King’s College London Africa International Scholarships 2022-2023

All researches conducted under this scholarship must fall within two or more of these:

• Conflict, Peace and Security: King’s is internationally renowned for its research into violent conflict, peace, and security. The Schools of Security Studies and Global Affairs offer a wide range of programs relevant to Africa, with the African Leadership Centre focusing specifically on leadership studies at the security-development nexus.

• Global Health: Students in this program are highly exposed to a unique international and interdisciplinary context that includes topics such as healthcare partnerships, global surgery, palliative care, maternal health, global health governance and policy, mental health, ageing, cancer, oral health and mucosal biology, diabetes and other conditions, conflict and health, migration and health, and the environment and health.
• Development: The study of development at King’s spans a number of disciplines, with a particular emphasis in the School of Global Affairs, such as development studies with a focus on emerging economies in the Department of International Development; environment and development with a potential to investigate disasters and adaptation in the Department of Geography; and leadership and development at the African Leadership Centre.
• Digital Technology: Students in this discipline conduct research in the Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences on new and emerging internet technologies, as well as the various ways in which digital technologies and methods are transforming society in King’s pioneering Department of Digital Humanities.

Benefits 

• Full international tuition fees
• An annual stipend (living allowance): at the UKRI rate (for the year 2021/22, this was set at £17,609)
• Research Support Grant: up to £5,000/year, depending on the research project

How To Apply For King’s College London Africa International Scholarships 2022/2023

Follow the below listed steps to apply for this scholarship:

• STEP 1.

Refer to the ‘How to apply: Research courses’ page for general guidance on how to find a suitable doctoral degree and supervisor at King’s College London, and how to apply. Please ensure that you are fully aware of the entry requirements for your chosen program before applying. Please also carefully consider how your proposed research project is relevant to Africa and aligns with at least two of their specified themes/disciplines

• STEP 2. By the deadline of 18 March 2022 (23:59 GMT), you MUST:

Submit an admissions application to King’s College London for a full-time MPhil/PhD degree program with a 2022-23 start date no earlier than 1st October 2022 and no later than June 2023: Apply.

Kindly ensure to tick the box at item 5 On the ‘Funding’ Section of your King’s Apply application, (Award Scheme Code or Name) and enter the funding code: 2223-AFRICA (Please copy and paste the code exactly!). If you submitted your admissions application before including the funding code, simply log back into King’s Apply to update the ‘Funding’ section of your application. If you experience any problems with this, please contact the admissions office via the messaging section of your application for assistance.

• • Complete a separate ‘Africa International PGR Scholarships 2022-23 Form’ and attach this to the ‘Funding’ Section of your application on King’s Apply using the ‘File Upload’ option at the bottom of the page; under the ‘Document Category’ dropdown menu select ‘Sponsorship Document’ or ‘Other’. If you submitted your admissions application before uploading the Africa International PGR scholarship form, simply log back into King’s Apply to update the ‘Funding’ section of your application.
• STEP 3. By the deadline of 1 April 2022 (23:59 GMT), you MUST:
  • Ensure that your admissions application is complete with all relevant supporting materials, as required by your chosen doctoral program. Any outstanding supporting material/documents, such as references, transcripts, certificates, research proposal and personal statement, etc., must be provided by this deadline. For guidance on what you need to provide, please check the online prospectus page for your chosen doctoral program. It is your responsibility to follow up on any outstanding material.
    • Note that proof of a valid English language proficiency test (where required) is not absolutely necessary at this point, but any outstanding English conditions (if applicable) must eventually be met in time for the start of your doctoral program if you are successfully offered a scholarship.

For more information, visit King’s College London.