Course(s) Offered: Several fields
Course Level: Graduate (masters)
Provider: University of Oxford
Country to Study in: UK
Scholarship Description
The Louis Dreyfus-Weidenfeld Scholarship and Leadership Programme supports outstanding students from transition and emerging economies throughout Africa, Asia and South America to pursue a graduate degree at Oxford University.
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), through the University of Oxford, offers two schemes within its Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme: the Louis Dreyfus-Weidenfeld Scholarship and Leadership Programme and the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarship and Leadership Programme. Please note that, depending on your country of ordinary residence and course choice, you may be eligible for both of the schemes.
Eligibility
You should be applying to start a new graduate course at Oxford.
You must be ordinarily resident in one of the eligible countries as listed below. You should be intending to return to your country of ordinary residence once your course is completed.
Successful applicants must demonstrate an interest in serving the global community through their chosen field of work. You should be able to demonstrate a connection between your subject of study and your longer-term career objectives, explaining how you see your professional work contributing to the improvement of public life in your country of origin or at a wider regional or international level.
Eligible groups
Various countries in Africa, Asia and South America. You must be ordinarily resident in one of these following countries:
Algeria, Afghanistan, Argentina, Angola ,Armenia, Bolivia, Benin, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Botswana, Bahrain, Chile, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Colombia, Burundi, Bhutan, Ecuador, Cameroon, Brunei Darussalam, French Guiana, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Guyana, Central African Republic, China, Paraguay, Chad, China, Tibet Peru, Comoros China, Hong Kong SAR, Suriname, Congo, Dem. Rep. (Kinshasa), China, Macau SAR, Uruguay, Congo, Rep. (Brazzaville), Cyprus, Venezuela, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Georgia, Djibouti, India, Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico , Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Eritrea, Iraq, Ethiopia, Israel, Gabon, Japan, Gambia, The Jordan, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Guinea Korea (North), Guinea-Bissau Korea (South), Kenya, Kuwait, Lesotho, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Lao PDR, Libya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mongolia, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Mauritius, Nepal, Morocco, Oman, Mozambique, Pakistan, Namibia, Palestinian territories, Niger, Philippines, Nigeria, Qatar, Réunion, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Saint Helena, Singapore, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sri Lanka Senegal, Syria, Seychelles Taiwan (Republic of China), Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, Somalia, Thailand, South Africa, Timor-Leste (East Timor), South Sudan, Turkey, Sudan Turkmenistan, Swaziland, United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Togo, Vietnam, Tunisia, Yemen, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Participating Institutions
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Fields of study
Eligible graduate programmes related to agriculture, health care, environmental and water management, economic, public and foreign policy. See the official website for the complete list.
Number of awards
Up to 20 scholarships will be awarded
Sponsorship duration
Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
If your scholarship is offered for a course lasting more than one year, the continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based upon satisfactory academic progress.
Scholarship benefits
The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £13,863)
Method of Application
In order to be considered for this scholarship, you must select the Louis Dreyfus-Weidenfeld Scholarship and Leadership Programme in the Funding section of the University’s graduate application form and submit your application for graduate study by the relevant deadline for your course (see below).
You must also complete a Weidenfeld Scholarships Questionnaire and upload it, together with your graduate application form, by the deadline, in order for your application to be complete.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
DEADLINES:
Submit your application for graduate study by the relevant January deadline for your course (9 January or 23 January 2015 - see the Courses page, found on the official website, for the deadline applicable to your course)
PLEASE NOTE:
If you do not apply in full by the deadline, you will not be considered for this scholarship, even if you have selected the Louis Dreyfus-Weidenfeld Scholarship and Leadership Programme on the graduate application form.
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.
Decisions are expected to be made around May 2015. If you have not heard from the scholarship committee by the time the official page is updated to say that successful applicants have been notified, then please assume that your application has been unsuccessful. Due to the volume of applications usually received, the committee regrets that it is unable to contact unsuccessful applicants individually or provide feedback on applications.
Application Deadline: 9/23 January 2015
Open to International Applicants: Yes
More Scholarship Information and Application
Related: List of Scholarships in UK for International Students