Burdett Fellows Scholarships at King's College London 2026

King's College are delighted to announce two full time postgraduate nursing scholarships in the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care.

The scholarships are generously funded by The Burdett Trust for Nursing and cover both tuition fees and living costs. The scholarships will have a particular focus on developing leadership and research capacity within the nursing profession.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 22, 2026
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorKing's College London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyKing's College London
• Course to studyClinical Research , Palliative Care , Clinical Nursing
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

The scholarships cover both tuition fees and living costs.

Requirements

• All nurses or midwives applying for the above full-time courses are eligible for these scholarships, including UK, EU and overseas students. Applicants should also be present in London during the academic year for on campus teaching delivery and face-to-face contact.

Criteria

• The scholarships will be awarded through assessment of academic performance, relevant experience (where appropriate) and the personal statement indicating reasons for applying.

Selection Process

• Shortlisted applicants will be invited for a short interview to discuss your experience, reasons for wanting to join the programme, research interest and how the award may support you in pursuing your future career aspirations
• Interviews will be approximately 30 minutes, held online and will take place towards the end of June 2026.

Application Documents

The following supporting documents within your online Master's application:

• a CV of no more than two pages with evidence of professional registration as a nurse
• two references with at least one academic. Professional references will be accepted if you have completed your qualifications over five years ago.
• personal statement. This can be entered directly into the online application form (maximum 4,000 characters) or uploaded as an attachment to the online application form (maximum 2 pages. The personal statement should also outline how the Burdett Fellow Scholarship would impact you and your local/professional communities.
• An outline of your research interests and potential project you may undertake as part of your studies. International applicants will need to provide a letter of support from their health institution supporting their research activities in their country (i.e. access to study sites for data collection) if you are planning to undertake a research project abroad.

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

Applicants will be required to submit

• Masters programme application form via King’s Apply and
• Burdett Fellowship Application Form, emailed to [email protected]

All applicants should first complete the King’s College London online application process for one of the following programmes:

• MRes Clinical Research
• MSc Clinical Nursing
• MSc Palliative Care

The personal statement submitted with your Master’s programme application must include a brief sentence stating that you have also applied for this specific scholarship and set out how the Burdett Fellow Scholarship would impact you and your local/professional communities.

For more details, visit King's College London Scholarship webpage