OXFORD-THATCHER GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN UK, 2017-2018 (FUNDED) Deadline: The application deadline is 6 or 20 January 2017, depending on their course.

OXFORD-THATCHER GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN UK, 2017-2018 (FUNDED) Deadline: The application deadline is 6 or 20 January 2017, depending on their course.

Location: UK

Funded !

Overview:

The Thatcher Scholarships are a new initiative by Somerville College and the University of Oxford, made possible as a result of the support of a number of generous benefactors.

The aims of the Thatcher Scholarships are to foster academic excellence, to support individuals who have a determination to succeed and to equip them to excel in their chosen field.

The scholarships for postgraduates will be known as the Oxford-Qatar-Thatcher Graduate Scholarship and the Oxford-Thatcher Graduate Scholarships. The Oxford-Qatar-Thatcher Graduate Scholarship has been created as a result of a £3 million donation by the Qatar Development Fund, which supports international education, health and economic development causes. This will create at least four scholarships at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, the first of which is expected to be awarded in 2017/18 to a postgraduate student.

Eligibility:

You must be applying to start a new full- or part-time course in one of the following departments: Faculty of English Language and Literature, Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Law.The Oxford-Qatar-Thatcher-Scholarship is available to all candidates, with a preference for students ordinarily resident in the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit.Applicants who hold deferred offers to start in 2017-18 are not eligible to be considered for these scholarships.

Value:

The scholarship will cover 100% of university and college fees and a grant for living costs of at least £14,296. Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.

How to Apply:

In order to be considered for this scholarship, you must submit your application for graduate study by the relevant January deadline for your course (6 January or 20 January 2017. See the Courses page for the deadline applicable to your course).

To be eligible for consideration for this scholarship, applicants must be successful in being offered a place on their course after consideration of applications received by the relevant January deadline for the course. Course applications which are held over after the January deadline to be re-evaluated against applications received by the March deadline or course applications which have been put on a waiting list are not eligible for scholarship consideration.

Website: http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding/fees-funding-and-scholarship-search/oxford-thatcher-graduate-scholarships