What fully funded scholarships should an Indian sustainability or CSR professional consider alongside Chevening for a UK master's, including the Felix Scholarship and how to bundle smaller awards?

The Felix Scholarship is a strong alternative to Chevening and is specifically available to Indian students. It covers the full tuition fee and provides a monthly stipend, approximately €1,200 per month, though this figure should be verified with the current scholarship website as it may have changed, along with visa support and travel coverage. Felix is also a restrictive scholarship but exceptions can be requested for genuine reasons. SOAS London is one of the universities covered under Felix and has a sustainability course worth examining.

• Beyond Chevening and Felix, the most practical advice is not to wait for a single large scholarship but to pursue a bundling strategy: identify and apply for multiple smaller sources simultaneously.
• This includes sustainability-specific grants, grants from organisations like 3M's sustainability fund are one example, applying for sponsored accommodation directly with the university as a separate award, and requesting fee waivers for the applications themselves.
• Major universities including Edinburgh have granted fee waivers to strong candidates who write to them directly before submitting.
• The Commonwealth Scholarship is another route worth pursuing.