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*Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme – Phased Out

January 20 By Samuel 46 Comments

For PhD and Masters Research Study

Locate a university in UK offering your area of study and apply for the ORS scholarship in that University.

Funding for ORSAS will be phased out gradually over 2009-10 and 2010-11.

ORSAS was set up by the Secretary of State for Education and Science in 1979 to attract high-quality international students to the United Kingdom to undertake research. The Scheme is funded through the four UK higher education funding bodies (for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).

From 2006 onwards, participating Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have received an annual grant to fund ORSAS and selected their ORSAS award holders internally. The grant is allocated by formula and reviewed periodically with regard to postgraduate research student recruitment and related data. The current formula allocations are set to run from 2006-07 until the end of 2008-09.

Prospective applicants should contact institutions directly for information on how to apply for an ORSAS award. Follow the links to learn more about ORSAS in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

ORSAS awards beyond 2009

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) will not be able to fund ORSAS after 2009. This change applies to England and Wales only; other UK Funding bodies have yet to make a decision about the future of the ORSAS awards in Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Further information about the future of the ORSAS awards in England.

Further information about ORSAS in Wales.

Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme

 

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  1. anne .s. harufa says

    March 1 at

    My name is Anne from kenya a graduate from Egerton university who did Bsc. agriculture and human ecology extension and wish to get a scholarship to proceed on with a masters degree.i hope to get help from you.
    Thank you

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  2. tobias omwega says

    February 24 at

    i am TOBIAS OMWEGA,a kenyan citize presently i am an india i wish to start my masters in june 2011 but i am financially weak,can it be possible you help me to pay my school fees.
    i will be oblidge to get your reply

    Reply
  3. Abraham Reda says

    February 3 at

    I am Abraham Reda from East Africa Ethiopia and I have BSC Degree in Plant Science in Jimma University with cumulative GPA of 3.21 and now I am working in Save the Children UK as emergency crop production project officer and currently I have got admission letter to pursue my MSC program in plant science to 2011 program from Wageningen University Netherlands and the University request me, to find the sponsorship organization who cover the education and living cost of me. Even though I have got the chance, I am financial poor to paid educational expense and living cost. Therefore I kindly request you and your organization to sponsor me. If you can not capable to sponsor me due to different reasons, please I beg you in the name of holly God to show me, directions on how I can find sponsor organization address. Finally, I said thank you for your prior cooperation and I have not the capacity to pay your good will but Almighty God might paid you. Please find the University Admission letter attached here with these e-mail

    Truly yours

    Abraham Reda

    Ethiopia

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  4. Daniel says

    December 25 at

    I am from Ethiopia and have LLB from Haramaya university since 2009. I have a great ambition to be a human right activist. To this start I need to upgrade myself and here is asking a sponsored scholarship.waiting ur reply!

    Reply
  5. Taamrat Mehari says

    December 25 at

    I am graduated by Wood Science & technology from Adama University (Ethiopia) in july7, 2007. I am now working at Bahirdar University (Ethiopia) As an Instructor. And I am interested if I study my Msc program in your university. So if you have place to me please respond me by this e-mail address.
    With best regards
    Taamrat Mehari

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