Durham University Hatfield Lioness Scholarship for Female Students from Developing Countries 2023

Hatfield College aims to award the Lioness Scholarship to an individual who has the academic and personal qualities to enable them to complete and benefit from a postgraduate course, and who will also act as a positive ambassador for their home country in Durham, and put their enhanced knowledge and skills gained from the master’s programme and experience in Durham to good use for the benefit of their society when they return home.

The scholarship has been set up as part of the celebration of 30 years of women students at Hatfield College, University of Durham, and is funded by alumni, friends of the College and other sources supportive of the scholarship’s aims

• Table of Content
• About Durham University
• Hatfield Lioness Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Hatfield Lioness Scholarship
• Requirements for Hatfield Lioness Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Hatfield Lioness Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Durham University

Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate public research university in Durham, North East England, with a second campus in nearby Stockton-on-Tees. It was founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837. It was one of the first universities to commence tuition in England for more than 600 years and claims to be the third oldest university in England (which would make it the seventh or eighth oldest in the UK), although this is disputed. The Durham University estate includes 63 listed buildings, ranging from the 11th-century Durham Castle ... continue reading

Hatfield Lioness Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Hatfield Lioness Scholarship

The scholarship will cover:

• Full payment of University tuition fees
• Stipend for living expenses – 12 monthly payments
• One return economy air ticket from the home country to the UK, and the cost of return travel between the UK airport and Durham City
• Fully funded, self-catered, mixed accommodation at Hatfield College
• ‘Settling in allowance’ on arrival
• Cost of UK visa and the UK Health surcharge

Restrictions:

• The Scholarship does not provide funding for dependants, nor for travel during the Scholarship
• Accommodation is for the Scholarship holder only; dependants cannot be accommodated

Requirements for Hatfield Lioness Scholarship Qualification

• Applicants must have applied for and been offered an unconditional place on their chosen master’s programme by June 2023.
• Applicants must not be in receipt of any other scholarship to fund their postgraduate studies.
• Applicants must be female.

Applicants should:

• hold a relevant honours degree of sufficient standard to be admitted to your chosen Master’s course ; and
• have all other course entry requirements including the relevant English language qualification;
• not hold a Master’s degree; and
• not otherwise have the financial means to study for a Master’s degree in the UK

Interview date, Process and Venue for Hatfield Lioness Scholarship

Applications will be considered on: academic merit, personal qualities and the fit with the chosen degree programme to the candidate’s aims.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Stage 1: Submit an academic application for your chosen master’s programme; within this application you should reference your intention to apply for the Hatfield Lioness Scholarship;

Stage 2: Submit an application for the Scholarship via this application form;

Stage 3: Submit all supporting documents (Durham University offer letter, academic transcript, references and IELTS certificate) via email to [email protected] by the deadline.

For more details, visit Durham University website.