Are you a graduate? Do you want to study in the UK for between three months and one year? The British government is offering scholarships to future high fliers who have the potential to become leaders, decision-makers and opinion formers in Croatia. We would like to acknowledge the partners who have co-funded some of the schemes, including the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, the Open Society Institute, Cambridge Overseas Trust, the Shell Centenary Scholarships Trust, Sussex University and Oxford University.

The scholarships are for Croatian citizens who currently live in Croatia and who intend to return to Croatia to make their careers there.

Below is a summary of the schemes followed by details of the individual courses, candidate profiles, application details and what is covered by each scholarship.

Candidates are welcome to apply for more than one scheme, but should clearly specify in the cover note which schemes they are applying for. Please note that for Chevening Scholarships, Oxford University Foreign Service Programme and Hansard programme photographs are not needed at this stage. It is also not necessary for these programmes to translate documents originally written in Croatian, nor is it necessary to verify copies of the documents. Reference letters should preferably be written in English.

SUMMARY

Chevening Scholarship: Between three months and one year studying at a UK university. Closed for applications for 2008 entry.

Oxford University Foreign Service Programme: Postgraduate course in diplomatic studies lasting up to one year. Closed for applications for 2008 entry.

Joint scholarship with the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration: Up to one year studying Contemporary European Studies at the University of Sussex for current or future civil servants.

OSI/Chevening Oxford and York scholarship: Up to one year studying at the University of Oxford or the University of York. Closed for applications for 2008 entry.

OSI/Chevening Cambridge: One year studying at the University of Cambridge. Closed for applications for 2008 entry.

Chevening/Shell Scholarships - University of Cambridge/University of Durham/University of Edinburgh/Imperial College/University of Leeds/University of Oxford/UCL: One year studying in various field at one of the universities listed above.

Hansard Society Research Scholars Programme: Three-month course with classes at LSE and the option of being attached to a UK member of parliament, the BBC or a UK institution. Closed for applications for 2008 entry.

Chevening/UNEP-WCMC Scholarships in Biodiversity: one year research and work experience at the World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge.

Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards: Funding for up to three years' PhD study for science, engineering, medicine, social science and technology students at one of the 25 British universities selected to participate in this scheme.

Oxford Colleges Hospitality Scheme: One month studying in the libraries of Oxford University for young researchers and lecturers at universities. Closed for applications for 2008 entry.