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The UK offers a wide range of institutions and courses. The EducationUK website helps you find the best course for you and also provide you with all you need to know about studying and living in the UK.
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Are you looking for financial help with your studies in the UK? Then you need to start researching your options as soon as possible - it is almost impossible to make arrangements for financial support once you have left Iraq. You should start by making enquiries from your own Ministry or Institution.

It is very hard to get a scholarship for study in the UK and most awards are for study at postgraduate level. Find out more about the main scholarship schemes offered in Iraq below.
Chevening scholarships
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In 2003, fifty postgraduate students from Iraq successfully applied to spend a year studying in the UK. Find out how to apply for next year's Chevening Scholarship programme.
Chevening scholarships
MBI Trust
The MBI Trust at SOAS, founded by Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber, enables individuals from the Arab world to undertake fully funded Masters degrees in the UK.
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Dorothy Hodgkin PhD awards
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The Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards are open to top-quality science, engineering, medicine, social sciences and technology students.
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Overseas Research studentships
The Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme grants awards on a competitive basis to international postgraduate research students of outstanding merit and research potential.
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Karim Said Rida Foundation award scheme
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The Karim Rida Said Foundation offers a number of annual scholarships for graduates to pursue postgraduate study at universities or other institutions in the UK.
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