Published: 06 Feb 2025 341 views
The David Sainsbury Scholarships in Global Plant Health, offered by The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL), provide prestigious funding opportunities for students enrolled in the MSc in Global Plant Health at the University of East Anglia (UEA). These scholarships aim to support exceptional students in addressing global plant health challenges through comprehensive tuition fee coverage, maintenance grants, and travel cost allowances. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to a limited number of applicants, emphasising academic achievement and experience in relevant fields such as molecular biology and bioinformatics.
The full cost of the tuition fee (£35,450 international fee for 2025-26)
Maintenance grant (exact value at the UKRI postgraduate researcher stipend level to be determined for 2025-26; in 2024-23 it was £19,237)
An additional £4,000 for travel costs (subject to valid economy class travel receipts)
You are in receipt of an offer of a place on the UEA MSc in Global Plant Health
You are a national of or domiciled in a least-developed, low-income, or lower-middle-income country or territory as defined by the Overseas Development Agency Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list, version 2024-25 for entry in 2025-26 academic year.
Provided you meet the eligibility criteria, you will automatically be considered for the scholarship, on a competitive basis - no separate application is required.
You will be evaluated for the scholarship based on the same criteria used to evaluate your application to enrol on the course. The criteria are: academic achievement and academic awards together with knowledge/experience/potential of molecular biology, genetics, molecular interactions, data science such as bioinformatics and statistics, laboratory skills, and independent study.
For more details, visit University of East Anglia scholarship website
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