Tuesday 1 November 2011

UK:The Open Society Foundations/University of Cambridge Scholarships

Scholarships Offered in collaboration with the Open Society Foundations and the Cambridge Trusts (Cambridge Overseas Trust, Cambridge Commonwealth Trust), these scholarships enable students of outstanding academic merit to pursue one-year taught postgraduate courses of study at the University of Cambridge in subjects relevant to the needs of their countries.



Eligibility:


1.Applicants must be citizens of and resident in one of the following countries during the academic year in which they apply for the award: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Palestine, Serbia, Turkmenistan and Ukraine.

2.Applicants who are temporarily out of the country (for a total period of less than three consecutive months) may be treated as being resident.

3.Demonstrate exceptional academic potential, familiarity with the chosen field of study and clear commitment to open society goals. This requirement will be treated as of considerable importance in the selection process, and applicants should be sure to complete Section B (6) of the Graduate Admission and Scholarship Application Form (GRADSAF) fully and appropriately;

4.Applicants should be planning to return to their home country at the end of the period of study. 5.Already hold (or expect to hold by the time of taking up the award) a first degree of an equivalent standard to a good UK second-class Honours degree.

6.Applicants will be required to have passed an English proficiency test (TOEFL or IELTS) before being offered a Scholarship. The minimum requirement for some of the courses available is in TOEFL 600 (250 in the computer-based test) or IELTS

7. however most courses require the higher minimum requirement of IELTS 7.5, and some IELTS 8.0. Please refer to the University of Cambridge Graduate Studies Prospectus for further details.


Countries Allowed: Students from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Palestine, Serbia, Turkmenistan and Ukraine

Deadline: November 25, 2011

Source:http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/news/call-for-applications-cambridge-20111018


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