ExxonMobil MSc and MBA Scholarships for Students from Middle East and North Africa

ExxonMobil MSc and MBA Middle East & North Africa Scholarship Program



The Middle East and North Africa Scholarship Program is a highly competitive scholarship program which provides select student leaders from the Middle East and North Africa with a fully-funded scholarship towards the completion of a Master’s degree at a university in the United States.


This unique opportunity offers:


Master’s degree programs in Geoscience, Engineering and MBA. Most sponsorships will be in Geoscience, with a limited number in Engineering and MBA. All MBA candidates must have a science, math or engineering background

Full graduate tuition to attend a U.S. university

Academic and visa support

Housing and living expenses while in the U.S.

Transportation to the U.S. and return to home country upon program completion

Medical Insurance while in the U.S.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet the following requirements:


Must be a citizen of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia or the United Arab Emirates

Hold at least a Bachelor’s degree in Geoscience, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Math or Geography

Demonstrate English proficiency (550 written TOEFL; 79-80 iBT TOEFL; 6.0 IETLS)

Demonstrate a history of academic excellence and native fluency in Arabic

Exhibit leadership skills and cultural competency

Have a valid passport

Demonstrate English proficiency

Register for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Faculty Sponsor Program



The ExxonMobil Middle East and North Africa Scholars Program seeks to build relationships with academic leaders by offering a Faculty Sponsor Program to the home academic departments of the selected scholars.



The home academic departments will be invited to nominate one outstanding faculty member to participate in the ExxonMobil Middle East and North Africa faculty sponsor program, offering select geoscience faculty the opportunity to travel to the United States for a short term structured professional exchange program comprised of guest lecturing, collaborative research and participation in the annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting in San Francisco.



As part of the application process, faculty will be required to submit an abstract for the AGU meeting.



The selected faculty will be subject to all applicable regulatory requirements, including various U.S. government policies.



Application Guidelines



Ongoing Application Process

Apply through the program website :



http://www.iie.org/exxonmobilscholars



Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.



Candidate Selection



Applications are judged on merit in an open and independent review conducted by a selection panel comprised of international education experts and faculty. Selection panels will recommend finalists to the program sponsor, who will conduct two in-person selection events per year.



Contact Us



Mailing Address

ExxonMobil Middle Eastern Scholars Program

Institute of International Education

1800 West Loop Street, Suite 250

Houston, TX 77072-9481

Telephone

+1-713-621-6300 ext.17



Website

iie.org/exxonmobilscholars


Email

exxonmobilscholars@iie.org


Further Scholarship Information and Application (pdf) go to:

http://www.fsc.uaeu.ac.ae/news_events/geology/news_evetns/cos_geology_MENA_Scholars2_17-02-2010.pdf

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/