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OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES (OCIS) SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Deadline: 31st December,2023/31st January,2024

LOCATION: England

The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies provides a meeting point for the Western and Islamic worlds of learning. Applications are extended to qualified Islamic applicants for the offered opportunites. Applicants will be contacted by June 2024

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be applying to start a new full-time master’s or DPhil course at Oxford.

You must be either:

ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and from a Muslim community (with preference given to those from a financially disadvantaged household), or

a national of, and ordinarily resident in, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, 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, Yemen.

All full-time master’s and DPhil courses

You should be intending to return to your country of ordinary residence once your course is completed.  

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Financial need will be assessed using the information provided in your Oxford application. 

This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma courses, part-time courses or non-matriculated courses.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship will cover 100% of course fees and a grant for living costs (at least £18,622). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course. Awards may be offered in conjunction with other sources of funding, although this will be taken into account when determining the value of the award.

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UNESCO MID-LEVEL PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMME

Application Deadline: 31 October, 2023

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Mid-Level Professionals Programme (MLPP) is a recruitment initiative for talented and highly qualified mid-level professionals who wish to start and/or advance their careers as International Civil Servants at UNESCO.

ELIGIBILITY:

While recruitment is open to candidates from all UNESCO’s Member States, priority consideration, at equal competence, will be given to candidates from non- and under-represented Member States and to internal candidates.

Must be a national of a UNESCO Member State. Qualified candidates from non- and under-represented Member States are strongly encouraged to apply.

The MLPP selection process is based on the standard UNESCO recruitment process. Standard educational and work experience requirements for professional positions at P-3 and P-4 level apply.

Candidates should demonstrate an excellent knowledge of at least one working language of the Secretariat (English or French). A good knowledge of the other working language is an asset, or in some cases, is required.

Knowledge of Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish could be required or would be an additional asset.

Positions included in the MLPP are advertised for two months. Before applying, please check the requirements carefully to ensure that you are eligible and qualified.

Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application and provide complete and accurate information. No changes can be made to the application once submitted.

The positions open for the MLPP 2023 are listed below:

MLPP 2023_Liaison Officer (Asia & the Pacific) – Paris, France

MLPP 2023_Programme Specialist (Water Quality) – Paris, France

MLPP 2023_Programme Specialist (Education) – Rabat, Morocco

MLPP 2023_Programme Specialist (Education) – Yaounde, Cameroon

MLPP 2023_Programme Specialist (Education) – Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

MLPP 2023_Programme Specialist (Education) – New Delhi, India

MLPP 2023_Programme Specialist (Education) – Dakar, Senegal

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