Background:
These scholarships have been established by the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
to allow graduates to pursue study of benefit to the Muslim world. The Oxford
Centre for Islamic Studies is a Recognized Independent Centre of the University
of Oxford. It was established in 1985 to encourage the scholarly study of Islam
and the Islamic world. The Centre provides a meeting point for the Western and
Islamic worlds of learning. At Oxford it contributes to the multi-disciplinary
and cross-disciplinary study of the Islamic world. Beyond Oxford, its role is
strengthened by an international network of academic contacts.
Overview:
- Nationality: Various
- Level of study: Full-time graduate degrees
- Subject: All
- Duration: period of fee liability (usually the same length as the course)
- Number of awards: Up to five awards will be available, at least 2 will be to UK students
- Closing date: 6 or 20 January 2012 depending on your course
Eligibility
Candidates
should be applying to start a new graduate course at Oxford. Please ensure you
meet the requirements for entry to your course, including English language
requirements. See the Course
Guide for more information. Open to British Muslim students and students
from the following developing countries in Asia and Africa: Afghanistan,
Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Djibouti, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania,
Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic,
Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates,
Uzbekistan and Yemen Arab Republic.
How to apply
Apply at the same time as you apply to Oxford by
selecting Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarships (OCISS) in the Funding
Section of the University's Graduate Application Form. Candidates should apply
by Application Deadline 2. In order to be considered for this scholarship, you
must submit your application for graduate study by the January deadline and you
must have secured a place on your chosen program of study by the expected final
decision date. Applications with an outstanding admissions decision after this
date, or applications which are re-evaluated against the later March deadline field
are not eligible for scholarship consideration. You must also complete a
Scholarship Supporting Statement and upload it together with your Graduate
Application Form by the application deadline in order for your application to
be complete.
Further information
If you have any questions about this scholarship which are not answered above, please email us through the Ask a Question facility.
Contact us
Phone:
+44 (0)1865 280099
Postal
address:
Graduate
Admissions & Funding,
University
Offices,
Wellington
Square,
Oxford,
OX1 2JD, UK.