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APPLY: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) Scholarship

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need.
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The University of Oxford Scholarship offers a fully funded scholarship plus £18,622 living stipends for students from Islamic countries.

The funding is covered by the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford which serves as an institution dedicated to the advanced exploration of Islam and the Muslim world. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Financial need will be assessed using the information provided in the Oxford application.

Applicants should be intending to undertake study in a field derived from or of relevance to the Islamic tradition, or which is of relevance and/or benefit to the Muslim world.

Eligibility criteria 

Applicants must be applying to start a new full-time master’s or DPhil course at Oxford.
Applicants must be either:
ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and from a Muslim community (with preference given to those from a financially disadvantaged household), or
a national of, and ordinarily resident in, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, 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, Yemen.

You should be intending to return to your country of ordinary residence once your course is completed.

Benefits
The scholarship will cover 100% of course fees and a grant for living costs (at least £18,622).

Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course. Awards may be offered in conjunction with other sources of funding, although this will be taken into account when determining the value of the award.

Application procedure and deadline

You must complete the following steps:

tick the box for the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarship in the University of Oxford Scholarships section of the University’s graduate application form;
submit your application for graduate study by the relevant December/January deadline. See the relevant course page for the deadline applicable to your course; and
complete an Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarships Supporting Statement (see related documents on this page) and upload it, together with your graduate application form, by the deadline.
Find more information here.

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