Palestine Crisis Scholarship Scheme

Location

South East

Deadline

27/01/2025

Type of opportunity

University scholarship

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University of Oxford

About this opportunity

The Palestine Crisis Scholarship Scheme, will provide sanctuary through the provision of full graduate scholarships to Oxford for students displaced by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank. Each scholarship will cover your course fees and will provide you with a grant for living costs, as well as additional support towards arrival costs.

Level of Study

  • Master’s - Taught

Eligibility

Asylum seeker, Refugee status, Humanitarian protection, Temporary refugee permission, Limited or Discretionary Leave to Remain (private/family life), Indefinite Leave to Remain

Additional notes about eligibility criteria

These scholarships are open to those who hold an offer for any one-year full-time or two-year part-time taught master’s course starting in the 2025-26 academic year, and have been displaced by the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank.

These scholarships support students across the University and are open to all subject areas.

What is included in this opportunity?

  • Fee Waiver (no fees)
  • Accommodation
  • Full bursary (study costs and full living costs)
  • Partial bursary (study costs and partial living costs)
  • Study costs (books, travel, etc.)
  • Application support and advice
  • English language provision

Types of study available

  • Part-time / flexible
  • Full-time
  • Face-to-face

Additional details about application process

We will contact you by early April to ask you to apply for these scholarships and complete an additional application form if you have:

1) Applied for an eligible course by the relevant November, December or January deadline for your course and received an offer

2) Indicated you are a refugee/displaced person when you applied for your course

Mentorship and support in preparing your graduate course application for study at Oxford is available to those eligible for this scheme through the Oxford Sanctuary Community.

All applications for the Palestine Crisis Scholarship Scheme will be checked for eligibility and assessed by a panel of academics. The panel will review applicants’ admissions applications and Palestine Crisis Scholarship applications and will agree a priority ordering of candidates within the limits of available funding.

All Palestine Crisis Scholarship applicants will be contacted with the outcome of their scholarship application by email, usually by the end of June. Final college placements will also be confirmed for awards that are tenable at specific colleges only. If you are offered and accept a scholarship, this means your funding is now secure as long as you meet the conditions of your offer of a place to study at Oxford.

Is this opportunity available for individuals outside of the UK?

Yes

On-going opportunity

Yes

For further questions contact the scholarship provider