About these scholarships
The Forward Bound scholarship is available to Health Promotion MSc applicants from countries as detailed in the eligibility tab. It is intended to support health and other professionals who are employed or who volunteer in roles where they will be able to influence health promotion practice and policy on their return.
Up to £25,000 is available each year to allocate to a successful candidate as full scholarship award. A full scholarship will fund course fees, travel costs, accommodation, visa, subsistence and health insurance for 12 months – equivalent to a cost of £25,000. International student visas (Tier 4) permit students to work a maximum of 20 hours per week in paid employment, but the high student population in Brighton can mean it is difficult to find short term work.
- There is one scholarship fund of £25,000 each year. It is a highly competitive scholarship.
- Applicants who have previously had an opportunity to study in the UK (or other higher income country) are not eligible to apply.
Invitation to apply for the scholarship is given to applicants as follows:
- Applicants who have a directly relevant degree (eg public health, nutrition, medicine, sport science, health sciences), relevant professional or voluntary experience, a strong personal statement and vision of how the MSc Health Promotion can enhance their future work for their country/community.
- Candidates with indirectly relevant degrees (eg psychology, social sciences, behavioural sciences) are also considered based on their professional or voluntary experience and strong personal statement as above.
- Candidates with non-relevant degrees (eg biosciences, business, lab technology) are only considered if they have extensive experience and a strong personal statement explaining their engagement in the health promotion and vision as above.
- Applicants who already hold a degree which is considered equivalent to a Masters degree from the UK are unlikely to qualify for a Student Visa (Tier 4) study visa and are not normally invited to apply.
- Applicants who have previously had an opportunity to study in the UK (or other higher income country) are not eligible to apply.
Please note that the Forward Bound Scholarship Award Committee's decision is final.
Who is eligible?
The Forward Bound scholarship is for applicants from low income countries, and low-middle income countries where similar postgraduate education opportunities in health promotion/public health are not available.
To be eligible for the Forward Bound scholarship award, you need to have been offered a place on the Health Promotion MSc course and be living and/or working in a low income or low-middle income country as listed on The World Bank website. Please note however that applicants from Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria are currently not eligible due to local provision of relevant MSc courses.
Applicants would normally be working in a professional capacity in health promotion or public health role. In exceptional cases, applicants whose influence is through non-paid roles – for example, through voluntary agencies or through other health related work – may also be considered.
How to apply
Application is by invitation only. First you need to apply for a place on the Health Promotion MSc course using the application form, stating clearly in the Additional Information section of the form that you would like to be considered for the Forward Bound scholarship (see further details in About these scholarships).
Eligible candidates will be sent an application pack by email.
The scholarship panel meets in July. The closing date for scholarship applications is 23.59 (GMT) on 20 July 2021 - this means that course applications need to be received before this date.