Fellowship at the UK’s Chevening Oxford Center for Islamic Studies

Brief Description:

You can apply for an OCIS scholarship if you are a professional or academic in your mid-career who is eager to support academic initiatives that involve and foster greater understanding of Islamic culture and civilization. This scholarship is offered at the Chevening Oxford Center for Islamic Studies to give people with financial assistance while they conduct independent study there.

Scholarship Details:

Institution: Oxford center for Islamic studies of the University of Oxford

Location: United Kingdom

Opportunity Type: Fully Funded

Language Requirement: TOEFL, IELTS

Language of Instruction: English

Deadline: November 2, 2022

Duration: 6 Months

Level of study:

·      Non-Degree Program/Certificate

Benefits:

·      Meeting and connecting multi-disciplinary group of scholars concentrated on Islamic world.

·      Opportunity to discuss and find a solution for Muslim world issues.

·      Access to cultural events

·      Six-month research at OCIS

·      Living expenses

·      Return economy flight ticket from home country to the UK

·      Research allowance

Eligibility:

·      Have the potential of leadership and influence

·      Demonstrate the personal, intellectual, and interpersonal characteristics reflecting this potential

·      Have the citizenship of a country listed below

·      Return to the home country after the program completion

·      Obtained a postgraduate degree or professional training or experience at the time of application

·      The applicant must have more than 5 years of professional and or academic research experience

·      Providing minimum English language requirement ability

·      Not hold British or dual British citizenship

·      Not be employed, or relatives of the employees of the UK government, the British Council, DFID, MOD, BEIS, UKTI, UKBA.

The previous recipient of HMG funded scholarship or fellowship are eligible after 5 years of first award completion.

Applicants from the following countries can apply:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Philippines, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, or Uzbekistan

How to Apply?

Applicants can apply online before the deadline.  Applicants are required to prepare a short proposal outlining the academic research area.

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