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St Antony’s
College, University of Oxford, is offering five students from Angola, Ghana,
Libya, Mozambique and Nigeria fully funded scholarships to study at the
University in in partnership with the international integrated energy company
Eni. Eni Scholarship is a prestigious award that allow beneficiaries focus on
their studies without worrying about tuition or living expenses.
This will allow
St Antony’s to admit some of the best African students irrespective of means
and will add immeasurably to the diverse and intellectual character of the
College. This is part of a joint initiative between Eni & St Antony’s
College to invest in and strengthen African leadership.
Eligibility
The scholarships are open to
applicants who are ordinarily resident in Angola, Ghana, Libya,
Mozambique and Nigeria. Preference will be given to applicants whose
first degree is from an African university.
The scholarships will be awarded
on the basis of both academic merit and potential and financial need.
Preference will be given to applicants who have clear ambitions to use
their accumulated learning to benefit their home country after graduation.
Applicants must also meet the
requirements for entry to their course, including English language
requirements. See the University’s course guide for more information.
Applicants must
apply for admission to one of the following eligible courses:
1 year Master’s
courses
MSc African
Studies
MSc Economics
& Social History
MSc Economics
for Development
MSc Global
Governance and Diplomacy
2 year MPhil courses
MPhil
Development Studies
MPhil Economic
& Social History
MPhil Economics
MPhil Modern
Middle Eastern Studies
MPhil
International Relations
3 year DPhil course
DPhil
International Development
Worth of
Scholarship
100% of university and college
fees, and an annual grant for living costs (the rate was £12,900 for 12
month courses and £9,675 for 9 month courses in 2013-14).
The scholarship also covers one
economy return airfare from your home country to the UK at the start and
end of your 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.
How to Apply
In order to be considered for this
scholarship, you must submit your application for graduate study by 14
March 2014 and you must have secured a conditional or unconditional place
on your chosen programme of study by the expected final decision date (2
May 2014).
You must also complete an Eni
scholarship application form and email it to the Assistant College
Registrar, assistant.registrar@sant.ox.ac.uk, by 14 March 2014.
Note: Once a date for the Eni selection
committee at St Antony’s College has been finalised, we will post the expected
final decision date on this website. Decisions are likely to be made in May
2014.
Deadline: The deadline for the scholarship application
is March 14, 2014. Remember, many courses close for admission around
January 20, 2014 and so you should ideally have applied by the January
deadline.
For the
official announcement, click here
You can check
out graduate courses and application
guide here
You can
download the Eni scholarship application form here.