British Council Women in STEM Scholarships at Manchester

• Be a woman as defined under UK legislation, able to confirm legal sex as female with official documents.
• Be a permanent resident of, and hold a passport or recognised travel document from, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, and be able to obtain a UK visa (refugee or stateless applicants included if they meet visa rules).
• Agree to return to your country of citizenship or residence for at least two years after the scholarship.
• Meet Manchester's entry requirements, including English language.
• Have completed an undergraduate degree (final-year students considered if they finish before enrolment).
• Show a case for financial support and not be able to fund UK study privately or hold duplicate funding.
• Be active in STEM with work experience or proven interest, and have a plan to engage women and girls in STEM at home.
• Agree to stay in contact with the British Council, act as a UK ambassador and share personal data with the British Council.
• Preference for candidates without significant international exposure or previous UK study.
• Not eligible: dual British citizens; employees, former employees or relatives of employees of HM Government or the British Council in the eligible countries.

Eligible programmes

• MSc Pollution and Environmental Control
• MSc Renewable Energy and Clean Technology
• MSc Geosciences for Sustainable Energy
• MSc Subsurface Energy Engineering
• MSc Biomaterials
• MSc Advanced Manufacturing Technology & Systems Management
• MSc Advanced Process Integration and Design