St Andrews Education for Palestinian Students (STEPS) Scholarship 2025 (Fully-funded)

This scholarship, co-funded by STEPS and the University of St Andrews, will provide funding for up to two Palestinian students to undertake a one-year postgraduate taught course of study.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 10, 2025
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of St Andrews
• School to studyUniversity of St Andrews
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

At least 1 award available, consisting of:

• Full tuition fees.
• Accommodation fees to cover residential university costs.
• Maintenance stipend of £400 per month.
• Travel to and from the UK (one ticket for each way).

This award is available for 1 year of postgraduate study.

Requirements

• Have an offer of a full-time place on a one-year postgraduate taught Masters course (MLitt, MSc, MRes)
• Have Palestinian nationality. Priority will be given to those who are resident in the West Bank, Gaza or one of the Palestinian Refugee Camps. Your fee status classification must be international.

• Not have previously taken a degree course at a university outside the West Bank, Gaza or Lebanon.
• Not have previously completed a postgraduate degree, or be studying for a postgraduate degree at time of application.

Further criteria apply - please see Terms and Conditions below for full details.

English language requirements

You must have a valid English language qualification (e.g. IELTS) in order to be considered for STEPS, and will be required to enter your test results in the STEPS application form. You do not need to supply your English language test (e.g. IELTS) certificate with the STEPS application; however you must have already provided this documentation with your postgraduate course application. Information about postgraduate English language requirements is available on the University website.

Application fee exemption

STEPS applicants do not need to pay the £50 application fee. At the point of submitting your application to St Andrews, please contact [email protected] for further advice.

Interview Dates and Process

1. You must be Palestinian. Priority will be given to those resident in the West Bank, Gaza or one of the Palestinian Refugee Camps. Your fee status classification must be international.
2. You must hold an offer of a full-time place on a one-year postgraduate taught course at St Andrews. Applicants without an offer by the time of the scholarship deadline will not be considered for the scholarship.
3. You must, at time of the STEPS application, meet the minimum English language requirements set by the University of St Andrews for your chosen course (see above).
4. You can explain how your studies will enable you to contribute to Palestinian civic society.
5. You are able to live in Scotland for 1 year as a single person and agree to come alone.
6. You must not have already studied at a university outside the West Bank, Gaza, Israel or Lebanon.
7. You must not have previously completed a postgraduate degree, or be studying for a postgraduate degree at time of application.
8. You agree to speak or write about your STEPS experience in Scotland.
9. You agree that STEPS financial commitment for your maintenance ends at the end of your one year course. STEPS will provide a return flight home, valid up to the end of your initial visa.
10. You give STEPS permission to contact your Director of Studies and other referees.
11. You agree to accept accommodation arrangements that may be: single room in a shared university apartment or a single room in a family home.

Any personal data you provide will be processed in strict confidence; it will not be passed on to a third party.

The outcome of your scholarship application will be available in the Scholarships and Funding section of My Application by early May 2025.

Application Deadline

April 10, 2025

How To Apply

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This scholarship is available for application through the ‘Scholarships and Funding catalogue’ in the Scholarships and Funding section of My Application.

After you have applied for your chosen postgraduate course beginning in the 2025-26 academic year, you must allow at least two working days for processing and issue of your log in details before you can apply for this scholarship.

Details about applying to a postgraduate course at St Andrews may be found on the Postgraduate Taught pages of our website.

References

You must also provide details of two referees, both of whom you must ask to submit current references on your behalf:

• The first referee must be an academic faculty member who can provide an academic reference.
• The second referee must be either an employer or community leader who can provide a personal reference.

References must be sent directly from the referees by email to [email protected].

Please note it is your responsibility to ensure these references are received by the application deadline of Thursday 10 April 2025.

Your application will not be considered unless both references have been received.

For more details visit: University of St Andrews website.