Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians (HESPAL)

Business, Economics and Finance, Educational Management, Political Sciences and International Relations, Human Rights and Governance, Agricultural Research, Engineering, Law, Management, Environmental Studies, Water Management, Nursing, TSOL, Human Recourses, Economics, literature, Linguistics, IT, Science programmes, Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Infrastructure, Clean Energy and Conservation Strategies, MA Energy Management, Energy Conservation, Sustainable Energy, ICT, Nanotechnologies and Energy, Educational Technology and Special Educational Needs.

The scholarship covers the following:

• Tuition fees.
• Arrival allowances.
• Thesis allowances.
• Bench fees if needed.
• Monthly allowance to cover living expenses.

The Scholarship does not cover visa fees, IELTS cost, and Airfare ticket to and from the UK.

The British Council holds a pre-departure briefing for new scholars. 

Applicants must provide the following supporting documents to British Council in Occupied Palestinian Territories before the deadline of the scholarship:

• Completed copies of HESPAL application form (including details of 2 academic referees).
• Certified proof of Palestinian ID and Occupied Palestinian Territories residency.
• Nomination letter from the Palestinian University.
• Proof of employment at the Palestinian University. 
• Proof of academic/work record – i.e. Degrees certificate and transcript translated into English including grades for each year of study of bachelor’s degree and/or masters degree.
• IELTS certificate 6.5 and above.
• Applicant must sign a written contract with their university declaring that they will return to Palestine and work in their university upon completion of their degree. 

• Applicant must be a resident citizen of Occupied Palestinian Territories.
• Applicant must be currently employed by the Palestinian University which nominates them, which must be one of the participating Palestinian universities listed below.
• Applicant with BA or Masters degree from a Palestinian University should have a minimum grade of very good (3.0) in UK (equivalent to 80% in local universities).
• No age limit required.
• Applicant must sign a written contract with their university declaring that they will return to Palestine and work in their university on completion of their degree.
• Applicant must have IELTS certification appropriate for course and university (minimum 6.5).

  To apply for the scheme,  applicants must contact the University Coordinator listed below.

Essex University (1 master), SOAS (1 master), London School of Economics Studies (LSE) (2 masters), Sussex University (2 masters), Kings College London (2 masters), Oxford Brookes University ( master), Newcastle University (1 master), Lincoln University (1 PhD)  Nottingham University (1 master), St Mary's University Twickenham 1 master) ,Queen Mary University of London (1 master), Edinburgh (2 Masters and 1 PhD), Birmingham University (1 master), Newman University (1 master),Birmingham City University (1 master), Warwick University (2 Masters), Westminster University (1 PhD), Roehampton University(1 PhD), University of Cumbria (1 master), University of Winchester, Leeds Trinity University, University of Glasgow (1 PhD,, 2 masters) and Dundee University ( 1 PhD and 3 Masters), Bristol University (2 PhD), Hull University (1 PhD). York St John University (2 PhD, University of Leicester (1 master) , Aston University (1 PhD), Brunel University London (1PhD), University of East Anglia (1PhD) and the University of Bolton (6 Masters). 

Al-Azhar University, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza University, Al Quds Open University, Al Aqsa University, UCAS, University of Palestine, Bethlehem University, Palestine Ahliya University,Birzeit University, An-Najah National University, Arab 

American University, Hebron University, Palestine Technical University Kadoorie, Palestine Polytechnic University, Al Quds Open University, Palestine Ahliya University, Al Quds University and Al Istiqlal University.