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Scholarship details
The Sainsbury Research Unit is offering the Waterfield scholarship for outstanding applicants pursuing the MA in The Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at UEA from ODA recipient countries in the regions of Africa, Oceania and the Americas on the DAC list.
Each scholarship includes:
- International tuition fee of £25000.
- Maintenance Grant (£15,000).
- Reimbursement of Visa costs & UK health surcharge, plus one return journey between home and Norwich (economy class), subject to valid receipts.
- An additional £650 for travel costs related to MA, including museum visits.
You do not need to submit a separate application for this scholarship as all offer-holders will be invited to apply. However, in order to be considered for this scholarship, you do need to apply for the course by 31 January 2027.
To be considered for this scholarship you must be in receipt of an offer of a place on the MA in The Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, for the academic year 2027/28. To be considered, you will need to have applied for this course by 31 January 2027.
To be considered you must be a national of or domiciled in a least-developed, low-income, lower or upper middle-income country or territory in Africa, Oceania or the Americas as defined by the Overseas Development Agency Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list for entry in the 2027/28 academic year.
The scholarship is designed to ensure that financial circumstances do not prevent talented applicants from pursuing the MA.
Applicants whose first language is not English are encouraged to take an English Proficiency Test prior to applying for the Full Scholarship. For a list of accepted qualifications to meet this requirement, please visit English Language Equivalencies.
1. Apply for the MA in The Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas for the academic year 2027/28 by 31 January 2027.
2. Selected candidates will be invited to an admissions interview.
3. Following a successful admission interview, eligible candidates will be invited to submit a short essay, with a deadline of 8 March 2027. You will be notified by 20 February 2027 if you have been invited to this stage of the process.
4. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to give a 5 minute presentation, followed by a further interview, during the week commencing 15 March 2027.
5. All candidates will be notified whether they have been offered a scholarship by the end of March 2027.
Eligibility details
To be considered for this scholarship you must be in receipt of an offer of a place on the MA in The Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, for the academic year 2027/28. To be considered, you will need to have applied for this course by 31 January 2027.
To be considered you must be a national of or domiciled in a least-developed, low-income, lower or upper middle-income country or territory in Africa, Oceania or the Americas as defined by the Overseas Development Agency Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list for entry in the 2027/28 academic year.
The scholarship is designed to ensure that financial circumstances do not prevent talented applicants from pursuing the MA.
Applicants whose first language is not English are encouraged to take an English Proficiency Test prior to applying for the Full Scholarship. For a list of accepted qualifications to meet this requirement, please visit English Language Equivalencies.
Application process
1. Apply for the MA in The Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas for the academic year 2027/28 by 31 January 2027.
2. Selected candidates will be invited to an admissions interview.
3. Following a successful admission interview, eligible candidates will be invited to submit a short essay, with a deadline of 8 March 2027. You will be notified by 20 February 2027 if you have been invited to this stage of the process.
4. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to give a 5 minute presentation, followed by a further interview, during the week commencing 15 March 2027.
5. All candidates will be notified whether they have been offered a scholarship by the end of March 2027.
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