Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme:
Deadline:14/03/2015
Scholarships are awarded on a 50% grant : 50% loan basis through a competitive application process once a year in June or July.
The main criteria for selecting award winners are:
l) consistently excellent academic records.
2) genuine financial need.
3) admission to a highly reputable university or programme of study.
4) relevance of the field of study to AKDN’s focus areas.
Candidates are also evaluated on demonstrating thoughtful and coherent educational and career plans, their extra-curricular interests and achievements, potential to achieve their goals and likelihood to succeed in a foreign academic environment. Applicants are expected to have some years of work experience in their field of interest.
Preference is given to students under 30 years of age.
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The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds
Deadline:01/02/2015
The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds awards PhD fellowships to outstanding junior scientists (max. age: 27 years) who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately 3 years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.The fellowship comprises a competitive monthly stipend that is initially granted for 2 years and that can be extended for up to another 12 months. Participation in international scientific conferences is also supported. In addition, fellowship holders are offered personal support, seminars to discuss their projects, communication training and alumni meetings, and thus can become part of a worldwide network.
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The Claes Isacson Scholarship
Deadline:11/04/2015
The Claes Isacson Scholarship is awarded annually and amounts to USD 20,000 which may be awarded to one student or split between several students focusing on subjects related to the shipping industry and/or the marine insurance business.
The applicant must be 18 years of age or older and must have commenced studies at a university or equivalent educational institution focusing on subjects related to, or of importance to, the shipping industry and/or the marine insurance business.The applicant should outline future career plans and describe the extent he/she wishes to work in the shipping and marine insurance business.
The Scholarship is open to students from any country.
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The IDB Merit Scholarship Programme for High Technology
Deadline:31/12/2014
The Programme offers scholarships for study and research at two levels:
(i) 3-year Ph.D. study/ research
(ii) 6-12 months of Post-Doctoral research.
To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must meet the following basic criteria:
- Age not over
- 35 years for Ph.D. study
- 40 years for Post-Doctoral research;
- Attached to a research/academic/development institution in science and technology in their respective country;
- Must possess the required academic background in the related field of their proposed study/research and have some professional/research experience in the respective field;
- Demonstrate that the research proposal has scientific and technological relevance with the objective of meeting the priority development needs of the country;
- Have good command of the language of the institution of study and the ability to conduct scientific work in it.
- All academic expenses
- Living allowances
- Health Insurance
- Round trip air-tickets to and from place of study
- Conference Participation allowance
- Scientific Paper preparation allowance
- Computer allowance (for Ph.D. only)
- Family allowance (for Ph.D. only)
The Rhodes Scholarships
A Rhodes Scholarship covers all University and College fees, a personal stipend and one economy class airfare to Oxford at the start of the Scholarship, as well as an economy flight back to the student's home country at the conclusion of the Scholarship.
The following eligibility criteria apply to all applicants for the Rhodes Scholarships: Citizenship & residency: Each applicant must fulfil the citizenship and residency requirements of the Rhodes constituency for which they are applying. Please check the detailed information carefully via the country links.
Age: Age limits vary between constituencies and range from a minimum age limit of 18 to a maximum of 28 by 1 October of the year following selection. In most constituencies, the age limit is 24 or 25. Please check carefully the specific age requirements for your constituency before applying. Successful candidates will arrive in Oxford the October following the selection process. The Scholarship may not normally be deferred.
Education: All applicants must have achieved academic standing sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a bachelor's degree by the October following election. Academic standing must be sufficiently high to ensure admission to the University of Oxford, which has very competitive entry requirements, and to give confidence that Rhodes Scholars will perform to a high academic standard in Oxford. Individual constituencies may specify a 1st or equivalent. Some constituencies require an undergraduate degree to have been taken within the constituency of application.
All candidates for the Scholarship should read the information about the Scholarships applicable globally, and then proceed to their country-specific page. Online application is not available for applicants to New Zealand and Pakistan.
The following eligibility criteria apply to all applicants for the Rhodes Scholarships: Citizenship & residency: Each applicant must fulfil the citizenship and residency requirements of the Rhodes constituency for which they are applying. Please check the detailed information carefully via the country links.
Age: Age limits vary between constituencies and range from a minimum age limit of 18 to a maximum of 28 by 1 October of the year following selection. In most constituencies, the age limit is 24 or 25. Please check carefully the specific age requirements for your constituency before applying. Successful candidates will arrive in Oxford the October following the selection process. The Scholarship may not normally be deferred.
Education: All applicants must have achieved academic standing sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a bachelor's degree by the October following election. Academic standing must be sufficiently high to ensure admission to the University of Oxford, which has very competitive entry requirements, and to give confidence that Rhodes Scholars will perform to a high academic standard in Oxford. Individual constituencies may specify a 1st or equivalent. Some constituencies require an undergraduate degree to have been taken within the constituency of application.
All candidates for the Scholarship should read the information about the Scholarships applicable globally, and then proceed to their country-specific page. Online application is not available for applicants to New Zealand and Pakistan.
Clarendon Fund
Deadline:01/01/2015The Clarendon Fund offers around 140 full scholarships every year to academically excellent graduate students from all around the world. Clarendon Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and potential across all degree-bearing subjects at graduate level at the University of Oxford. The scholarships cover tuition and college fees as well as a generous grant for living expenses, and all graduate applicants who apply for study at the University by the January deadline, in their respective year of entry, will be automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship funding.
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Deadline:09/01/2015
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Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme
Deadline:09/01/2015
The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £11,376). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
You must not be at present living or studying in a developed country and must not have undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country. You must also be willing to confirm in writing that neither you, nor your family, are able to pay for you to study in the UK (you will be asked to confirm this if you are nominated for the scholarship by Oxford; you do not need to provide confirmation in advance).
You must be willing to return to your home country as soon as your award comes to an end.
If you do not apply as detailed above by the deadline, you will not be considered for this scholarship.
Further InformationErtegun Graduate Scholarship Programme
Deadline:09/01/2015The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £13,863). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.You should be applying to start a new full-time graduate course at Oxford.Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the additional criteria outlined on the Ertegun supporting statement form
This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma courses, part-time courses or non-matriculated courses. This scholarship is also not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2015-16.
If your scholarship is offered for a course lasting more than one year, the continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based upon satisfactory academic progress.
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS)
Scholarships
The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £13,863). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma courses, part-time courses or non-matriculated courses. This scholarship is also not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2015-16.
If your scholarship is offered for a course lasting more than one year, the continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based upon satisfactory academic progress.
Further InformationWolfson Postgraduate Scholarship in
the Humanities
Deadline:23/01/2015
The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £15,000). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
You should be applying to start a new DPhil course in history, literature or languages at Oxford.
This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for part-time courses. This scholarship is also not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2015-16.
The continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based upon satisfactory academic progress.
Vicky Noon Educational Foundation Oxford
Scholarships
Deadline:09/01/2015
The size and duration of awards vary according to each scholar's circumstances. In recent years these have ranged from partial awards (for example, a contribution of £3,000) to fully-funded scholarships (covering all fees and living costs).
You must be a national of and ordinarily resident in Pakistan. You should be intending to return to Pakistan once your course is completed. If you have previously studied outside Pakistan you will not normally be considered.
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, financial need and the potential social contribution made by the applicant on their return to Pakistan.
This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma courses, part-time courses or non-matriculated courses. This scholarship is also not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2015-16.
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