DICE MSc Burnett Scholarships

Fully funded scholarship including a UKRI stipend (the rate for 2025/26 is £20,780.), tuition fees at the overseas rate, and travel expenses to and from the UK.

Sunday 1st  March 2026

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be nationals of, or have official refugee status in, Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, or Zimbabwe.
• Have at least two years of work experience in the conservation sector.
• Be in possession of a good undergraduate degree, with a minimum of a UK 2:1 or equivalent.
• Meet the UK Visas and Immigration specifications and University of Kent English language requirements.

Through the generosity of the Notsew Orm Sands Foundation, we have offered six scholarships in both 2024 and 2025, and will be doing so again this year for the 2026-27 cohort. The successful applicants receive a fully funded studentship on either our taught masters courses in  Conservation Science or Conservation Science and International Wildlife Trade