the University\u2019s West Africa Office in Accra, Ghana, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cToo often talented students from developing countries are not able to take up offers of study in the UK due to financial constraints. This scholarship scheme responds decisively to remove that barrier for individuals with a commitment to working in their home countries after graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nyssa Lee-Woolf, Programme Manager at Chevening Scholarships said:\u00a0\u201cWe are proud to announce Chevening\u2019s new partnership with The University of Nottingham. Nottingham, like Chevening, has a strong international standing and we are excited to be working together to recruit and support future leaders from across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chevening Scholarships have a worldwide network of high profile alumni.\u00a0Nana Awere Damoah, a chemical engineer from Ghana now working as Technical Manager for PZ Cussons in Nigeria, and author of the book\u00a0I Speak of Ghana<\/i>, studied MSc Chemical Engineering at The University of Nottingham in 2005-06 with funding from a Chevening Scholarship.<\/p>\n
Recalling his studies at Nottingham, Nana Awere Damoah said:\u00a0\u201cThe opportunity the Chevening Scholarship gave to study in the UK changed my life and outlook, reinforced my leadership potential and challenged me to seek to achieve the best. The Chevening Scholarship is about developing future leaders, and scholars with this kaleidoscope of exposure certainly have an advantage in global leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chevening Scholar Hadiza Santali Sa\u2019eed from Nigeria, who recently completed an MA in International Law, Security and Terrorism at The University of Nottingham, said:\u00a0\u201cIf you\u2019re able to experience education in another country which is quite different from yours, it can only be good for you. The University of Nottingham prides itself on being a global university and when you come here you realise that is true\u2026 you\u2019ve got an international scholarship to a global university. I think it\u2019s a win-win all round for everyone.\u201d A video on Hadiza\u2019s experience is available\u00a0below.<\/p>\n