Each year, a number of UK higher education institutions offer scholarships for geographical study for under-represented candidates. This page is periodically updated to reflect current opportunities. We welcome the submission of any additional opportunities for inclusion on this page - please contact rhed@rgs.org with suggestions.
Undergraduate scholarships
University of Cambridge
The Department of Geography has launched a programme of support and financial assistance for black British students intending to read for the Cambridge Geographical Tripos.
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Esri UK and Black Geographers
Esri UK is establishing a new scholarship programme to encourage and support Black African, Caribbean, Black or mixed Black heritage students in the study of geography and geoscience.
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Cowrie Scholarship Foundation
The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation was set up to allow economically disadvantaged Black students to attend UK universities. It aims to fund 100 students over the next decade.
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Newcastle University
Healther Alner Scholarship offers funding for a geography undergraduate, to help them progress in their learning. Candidates are encouraged to apply if they are:
Open University
The Open Futures Scholarship for Black Students provide the opportunity for new, UK-resident students who identify as Black to study for free.
Postgraduate scholarships
University of Bristol
The Liv Sidse Jansen Studentship for Human Geography PhD research.
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Esri UK and Black Geographers
Esri UK is establishing a new scholarship programme to encourage and support Black African, Caribbean, Black or mixed Black heritage students in the study of geography and geoscience.
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The Leverhulme Trust
The Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships scheme (LDS) provides funding specifically for Black students and those from low-income households.
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University of Oxford
The Bradley Wilson Scholarship in Geography and the Environment (DPhil/PhD) scholarship and a fully funded SoGE MSc scholarship to study on one of five MSc programmes.
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Royal Holloway, University of London
Department of Geography PhD studentship to support a Black/minority ethnic candidate.
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University of Southampton
Black Futures Postgraduate Research Scholarships (for UK students from Black or Black-Mixed backgrounds) with 15 fully-funded postgraduate research scholarships available over the next three years.
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UCL
UCL are offering 24 CASA Urban Futures Master's for under-represented groups from the Office for Students worth £10,000 each for students enrolling on the Urban Spatial Science MSc (at UCL) in September 2023. They want to diversify the range of people working in AI and Data Science by enabling students from under-represented groups to pursue a conversion course with us in London. The degree programme has been designed as a conversion course aiming to attract applications from a wide range of disciplines. There is no pre-requisite knowledge or experience required and all concepts are taught from the ground up.of £10,000 each and hope to be able to offer up to 22 scholarships in all, to students who meet one or more of the Office for Students’ eligibility criteria for studies (full time, part time or flexible) commencing in September 2023.
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