Open Society Institute (OSI) Chevening Scholarships

University of Essex--Scholarships in Human Rights Studies 2000/2001
Purpose
OSI/FCO Chevening/Essex Scholarships in Human Rights Studies is a scholarship program which will enable suitably qualified students from eligible countries to pursue taught postgraduate programmes within the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Essex. The two programmes offered are the MA in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights and the LLM in International Human Rights Law
Eligible Countries
The scholarships are open to applicants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Application Information
You can get application forms, together with information about the courses from the address of your nearest Soros Foundation or Educational Advising Centre. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2000.
Criteria
Applicants should:

be nationals of and normally resident in one of the selected countries at the time of applying for the award, and are expected to return to their home countries; applicants who are temporarily out of the country at the time of application (for a total period of less than 3 consecutive months) may be treated as being resident.
already hold (or expect to hold by the time of taking up the award) a first degree with good grades
normally have relevant practical experience
have passed a TOEFL (ITP) test at an appropriate level by the time of taking up an award;
normally not have already spent a full academic year or more studying in a university outside Mongolia, Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Selection
All the applications will be sent to the Human Rights Centre. They will be considered by selectors for the programmes who will prepare a short-list of applicants who will be invited for interview. By the end of March applicants will be informed as to whether they have been invited for interview and English language tests. It is expected that these will take place in late April / May. It is hoped to inform all applicants by the end of June as to whether they have been successful, or not.
Financial Terms
Each award will provide for payment of academic tuition fees, examination fees, a monthly stipend for living expenses sufficient for a single student, and other agreed allowances including one return economy airfare. No financial support or special provisions are provided for dependents or family members.
Further Information
For further details of this scholarship scheme and application forms please contact the Soros Foundation in your country (or British Embassy in the case of Turkmenistan). See list below.
For more details about the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex, please visit their website at: www2.essex.ac.uk/human_rights_centre/
For more information about other OSI scholarships, please visit their website at: www.osi.hu/nsp/
Scholarship Coordinators At National Soros Foundations
Armenia
Anaida Allakhverdyan
OSI Assistance Foundation-Armenia
Aigedzor Str. 53b
Yerevan
375019
Armenia
Phone (374 2) 271713 or 271719
Fax (374) 2 151088
Email: [email protected]
Azerbaijan
Bahar Hadji-zadeh
Baku Education Information Centre
98 Sh. Badalbeily St.
Baku 370014
Azerbaijan
Phone (994) 12 93 77 46
Fax (994) 12 93 77 46
Email: [email protected]
Mongolia
Oyuntulkhuur Jukov
Mongolian Foundation for Open Society
Scientific and Technological Information Center Room 321
Baga Toiruu-49
Ulaanbaatar-46
Mongolia
Phone (976 1) 328783 or 313207
Fax (9761) 324857
Email: [email protected]
Tajikistan
Zarina Usmanova
Tajik Branch Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation
Tolstoy Str. 65
Dushanbe
734001
Tajikistan
Phone (7 3772) 213260, 211958, 242241 or 510142
Fax (7 3772) 510142
Email: [email protected]
Turkmenistan
In Turkmenistan, the scholarship scheme is administered by the British Embassy:
Fraser Wilson
Ambassador
P O Box 45
301-308 Office Building
Regal Ak Altin Plaza Hotel
744014 Ashkabad
Turkmenistan
Phone (993 12) 510 616
Fax (993 12) 510 868
Uzbekistan
Ilkhom Kasymov
Open Society Institute-Uzbekistan
Zarbog Street 31
Tashkent
700031
Uzbekistan
Phone (99 871) 1206854
Fax (99 871) 1206854
Email: [email protected]

Last updated: December 1999

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