OCIS- Chevening Fellowships for International Mid-Career Professionals 2138 views

The Chevening-Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) Fellowship is an association between the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and OCIS. The fellowships are dedicated to mid-career professionals who are committed to the advancement of academic activities which encourage a more informed understanding of the culture and civilization of Islam and contemporary Muslim societies.

The Fellowship offers financial (monetary) support to individuals to pursue a period of independent study and research at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.

Fellowship value:

• 6 month of research at OCIS
• Living expenses
• Return economy airfare from their home country to the UK
• Allowance package for study related activities

Eligibility:

Following are the countries eligible for the fellowship:

Afghanistan; Algeria; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Brunei; Egypt; Indonesia; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Lebanon; Libya; Malaysia; Maldives; Mauritania; Morocco; Myanmar; Nigeria; Pakistan; The Occupied Palestinian Territories; Philippines; Somalia; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syria; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan.

• Applicant must demonstrate the potential to rise to positions of leadership and influence; personal, intellectual and interpersonal attributes reflecting this potential.
• Applicant must be a national of one of the mentioned countries, who will return to native country at the end of the period of fellowship.
• Applicant must hold postgraduate level qualification (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application.
• Applicant must have professional or academic research experience of 5 or more years.
• Applicant must be English proficient

How to apply:

• Applications for this fellowship award are open.
• Deadline varies with the countries