The Hoogenboom Scholarship
Empowering women leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa by offering full scholarships for master's degrees focused on shaping the world in environmental sustainability and planetary health.
The Hoogenboom Scholarship programme will provide the brightest female students from selected countries in Africa with a full scholarship to undertake a master’s degree focused on one of the key topics shaping our world today within the subject area of environmental sustainability and planetary health.
Scholars will study a programme from a suite of world-leading master's degrees that address urgent regional and global challenges such as sustainable energy production, coastal degradation, biodiversity loss, plastic pollution, sustainable fisheries, and climate resilience.
The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Sciences
Hosted at the internationally renowned Lyell Centre at Heriot-Watt University, this programme offers access to cutting-edge research and teaching in geosciences, marine systems, and environmental policy. During your studies, you will conduct fieldwork appropriate to your research and community engagement. You may have the opportunity to participate in sustainable community development projects, to ensure your research delivers tangible benefits to local populations and ecosystems. This hands-on approach bridges academic excellence and real-world impact.
Explore the Lyell CentreOur students
"The programme has developed my skills in environmental campaigns and policy making - from shooting and editing videos to carrying out evidence synthesis. The diversity of cultures I have experienced has also taught me to be open to learning new ways of doing things. I have found that the non-academic aspects of learning are just as valuable as the technical knowledge and skills that I am gaining, ensuring I am well set up for life after graduation."
Hikmat Quadri
MSc Global Environmental Change and Policy graduate originally from Lagos, Nigeria
