About the The Beit Trust Graduate Scholarship

The Beit Trust was established in 1906 by the Will of Alfred Beit, a financier, philanthropist and director of the British South Africa Company. He had many interests, including the development of the railway system in what was then Rhodesia. On his death in 1906, at the age of 53, he left a substantial legacy to a wide range of charitable causes.

The Trust provides a limited number of Postgraduate Scholarships for relevant courses at universities in the United Kingdom or South Africa.  Candidates must be domiciled in Zambia, Zimbabwe or Malawi and aged under 30 (or 35 in the case of medical doctors).

The Beit Trust does not sponsor undergraduates and seldom sponsors PhDs. The predominant scholarship offered is a one-year taught MA/MSc in a UK University (two years in South Africa).  Candidates are considered if their future work is demonstrably beneficial to the people of their parent country.

More details about the scholarship can be found on the Beit Trust official website.