OSI/FCO Chevening Scholarships are jointly funded by the Open Society Institute and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The scholarships are intended to provide opportunities for postgraduate study in selected fields in the United Kingdom for scholars and young professionals who demonstrate both academic excellence and the potential to become leaders, decision makers and opinion formers in their home countries.
Applicants must have excellent academic qualifications, a clear and precise proposal describing what they wish to study, and a fluent command of the English language. The scholarships cover all university and college fees, travel to and from the UK, and basic living expenses for a single person.
There are two OSI/FCO Chevening Scholarships programmes available for Croatian citizens:
1) OSI/FCO Chevening Scholarships for University of Oxford & University of York: scholarships for humanities, social sciences and environmental studies. The program has four options:
- 1-year Masters degree at the University of Oxford
- 1-year Masters degree in Political Philosophy at the University of York
- 9-month postgraduate research contributing towards a doctoral degree in the candidate’s home institution
- 3-month Research Scholarships in Applied Social Studies for officials, experts or consultants working for governmental or public bodies
Deadline for applications: 16 December 2007
Competition announcement and application forms
2) OSI/FCO Chevening Scholarships for the University if Cambridge): scholarships for 1-year Masters degree in the humanities and social sciences at the University of Cambridge. (Expected date of new competition announcement: mid-November 2007)
Deadline for applications: 31 January 2008
Competition announcement and application forms
Completed application forms and application documents should be returned by the deadlines to the local OSI scholarships administration centre in Croatia: Institute for the Development of Education, Preradovićeva 33, 10000 Zagreb.
For all further information on these programmes please contact us:
Institute for the Development of Education
Tel: 01/ 4817 195, 01/ 4555 151
Fax: 01/ 4555 150
URL: http://www.iro.hr
E-mail: tfarnell@iro.hr
For information on other Open Society Institute Network Scholarship Programs, please click here.
For information on other British Government scholarships programmes, please visit the web site of the British Council in Croatia http://www.britishcouncil.org/croatia-learning-study-in-uk-funding.htm