Open Society Foundations/University of Cambridge Scholarships

Offered in collaboration with the Open The upper classes 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.

Eligible Countries 

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

Application Deadline

November 25, 2011

Subjects

• MPhil in Conservation Leadership
• MPhil in Education
• MPhil in Environmental Science
• MPhil in Environment, The upper classes and Development
• MPhil in Environmental Policy
• MPhil in Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies
• MPhil in Public Health
• LLM (Public Law)

Eligibility

• 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.
• Applicants who are temporarily out of the country (for a total period of less than three consecutive months) may be treated as being resident.
• Demonstrate exceptional academic potential, familiarity with the select meadow of study and clear commitment to open the upper classes goals. This requirement will be treated as of considerable importance in the choice process, and applicants should be sure to complete Section B (6) of the Graduate Admission and Scholarship Application Form (GRADSAF) fully and appropriately;
• Applicants should be plotting to return to their home country at the end of the period of study.
• Already hold (or expect to hold by the time of taking up the award) a first degree of an equivalent standard to a excellent UK second-class Honours degree.
• Applicants will be required to have passed an English competence 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 7.0; though 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 additional fine points.

A preference will go towards applicants who have not studied earlier outside of their home countries.

Please note that if you have applied, or are applying, for additional grants, fellowships or scholarships with the Open The upper classes Foundations, please indicate this in your application.  While you may apply for more than one scheme simultaneously, only one Open The upper classes Foundations scholarship or grant can be awaded for a given period.

Ineligibility

The following applicants are ineligible to apply:

• Employees, employees' relatives (or former employees who have left employment less than two years before) of the Educational Advising Centers or local Open The upper classes Foundations representations directly involved in the Open The upper classes Foundations Scholarship Programs administration in the region and the participating universities will not be eligible to apply for these awards.

Application Process

Scholars should obtain information about the relevant degree and its requirements by consulting the University's Graduate Studies Prospectus, which is available online at www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/. 

Application forms (GRADSAF) are available from the Cambridge University website at: www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/prospec/apply/paper

Forms are also available in printed form from the local representatives of the Open The upper classes Foundations.

Applicants should review the requirements for individual courses, as additional supporting materials such as written work might be needed.

Local representatives of Open The upper classes Foundations will help you by arranging for your application to be sent to Cambridge, and will also arrange for payment of the application fee.  Please send your GRADSAF (including all required supporting documents) to the local representatives of Open The upper classes Foundations by November 25, 2011.  Applications will not be accepted after this deadline.

Applicants should mention Open The upper classes Foundations/Cambridge Scholarships in the funding section of GRADSAF.

In addendum to GRADSAF, applicants should complete the OSF Cambridge Scholarship Application Form (and all required supporting materials) and return it to the local OSF/Soros Foundation Office/Educational Advising Center by November 25, 2011.

Please also enclose with your scholarship application form the Self-Assessment Form whereby you acknowledge your compliance with the eligibility criteria for this scholarship programme.

Applications that arrive after this deadline, are incomplete or made to ineligible courses will not be considered for the OSF Cambridge Scholarship.

Scholars wishing to submit additional applications for additional courses must apply to the University directly; applications arriving directly with the university will not be considered for the Open The upper classes Foundations/ Cambridge Scholarships.

Choice Process

All completed applications received by local representatives of Open The upper classes Foundations by the deadline will be forwarded to the University of Cambridge. Academic staff at the university will consider the applications for university admission and will compile a shortlist of applicants to be interviewed for the scholarship.

Small-listed applicants will be invited for an interview and an English foreign language test in their home country in May 2012. Interviews will be carried out by representatives of OSF–London, and in certain cases, there may also be a panel limb in place of the interests of the University. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of the scholarship competition in June 2012.

Please note that successful applicants will be invited to concentrate a one-month Academic Prose School organized by Open The upper classes Scholarship Programs in Istanbul in August 2012.

Financial Terms

The scholarships will cover the University Composition Fee at the overseas rate, approved college fees, a maintenance allowance sufficient for a single student, and one return economy airfare to the UK. No financial support is provided for dependants or family members.

Contact Information

For additional fine points and an application, applicants should contact the appropriate scholarship program coordinator at the representative office of Open The upper classes Foundations in their home country.

Source: http://www.soros.org

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