Global Scholarships

56 Development Studies Scholarship Winners

Students drawn to development work often have to choose between studying institutions, inequality, livelihoods, conflict, public services, or environmental change. Development Studies scholarships can provide funding for an interdisciplinary course or research plan built around one of those concerns.

Past winners bring together academic work and direct experience without treating either as sufficient on its own. Their accounts show how volunteering, field research, professional roles, and local knowledge were used to explain a specific goal.

They can also help you judge when personal motivation needs stronger evidence from data, theory, or previous projects.

My name is Muelda Fatmata Juana Johnson, and I am from Sierra Leone, West Africa. I am a development practitioner with a str .... Read more

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María Paz Rodríguez

November 13, 2026

Hello, my name is Paz, and I am from Asunción, Paraguay. My interest in education started when I was very young, inspired b .... Read more

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Syed Shah Zeb

November 3, 2026

My name is Syed Shah Zeb, and I am from Pakistan. My professional journey has been shaped by a simple but enduring question: .... Read more

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Ruth Mumpande

October 30, 2026

My name is Ruth Mumpande, and I am from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. I am an environmental and development professional with a .... Read more

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Ratul Chakraborty

October 8, 2026

My name is Ratul Chakraborty, and I am from Bangladesh. My background is interdisciplinary, actually. Before coming to Germa .... Read more

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Arunkumar Singh Irungbam

September 10, 2026

My name is Arunkumar Singh Irungbam, and I am from Manipur, in Northeast India. I hold a BA (Hons) in Sociology and Philosop .... Read more

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Christell Chesney

August 6, 2026

Hello! I am Christell Chesney, a Guyanese living in Guyana, better known as the fastest-growing economy in the world. From a .... Read more

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Mariam Tsindeliani

July 31, 2026

My name is Mariam Tsindeliani, and I am from Georgia. Since I was a child, I have always been fascinated by both physics a .... Read more

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My name is Katherine Coronado Mejia, and I am from Colombia. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Government and International Re .... Read more

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Thalia

July 7, 2026

Hi, I'm Thalia from Timor-Leste, and I’ve just recently completed my Master of Development Studies at the University of Me .... Read more

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My name is Ghifari Pranurani Permana, and I am from Jakarta, Indonesia. I am pursuing an international joint master's degree .... Read more

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My name is Adjoa Tsetsewa Annan, and I am from Ghana. I am a Programme Manager with over a decade of experience in education .... Read more

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