The Applications for British Council WIS Scholarships for the academic year 2024/25 are now closed. Please expect a decision to your application in early to mid of June,2024. Please note any communication with regards to your selection for the scholarship will come from the UK Higher Education Institution/s that you have applied for. Please also reach out to the respective Higher Education Institution for any query related to admission or application. Apologies but British Council wouldn’t be able to provide you with adequate response.
Are you a woman with a bachelor’s degree in a STEM subject and passionate about your study? You could receive a scholarship to study for a master's degree in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics programme at a leading UK university.
For the fourth year running the British Council is launching our global Women in STEM scholarship programme in partnership with UK universities. This is the fourth year that the scholarship has been launched for women from Mexico and Brazil. We are looking for women with a STEM background who can demonstrate their need for financial support and who wish to inspire future generations of women to pursue careers in STEM.
Available scholarships
Brazil
Aston University: MSc Mechanical Engineering, MSc Future Vehicle Technologies, MSc Robotics and Autonomous Systems and MSc Smart Manufacturing.
University of Birmingham: MSc Health Economics and Health Policy, MSc Microbiology and Infection.
University of Essex: MSc in Data Science and its Applications, MSc Artificial Intelligence and its applications, MSc Applied Data Science, MSc Data Science, MSc Artificial Intelligence, MSc Big Data and Text Analytics, MSc Optimisation and Data Analytics, MSc Advanced Computer Science, MSc Financial Technology, MSc Computer Engineering, MSc Computer Networks and Security, MSc Electronic Engineering, MSc 5G and Emerging Communications Systems and MSc Intelligent Systems and Robotics.
Mexico
Durham University: MSc Behavioural Science,MSc Developmental Psychology, MSc Cognitive Neuroscience, MSc Civil Engineering, MSc Renewable and Sustainable Energy, MSc Energy Engineering Management, MSc Electrical Engineering, MSc Electronic Engineering, MSc Plant Biotechnology and Enterprise, MSc Scientific Computing and Data Analysis and Master of Data Science (MDS).
University of Strathclyde: MSc: Applied Statistics in Health Science, MSc Artificial Intelligence and Applications, MSc Biomedical Engineering, MSc Civil Engineering with Structural Engineering and Project Management, MSc Clinical Health Psychology, MSc Digital Health Systems, MSc Digital Manufacturing, MSc Economics and Policy of Energy and Climate Change, MSc Health Analysis, Policy and Management, MSc Renewable Energy and Decarbonisation Technologies, MSc Software Development, MSc Sustainable Engineering, MSc Advanced Construction Technologies and BIM (Building Information Management), MSc Sustainable Engineering: Marine Technology, MSc Sustainable Engineering: Renewable Energy Systems and the Environment, MSc Sustainability and Environmental Studies. and LLM Global Environmental Law and Governance.
For questions relating to your course of interest, please refer to the university in question.
If you have questions about the scholarships, please contact the British Council by emailing WomenInStem.Scholarships@britishcouncil.org. Should you be unable to locate the university's contact information, you may also email us.