The King Saud Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: 22 March 2013
There is one King Saud Foundation Scholarship for UK/EU students to enable them to undertake a range of full-time Taught Masters programmes at SOAS, commencing in September 2013.
For information on the King Saud Foundation, please visit their website.
The total value of the King Saud Scholarship is £13,500, which can be used towards fees or maintenance. In addition, the King Saud Scholar will benefit from a 20% reduction in their tuition fees, which will be waived by SOAS.
Students offered a scholarship must take it up in 2013/14. It cannot be carried forward to a later year.
Eligible Programmes
- full-time LLM in Law in the Middle East and North Africa
- full-time MA Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- full-time MSc Economics with reference to the Middle East
- full-time MSc International Management (Middle East and North Africa)
- full-time MSc Middle East Politics
- part-time programmes are not not eligible.
Candidate Criteria
- Possess a First Class Honours degree, from a UK institution or overseas equivalent
- Open to applicants paying fees at the UK/EU rate. Now also open to OVERSEAS (NEW)
- Have an offer of admission to pursue one of the eligible full-time masters programmes at SOAS by the scholarship application deadline.
- The scholarship cannot be held along with any other major scholarship or studentship.
Candidate Assessment
Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by an Advisory Panel consisting of three academic members nominated by the School.
The assessment of your application will be based on the information in your scholarship application. Selectors will be looking at the degree results and also at academic references, statements and other relevant information.
Scholarship Application Deadline
- Scholarship applications must be received no later than 17.00 (GMT) on 22 March 2013.
- Late or incomplete applications will not be considered
- Applicants applying for scholarships must also submit an application for admission well in advance. Please note that complete applications for admission can take up to 4 weeks to be considered by the Department, although this duration can vary depending on the time of year. You should be prepared to wait up to 6 weeks in busy periods.
Notification
All candidates will be notified by e-mail regarding the outcome of their scholarship application, generally by the end of June. The successful candidate will also be notified in writing. If you have not had a response to your application by the end of June, please contact the Scholarships Officer
Scholarship Application Procedures
You can apply for this scholarship via the online scholarship application form.
REFERENCES
Two references are also required. Please forward the reference form to your referees. The reference form is available for download from the download box at the top right.
For enquiries, please contact:
Scholarships Officer
Registry
SOAS
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London, WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom
Email: scholarships@soas.ac.uk
Telephone: + 44 (0)20 7074 5094/5091
