The scholarship has a value of £30,000 which will cover full tuition fees with the remainder available to support living expenses in London.
Three scholarships will be offered each year.
The scholars will also be affiliated to the Middle East Centre for the duration of their degree and will be encouraged to participate in the Centre’s research activities.
Applications for 2016/17 are now open. The deadline for applications is 29th April 2016.
Information about the application process is available below.
Criteria
The scholarship will cover the tuition fees for any one year full-time Master’s programme at LSE (taught or research).
Applicants must be from the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine (West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen.
Students who pursued their undergraduate studies in the countries listed above (not necessarily their own) will be given priority.
Applicants must intend to focus their studies on the Middle East (defined here as the countries listed above plus Turkey, Iran and Israel).
Students will be asked to show that they will focus their studies on the Middle East through the modules they choose to enrol in or through their dissertation topic.
Examples of relevant modules include the following (this list may not be exhaustive):
- IR419 International Relations of the Middle East
- GV4F2 Popular Politics in the Middle East
- GV4G5 The History and Politics of the Modern Middle East
- IR481 Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations
- EU461 Economic History of Southeastern Europe and the Middle East, 1820-1970
- EU438 Turkey: Political Economy and European Integration
- HY435 Political Islam: From Ibn Taymiyya to Osama bin Laden
- HY440 The Emergence of Modern Iran: State, Society and Diplomacy
- IR461 Islam in International Relations: From Al-Andalus to Afghanistan
How to apply
1. Apply for a taught Master’s programme at LSE.
When you submit an application for admission to a taught masters programme, the Graduate Admissions Office will acknowledge your application and provide information about how to set up an LSE For You online account. This account will allow you to track the progress of your application for admission, and will provide you with access to the LSE Graduate Financial Support Application Form. You do not need to wait for an offer for admission to complete this form, and we recommend that you complete it as early as possible once your Graduate Online Tracker is available. You will only be considered for funding if you have an offer (conditional or unconditional).
2. Complete the LSE Graduate Financial Support Application Form.
If you complete the LSE Graduate Financial Support Application Form, you will also be considered for support from the LSE Graduate Support Scheme. Being unsuccessful with your application to the Graduate Support Scheme does not preclude you from being considered for other awards such as this one.
3. Complete the LSE Middle East Centre Emirates Master’s Scholarship Form by 29th April 2016.
Your application will be considered complete only when you have received an offer of admission to LSE (conditional or unconditional) and you have submitted both application forms (the LSE Graduate Financial Support Application Form and the LSE Middle East Centre Emirates Master’s Scholarship Form).
Selection Process
The selection of successful candidates will be made based on: 1. Merit, 2. Need, 3. Career Plans. All three criteria will be given equal importance.
A selection committee of 5 LSE Academics (from 4 different departments) will select the successful candidates based on the 3 criteria.
Selection for this scholarship will take place between May and July and we will notify the successful recipient(s) by the end of July. If you have not heard from the Financial Support Office by the end of July, you must assume your application has been unsuccessful. We will notify successful applicants only.
If needed, a Skype interview with the applicant may be scheduled as part of the selection process.
