MA and MSc Scholarship for UK/EU and Overseas Students at SOAS, University of London in UK, 2017-2018

Application Deadline: 22 February 2017

MA and MSc Scholarship for UK/EU and Overseas Students at SOAS, University of London in UK, 2017-2018

SOAS, University of London is offering H.E. Dr Issa Ghanim Jassim Al-Kawari Scholarship for pursuing full-time masters (MA and MSc) degree programmes at SOAS, focusing on the study of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. These scholarships are open to UK/EU and Overseas students to enable them to undertake a range of full-time Taught Masters programmes

Programme Offered:

• Scholarships are awarded in following subjects:
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• Full-time MA Ancient Near Eastern Languages (in the Department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and the Middle East) with a focus on the languages of the GCC region
• full-time MA Arabic Literature (in the Department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and the Middle East) with a focus on the literature of the GCC region
• full-time MSc Economics with reference to the Middle East (in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences) with a focus on the GCC region
• full-time MA History of Arts and Architecture of the Islamic Middle East (in the Department of History of Art and Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Humanities) with a focus on the art of the GCC region
• full-time MA Islamic Societies and Cultures (in the Department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and the Middle East) with a focus on the GCC region
• full-time MA Islamic Studies (in the Department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and the Middle East) with a focus on the GCC region
• full-time MA Media and the Middle East (in the Centre for Media Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities) with a focus on the media of the GCC region
• full-time MSc Middle East Politics (in the Department of Politics and International Studies, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences) with a focus on the politics of the GCC region
• full-time MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies (in the Department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and the Middle East) with a focus on the GCC region
• Part-time programmes are not eligible.

Course Level:

Scholarships are available for pursuing full-time masters (MA and MSc) degree programmes.

Eligibility:

The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:

• Applicants must possess a First Class Honours degree, from a UK institution or overseas equivalent.
• Applicants must have provided evidence in the statement of their admission application of:
• Their motivation and commitment to their chosen programme;
• Their leadership potential and demonstrated engagement in their community and the world beyond;
• Why they would be unable to fund their studies without this scholarship
• Applicants must have an offer of admission to pursue one of the eligible full-time programmes at SOAS by the scholarship application deadline.
• Applicants must meet the English language condition of their offer of admission to study at SOAS as soon as possible but no later than 1 June 2017.  If your offer is conditional on English, please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirements as soon as possible.
• Open to UK/EU and Overseas applicants
• The scholarship cannot be held along with any other major scholarship or studentship.

Benefit:

The total value of the scholarship is £25,000.  Fees will be deducted from this amount and the remainder can be used for maintenance.

Application Procedure:
The mode of applying is online.

Further Details:
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