Uk Standard Bank Africa Derek Cooper Scholarship for 2019/2020 – Application Guide

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Uk Standard Bank Africa Derek Cooper Scholarship… Interested candidates are currently invited to apply for Standard Bank Africa Derek Cooper Scholarship 2019/2020.

The application for Standard Bank Africa Derek Cooper Scholarship is still on and available.

With over 150 years of history, Standard Bank has firmly rooted itself in the African soil, growing, thriving and adapting at pace along with the continent itself.

Together, Standard Bank and Africa have transcended humble beginnings to achieve international prominence amongst our global peers.

Uk Standard Bank Africa Derek Cooper Scholarship for 2019/2020 – Application GuideUk Standard Bank Africa Derek Cooper Scholarship

The Standard Bank Africa, Derek Cooper Scholarship marks the culmination of over thirty years of direction, vision and action attributed to Derek Cooper, a true South African business leader and former Chairman of the Standard Bank Group.

It is becoming clearer that Africa has a critical role to play in shaping the 21st Century. The continent is increasingly interacting with the rest of the world on its own terms.

Through this commitment, Standard Bank aims to champion those African leaders who will actively build a future for Africa, led by Africans. go through scholarship link below to read more.

Scholarship Benefits for 2019 Uk Standard Bank Africa Derek Cooper Scholarship 

The scholarships will provide the tuition and college fee in full, and a maintenance grant (i.e. living costs incurred in the college such as rental of college accommodation, food taken in college, etc.) commensurate to the national minimum doctoral stipend of the UK Research Councils.

Uk Standard Bank Africa Derek Cooper Scholarship – Requirement

The Standard Bank Africa, Derek Cooper Scholarship is available to graduate students who are and will ordinarily remain resident in one of the African countries in which Standard Bank is present (see full list below).

Prospective candidates must demonstrate an exceptional academic track record and will need to have successfully qualified on their own merit in their application for a one-year Master’s programme at either of the following partner university institutions: Oxford, Cambridge and London School of Economics and Political Science.

A preference will be given to students commencing a course of study in one of the following programmes:

University of Oxford

  • MSC programme provided by the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities divisions at the University.

London School of Economics and Political Science

  • MSc Environmental Economics and Climate Change
  • MSc Public Management and Governance
  • MSc Finance
  • MSc Risk and Finance
  • MSc Finance and Private Equity
  • MSc Real Estate Economics and Finance
  • MSc African Development
  • MSc Law and Accounting
  • MSc Economics and Management
  • MSc Management Information Systems and Digital Innovation
  • MSc Management and Strategy
  • MSc Financial Mathematics
  • MSc Economics and Philosophy
  • MSc Environment and Development

University of Cambridge

  • MPhil in Economics
  • Mphil in Education
  • Mphil in Engineering for Sustainable Development
  • Mphil in Finance
  • Mphil in Management

How to Apply for Uk Standard Bank Africa Derek Cooper Scholarship Fully Funded

You will be needed to apply for your programme of choice as well as funding. Application dates vary for each institution. Please therefore refer to your University of choice for application dates.

Applications should be channeled directly through each University website, as follows:

The application offices of the above universities can be contacted directly for assistance in completing the documentation required. The prerequisite forms and contact details can all be found on their respective websites.

Note: If applying for Cambridge, it is important that you list Magdalene College as your first preference in order to be considered for the Scholarship.  Students will be required to complete The Standard Bank Africa, Derek Cooper application form which can be obtained through the Graduate Tutor’s assistant via lacp1@cam.ac.uk.

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