
Igreja Evangelica de Cristo em Mocambique Synod of the Nile of the Evangelical Church of Egypt Shortlisted candidates will require to have the official endorsement from the General Secretary or the Principal Clerk of their Church.Īpplicants must be a member of a Church of Scotland partner church in Africa. The scholarship will be awarded to a student from Africa who is accepted on a full-time basis for a one year postgraduate Masters programme of study within the School of Divinity commencing in September 2023. We offer our postgraduates a range of training and development opportunities appropriate to their programme of study. The award will be tenable for one academic year.Īll scholarship award holders are expected to be energetic members of our postgraduate community, and will engage with opportunities to present their work to the wider student and staff body during the period covered by their award.

Accommodation within a Church of Scotland flat within Edinburgh.

This scholarship was set up in 2009 to commemorate the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred by the University on the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu.ĭuring the graduation ceremony Archbishop Tutu spoke of the historic links between Africa and the University of Edinburgh: "Some of our first black physicians were people who had trained here and there is a long tradition that links this university with our part of the world." Award

The scholarship will be awarded to a student from Africa who is accepted on a full-time basis for a one year postgraduate Masters programme of study within the School of Divinity and who has the official endorsement from the General Secretary or Principal Clerk of their Church.
