Wolfson OCS Kenya Scholarship — Master's Scholarship

The Wolfson OCS Kenya Scholarship supports Master’s applicants from Kenya to study at the University of Cambridge while belonging to Wolfson College. It is offered by the Cambridge Trust with the Oxford & Cambridge Society of Kenya and Wolfson College.

The award can support any eligible subject except the listed premium-rate courses. Recipients are expected to return to Kenya after completing their postgraduate study.

Benefits & funding

University tuition fee at the international rate.
Annual maintenance sufficient for one person.
Student visa cost.
Student Immigration Health Surcharge.

Eligibility

Be a Kenyan applicant for a Master’s course at the University of Cambridge.
Hold, or be about to receive, a high-standard first degree from a recognised university.
Specify Wolfson College as the first or second preference.
Intend to return to Kenya after completing postgraduate study.
Apply for an eligible subject; MBA, EMBA, Global EMBA, MFin and MAcc courses are excluded.
Meet the selected course’s admission requirements and receive a conditional offer to be considered for Cambridge Trust funding.

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Eligible nationalities
Kenya
Education required
Bachelor

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Application process

1
Choose an eligible University of Cambridge Master’s course and check its funding deadline.
2
Specify Wolfson College as the first or second preference in the admissions application.
3
Complete the funding section of the University’s Applicant Portal and indicate that funding consideration is requested.
4
Submit the full admissions application, supporting documents and references by the course-specific funding deadline.
5
Do not submit a separate application for this scholarship; eligible applicants are considered through the University application.

Program timeline

Course-specific funding deadline
Submit the complete admissions application and references.
The Cambridge Trust makes funding awards on an ongoing basis.
March to July