The Karim Rida Said Foundation offers Postgraduate Scholarships for the academic year 2010/11 at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

The Karim Rida Said Foundation offers Postgraduate Scholarships for the academic year 2010/11 at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

The Said Foundation provide full and partial scholarships to students from Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine or Syria to study for a Master’s degree for one year. The scholarships are co-funded by Goldsmiths who pay a percentage of the tuition fees on behalf of successful applicants.

Eligibility:

To be eligible to apply for a Said Foundation Scholarship you need to:

have a good first degree
provide evidence of your proficiency in English
be under forty years of age
be Jordanian, Lebanese, Syrian or Palestinian (including Palestinians inside Israel) and be resident in the Middle East
demonstrate that your chosen course of study will be of use to your home country or the Middle East region
have at least two years’ work experience
apply for a place on a course at one of the Foundation’s partner universities (includes Goldsmiths)
sign a binding undertaking to apply the skills and knowledge you have gained in one of the Foundation’s target countries.

Application Procedure:

The following documents are required to be submitted along with the application form:

Copies of offer letters from British universities
Transcripts and translations of university results and of high school results (Tawjihi/Bacc.etc)
IELTS or TOEFL certificate
A completed “Financial Summary” sheet.
Submit 2 copies of your application form and supporting papers.
You must return your application form to a British Council office in Amman, Beirut, Damascus, East Jerusalem or Gaza by 31 January, 2010.

Application Form:

Please visit http://www.saidfoundation.org/whatwedo/downloads/Application_form_2010.pdf.


Selection Criteria:

The selection panel will look at the applicant’s academic record, financial need, likelihood to succeed in their proposed course, usefulness of subject to the applicant’s country, motivation, future career intentions and practical ability to make use of the knowledge to be gained in the UK on return to the Middle East and personality.


Application Deadline:

31 January 2010.

Source:

http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/costs/international/karimridasaidfoundationscholarships/