• Angola
• Botswana
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• South Africa
• Swaziland
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Deadline: Mar 1, 2026

Comments: Course starts Sept

• Accounting
• Aerospace, Aeronautical & Marine Engineering
• Agriculture, Forestry, Animal & Related Sciences
• Animation
• Anthropology
• Applied Sciences & Professions
• Art
• Art & Art History
• Astronomy
• AuPair
• Behavioral Science
• Bio & Biomedical Engineering
• Biology
• Biomedicine
• Business
• Business & Technology
• Business Administration
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil & Private Law
• Civil Engineering, Architecture & Construction
• Climate Studies & Meteorology
• Communications
• Computer Science & IT
• Criminal Law and Criminology
• Dentistry
• Design
• Development & Social Policy and Planning
• Earth Sciences
• Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation
• Econometrics
• Economics
• Education
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics & Embedded Technology
• Energy Engineering
• Engineering & Business
• Engineering & Technology
• Engineering Physics
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology
• Environmental Economics
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Impacts & Human Health
• Environmental Sciences
• Environmental Systems Analysis
• Ethnic Studies
• European Law
• Family and Consumer Science
• Fashion, Textiles and Luxury goods
• Film and Theatre Studies
• Finance
• Gender Studies
• Geo-information
• Geography
• History
• Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Human Medicine
• Human Resource Management
• Humanities
• Hydrology & Water Management
• Information Science
• International Law
• Internship + English
• Journalism and Mass Communications
• Language, Literature and Cultural Studies
• Law
• Life Sciences, Medicine & Health
• Management
• Management & Organisation
• Marketing studies
• Materials Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Military Science
• Music
• Natural Sciences
• Nursing
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Pharmacy
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Physiotherapy
• Political Science & International Relations
• Project Management
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Public Health
• Public Law
• Religious Studies and Theology
• Social Sciences
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Soil Science & Soil Ecology
• Sport
• Supply Chain Management & Logistics
• Sustainable Management, Policy & Governance
• Veterinary Medicine

Finaid max:  

Quota: One (1)

The scholarship covers the full payment of tuition fees, stipend for living expenses (12 months), one return air ticket to Durham City from home country, fully funded accommodation and meals at St Chad’s College, settlement allowance, and a contribution to the cost of sending belongings home before departure

The scholarship covers the full payment of tuition fees, stipend for living expenses (12 months), one return air ticket to Durham City from home country, fully funded accommodation and meals at St Chad’s College, settlement allowance, and a contribution to the cost of sending belongings home before departure

Applicants should:

• hold a relevant honours degree of sufficient standard to be admitted to your chosen Master’s course (further conditions apply to the MBA programme), and

• not hold a Master’s degree, nor have previously studied at a university outside southern Africa, and

• show evidence of active involvement in and commitment to voluntary work for the benefit of causes such as rural or urban community development; young people or educational projects; charitable organizations; health or AIDS awareness projects; student welfare or guidance. If you have a paid job that involves working in such areas, you should show evidence of leadership and commitment beyond the requirements of the job.

Do not submit a formal application to Durham University in the hope of winning the Ruth First Scholarship. Only the successful candidate will complete the University application process once the Trust has made its selection and consulted the Department concerned. Completed application forms and supporting document must be sent to Ruth First Education Trust by 31 March.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship and to access the online application form.