Merton College, University of Oxford, is offering one Reed Foundation Graduate Scholarship in 2005. The scholarship is intended to assist a student of outstanding academic excellence from the developing world who is applying to the University of Oxford for the first time, and who for financial reasons would not otherwise be able to come.

Funding and Scholarship

It covers College and University fees, and a maintenance grant equivalent to that of a UK national research funding body’s doctoral maintenance award (c. £10,000 in 2004-5), net of accommodation charges where applicable. Subject to satisfactory progress, the scholarship will be tenable for one or two years.

The competition is open to applicants who meet all of the following conditions:

•have graduated after 1 May 2002 with a degree result equivalent to at least Upper Second Class Honours in a British first degree, AND

•are nationals of one of the following countries Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, West Bank and Gaza, Republic of Yemen, AND

•have undertaken not more than two years of postgraduate study or research, AND

•are  intending to start a course of study leading to a degree or formal qualification from the University of Oxford starting in October 2005, in any of the subjects normally accepted by the College apart from Medicine and the MBA, AND

•have no other funding which would allow them to do so.

Applications

To receive an application form, please contact julieg@admin.merton.ox.ac.uk

The applications should be accompanied by:

(a) where possible, a copy of the candidate’s application form to the University, together with all supporting documents

(b) if not included under (a), a copy of transcripts of university results (where available);

(c) if not included under (a), one or two pieces of written work in English (where applicable)

(d) a copy of the letter of acceptance as a graduate student by the University of Oxford (if already received)

The closing date for this competition is 22 April 2005. Applicants should already have been offered places by the relevant faculty or department of the University or should be in the competition for the third cycle of Oxford graduate admissions.  Applicants who have not been accepted by the relevant faculty or department of the University by 17 May 2005 will be rejected.

Application forms and supporting documentation should be scanned and emailed to julieg@admin.merton.ox.ac.uk or faxed to +44 (0)1865 286500