Beit Trust 2023 Postgraduate Scholarships for Study United Kingdom

The next round of Beit Scholarships to be awarded is for the academic year beginning September 2024 for universities in the UK; and January 2025 for universities in South Africa. 

• Table of Content
• About Beit Trust
• Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Beit Trust

The Trust was established in 1906 by the Will of Alfred Beit, a financier, philanthropist and director of the British South Africa Company. He had many interests, including the development of the railway system in what was then Rhodesia. On his death in 1906, at the age of 53, he left a substantial legacy to a wide range of charitable causes. During his lifetime, Beit recognised that Northern and Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe) would be unable to attract sufficient capital for their own development. His Will therefore established The Beit Railway Fund, to promote the development.... continue reading

Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarship

• Category Postgraduate
• SponsorBeit Trust
• City to study -
• School to study -
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline February 19, 2024

Aim and Benefits of Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarship

• Fees, tuition costs and related academic expenses. These are paid by the Trust direct to the Partner Universities.
• A personal allowance, index-linked in accordance with guidance from an independent authority, covering maintenance support.
• Other allowances are paid for arrival, a laptop and departure.
• Economy Class tickets are provided for the initial journey to the place of study, and on final return.
• No allowances are paid for spouses and other family members or dependan

Requirements for Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification

• By Act of Parliament, the Beit Trust supports ONLY students who are nationals of Zambia, Zimbabwe or Malawi, who hold permanent residence, live there and/or intend to return to their country after their studies.
• Applicants must be under 35 years of age on 31 December 2023. Relevant experience of work after completion of a first degree is strongly recommended and will count towards the award of a scholarship.
• Doctors and Vets should have completed 18 months of internship, and a one-year, preferably rural, posting in Zambia, Zimbabwe or Malawi.
• The Trust cannot consider applications from those who have already begun a course.
• The Trust will only consider applicants with First Class/Distinction or Upper Second Class Honours degrees (or equivalent) at undergraduate level.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarship

Please ensure you have all the documents below ready to upload electronically.  Once you start the application process, you must complete it, as you will not be able to save answers and return to it later. You will, however, be able to scroll through the form before you begin to fill it in. You will be required to upload the following documents with your application:

1. A signed Medical Certificate Form from your doctor.  This will need to be completed before you begin the application process below.  Please download the form here: Medical Certificate Form
2. A copy of your offer letter from a UK Partner University/s; or a PDF document detailing the university/s and course/s you will apply to at a South African Partner University/s.
3. Degree results (incl. certificates of importance and full transcripts).
4. Curriculum Vitae (CV).
5. A personal statement to explain in your own words (no longer than 500) how you think a postgraduate degree will benefit your country and its development.
6. A clear recent photograph of yourself: not a passport photo, but something that shows you to your best advantage.
7. A clear copy of your valid passport, showing date of issue and expiry.  Please ensure it is valid for the duration of your proposed studies; and that sufficient blank pages are available to accommodate visa and travel stamp requirements.

Application Deadline

February 19, 2024

How to Apply

Go to Beit Trust on scholarships255225.typeform.com to apply

For UK Partner University applications:

1. Make your application for admission directly to one or more of the Partner Universities listed above, and only to those universities. Please apply via their websites, which will guide you.
2. Notify the relevant university, as part of your study application, that you will be approaching the Beit Trust for scholarship funding.
3. As long as the course/s you wish to pursue are available, you may apply to more than one Partner University at a time. Indeed, we recommend you do so, to increase your chances of acceptance, and to broaden the scholarship opportunities available.
4. Once you have an offer from your chosen Partner University, you should apply as early as possible to the Beit Trust for a scholarship.
5. Your application, with all the supporting documents, must be uploaded via the Scholarship application link, below in green.
6. You need three referees: Academic, Character and Employer (as appropriate). They have separate and individual forms, the link for which must be forwarded to them by you, the applicant. The link becomes available once you have submitted your scholarship application form electronically.
7. We prefer referees to use the link provided in the application form. If, however, they can only provide their reference by email, please forward them the relevant forms, which you can download below.

Download Academic Reference Form – Download Character Reference Form – Download Employer Reference Form

The completed forms must be returned directly from the referee via email to [email protected]