OCIS Scholarships at Oxford for Muslims from Developing Countries

The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarships (OCISS) are funded by the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. They let graduates take on study that benefits the Muslim world. The award pays for a full-time graduate course at Oxford.

Oxford University, United Kingdom

Any full-time graduate course offered at the University.

Up to 5 awards will be available

British Muslim students and Muslim students from selected developing countries in Asia and Africa

The scholarship covers 100% of university and college fees. It also provides a grant for living costs, sufficient to cover your living costs in Oxford.

The scholarship is open to applicants who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and come from Muslim communities. Students ordinarily resident in the following countries in Asia and Africa can also apply:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Djibouti, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Yemen Arab Republic.

You should be applying to start a new full-time graduate course at Oxford. Please ensure that you meet the selection criteria for your course.

You should intend to return to your country of ordinary residence once you finish your studies.

Apply at the same time as you apply to Oxford. Select Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarships in the Funding Section of the University’s Graduate Application Form. You must also complete a Scholarship Supporting Statement and upload it with your graduate application form by the application deadline.

Submit your application for graduate study by the relevant January deadline for your course: 10 January 2014 for Medical Sciences, Philosophy, Politics & International Relations and Computer Science; 24 January 2014 for all other subjects.

Visit the official website (link below) to access the application forms and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.