Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarships awarded 21 scholarships at British and South African universities: Apply Now.
About the Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarship
In 2023, the Beit Trust awarded 21 scholarships at British and South African universities by means of generous academic partnerships with leading institutions.
Beit Trust Scholarships are for postgraduate degrees only. We do not provide scholarships for undergraduate work, and our postgraduate focus is on master’s degrees.
We do not offer scholarships for Ph.D. research ab initio. Only under exceptional circumstances, and for Beit scholars of outstanding merit, will the Trustees consider extending support to Ph.D. level.
The Trust does not consider applicants for MBAs.
The next round of Beit Scholarships to be awarded is for the academic year beginning in September 2024 for universities in the UK; and in January 2025 for universities in South Africa.
Note: This application process is now open.
Beit-Leeds Scholars, past and present; the Chairman and other Beit Trust members; and Leeds University staff: Leeds, March 2023
Eligibility Requirements
- By Act of Parliament, the Beit Trust supports ONLY students who are nationals of Zambia, Zimbabwe or Malawi, who hold permanent residence, live there and/or intend to return to their country after their studies.
- Applicants must be under 35 years of age on 31 December 2023. Relevant experience of work after completion of a first degree is strongly recommended and will count towards the award of a scholarship.
- Doctors and Vets should have completed 18 months of internship, and a one-year, preferably rural, posting in Zambia, Zimbabwe or Malawi.
- The Trust cannot consider applications from those who have already begun a course.
- The Trust will only consider applicants with First Class/Distinction or Upper Second Class Honours degrees (or equivalent) at undergraduate level.
Beit Joint University Partnerships
The Beit Trust has partnership agreements with the universities below. This enables the Trust to share costs, and to increase the number of scholarships it can fund. For this reason, only applicants with acceptances from the universities listed below will be eligible for Beit Trust Scholarships. Applicants must first apply to, and be accepted by, a Beit Partner University before applying to the Trust for a scholarship.
The universities offer a one-year taught Master’s in the UK; and a two-year taught Master’s in South Africa. Both have a research dimension and the applicant must have obtained Honours (First or Upper Second or equivalent) at undergraduate level.
The following partnerships allow us to award joint scholarships, e.g. Beit-Cambridge, Beit-UCT, etc., and may change from time to time.
Please note that applications to St Andrews are for computer science only; while applications to Strathclyde are for engineering disciplines only.
The Trust is pleased to announce a new partnership with the University of Pretoria for the new South African academic year beginning January 2025.
Partner Universities in the United Kingdom
Click active links on University logos, to access postgraduate admission information.
Partner Universities in South Africa
What does a Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarship Cover?
- Fees, tuition costs and related academic expenses. These are paid by the Trust direct to the Partner Universities.
- A personal allowance, index-linked in accordance with guidance from an independent authority, covering maintenance support.
- Other allowances are paid for arrival, a laptop and departure.
- Economy Class tickets are provided for the initial journey to the place of study, and on final return.
- No allowances are paid for spouses and other family members or dependants.
How to apply for a Beit Postgraduate Scholarship
For UK Partner University applications:
- Make your application for admission directly to one or more of the Partner Universities listed above, and only to those universities. Please apply via their websites, which will guide you.
- Notify the relevant university, as part of your study application, that you will be approaching the Beit Trust for scholarship funding.
- As long as the course/s you wish to pursue are available, you may apply to more than one Partner University at a time. Indeed, we recommend you do so, to increase your chances of acceptance, and to broaden the scholarship opportunities available.
- Once you have an offer from your chosen Partner University, you should apply as early as possible to the Beit Trust for a scholarship.
- Your application, with all the supporting documents, must be uploaded via the Scholarship application link, below in green.
- You need three referees: Academic, Character and Employer (as appropriate). They have separate and individual forms, the link for which must be forwarded to them by you, the applicant. The link becomes available once you have submitted your scholarship application form electronically.
- We prefer referees to use the link provided in the application form. If, however, they can only provide their reference by email, please forward them the relevant forms, which you can download below.
Download Academic Reference Form – Download Character Reference Form – Download Employer Reference Form
The completed forms must be returned directly from the referee via email to scholarships@beittrust.org.uk
For South African Partner University applications:
Due to the South African University application process opening after our Scholarship application deadline of 19 February 2024, we will accept scholarship applications for South African Universities for the year 2025/2026 without a confirmed offer.
Please follow steps 3 to 7 above. Where you are asked to upload your university offer letter, please provide instead the details of the courses and universities that you will be applying for, in PDF format. Your scholarship application will then be considered alongside the applicants for UK universities, as part of the same entry year cohort.
The Trust will sift your application as part of our selection process. If you are successful and shortlisted for an interview, you will go to the relevant Beit Trust national scholarship board.
If you are then offered a scholarship from the Trust – and not all those selected for interview receive an offer – you will then need to apply for entry to a South African Partner University (as set out in our website). You may indicate in your application that you have been awarded a Beit Scholarship.
Should you get an offer, we ask that you submit it to us as soon as you receive it. Should you not be successful in obtaining an offer, the scholarship will not, unfortunately, be available to you.
The deadline for application for a Beit Trust Scholarship for UK and South African Universities is 19 February 2024.
- The Trust will shortlist the most qualified for interview by our national scholarship boards in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The boards sit during April each year.
- Resources are limited and the scholarship process competitive. Not all those interviewed will be selected for a Scholarship.
- But an interview is essential to selection. Please ensure that you are able to attend in person and in country of citizenship if you are invited to an interview.
- The Trust will notify those selected for interview of the date, time and place.
- The Trust will give particular weight to those who have:
- – work or other professional experience;
- – demonstrated a capacity to become leaders in their field;
- – chosen a degree of direct and practical relevance to the development of their country;
- – stated an intention to return to their country at the completion of their degree.
Good luck and we look forward to receiving your application.
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