Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship

Awarded by : University of Nottingham

Updated on Jun 23, 2025
Kashish Saini

University Research Analyst

Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship

  • Applicable for

    University of Nottingham in UK

  • No. of students to be awarded

    Varies

  • Course Level

    Masters

  • Intake year

    Sep 2025

  • Type of scholarships

    Merit

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Scholarship Overview

  • The Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship is offered by University of Nottingham.
  • Developing Solutions is the flagship master’s scholarship, founded in 2001, for students from African, South Asian, and other selected Commonwealth countries.
  • This scholarship programme is designed for international students who want to make a difference to the development of key economic, environmental, structural, social, or political structures in their home country.
  • These one-year scholarships are available to support innovative and passionate students who can successfully demonstrate their ingenuity for developing solutions that will impact their home countries and incite change.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University of Nottingham in UK

  • This Scholarship is applicable for all Masters courses under follwing departments offered by University
    • Faculty of Engineering
    • Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
    • Faculty of Science
    • Faculty of Social Sciences

Scholarship amount details

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees ✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense ×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation ×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses ×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care ×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover ×Not covered in scholarship
Application ×Not covered in scholarship
Others ×Not covered in scholarship

  • The University of Nottingham is offering scholarships covering 50% or 100% of full-time masters tuition fees.
  • These one-year scholarships

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirement mentioned on the Scholarship site, student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Special Restrictions

  • No Special Restriction applicable

Eligibility

  • Be domiciled in Africa, India or one of the selected Commonwealth countries listed below.
  • Be classed as an overseas student for fee purposes
  • Hold an offer to start a full-time masters (including MRes) for 2025/26 at the University of Nottingham UK, studying in the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science or Faculty of Social Sciences.
  • The course eligibility varies from course to course, students need to check the course pages & fulfill them.
 

Eligible student nationality

This scholarship is applicable for students from India +65 more

Application Process for this scholarship

  • How to apply:
    • Applicants must apply for and receive an offer to study a full-time masters (including MRes) at the University of Nottingham for 2025/26 before applying for this scholarship
    • The University requires an application fee for our postgraduate taught course applications. Please be aware that your academic application will not be assessed until the application fee has been paid and processed.
    • When you have received your offer to study with us, you can apply through the scholarships section of our application system, NottinghamHub.
    • If you have an offer for an MRes course, email the scholarships team on scholarship-assistant@nottingham.ac.uk for instructions on how to apply.
    • If you have applied for a full-time two-year master’s course, you can apply for this scholarship. However, the scholarship is awarded for one year only. If successful, the scholarship would only be applied to the first year’s tuition fees. You would need to ensure that you have the means to cover any balance in tuition fees.

  • Application criteria :

    • Applicants will be assessed first and foremost on how they can demonstrate their vision, and tangible plan for developing a specific solution that will positively contribute to key economic, environmental, structural, social, or political challenges within in their home country.
    • Strong applicants will be able to link this to the learning outcomes of their course of study, and how this will facilitate their efforts. Where the ethos of Developing Solutions has been clearly evidenced, applications will then be looked at in line with more traditional scholarship criteria, including your reasons for studying at Nottingham and noteworthy achievements.
    • Make sure you have enough time to prepare strong answers. The university will assess the responses and academic merit when making scholarship decisions.
    • Please note that there is a strict word count limit for all questions, which is outlined at the end of each question. The system does not automatically limit this, so you would be encouraged to check your application before you submit. Any responses submitted that exceed the outlined word count may not be reviewed.

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

Date Additional Details
Application final end date Not Available
  • The deadline has been passed

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

FAQ Link https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/International-applicants/scholarships-funding-finance/FAQ.aspx
Contact email scholarship-assistant@nottingham.ac.uk

Additional Information

  • Applicants are not eligible for this scholarship if they:
    • Are a current student or graduate of the University of Nottingham
    • Have studied and been awarded an undergraduate or postgraduate degree outside of your home country
    • Are currently studying in the UK

  • Scholarship requirements:

    • Applicants do not need to respond to your offer before submitting your application for this scholarship, however awards will only be made to students who accept their offer to study with us.

    • The university will assess all scholarship applications before making any awards. You may be offered a scholarship of either 50% or 100% of tuition fees. We will contact you at the end of May 2025 to confirm the outcome of your application.

    • If you are awarded this scholarship, it will be deducted from the tuition fees charged to you as a student at the University of Nottingham. We will not pay tuition fee scholarships to you directly.

    • To maximise the reach of the university's scholarships offering, our international scholarships cannot be combined with other University scholarships.  Where you are awarded multiple scholarships, the single highest-value award will be applied.

  • International scholarship terms and conditions : 

    1. Accept the scholarship by the given deadline by responding to the award notification – the University reserves the right to withdraw the offer of a scholarship if it is not accepted by the given deadline.
    2. Meet the conditions attached to your academic offer (if it is a conditional offer).
    3. Join your academic course at the given start date and before the registration deadline.
    4. Be registered as a full-time student and be classified as overseas for fee purposes (excluding UoN Ukraine Scholars at Risk Scholarship).
    5. Inform the funding team of any other scholarships or sponsorship currently held, or awarded at a later date. The scholarship may be adjusted or withdrawn if other sources of funding have been awarded.

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