Islamic Research Academy (ISRA) is pleased to announce the continuation of it scholarships for Young Postgraduate Students in Islamicjerusalem Studies.

This year, there are a number of full and partial scholarships for young postgraduate students wishing to study full-time for an M.Litt. in Islamicjerusalem Studies at Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies- University of Aberdeen. The scholarship is only for one year beginning from September 2008.

Winners of the scholarship will undertake the taught full-time M.Litt. course in Islamicjerusalem Studies at Al-Maktoum Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Dundee.

These prestigious scholarship schemes are serious efforts on the part of ISRA to prepare a team of scholars in this new field of inquiry, and a great human investment to prepare an academic team of young scholars as specialists in Islamicjerusalem Studies.

The scholarship will cover the full student tuition fee and will also include a fixed monthly sum to cover living expenses (£500). Applicants for the scholarships will normally be required to hold at least a second upper Honours degree (2.1) in an appropriate discipline and the scholarships would particularly suit recent graduates who can show potentials to excel.

 

To apply for ISRA's scholarship the candidate must normally fit the following criteria:-

1. Candidates will normally be required to hold at least a second upper Honours degree (2.1) in an appropriate discipline.

2. Any applicant whose first language is not English is required to have an IELTS score of 6.5 or above (including a score of 6 in the writing section); or equivalent (e.g. TOFEL 580)

3. The candidate must be able to demonstrate evidence of interest in Islamicjerusalem Studies. This can be shown by submitting three copies of any relevant academic works including published or unpublished papers, books, manuscripts, monographs, etc.

4. As the scholarships would particularly suit young recent graduates, applicants should be no more than 30 years old (ie: born after the year 1978)

Applications can be made by submitting (non returnable):

• A letter to the Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy explaining why the candidate should receive the scholarship.

• Al-Maktoum Institute/University of Aberdeen application Form for postgraduate studies (Fully completed and signed). ===> CLICK HERE to Download Taught Programme Application Form

• Copies of degrees certificates and transcripts.

• Evidence of interest in the field.

• Written references from two academic referees.

• Three copies of the candidate's Curriculum Vitae (CV).

• A copy of the candidate's birth certificate.

• Proof of English language proficiency, i.e. IELTS certificate.

Deadline for applications is 15 May 2008.
 

All applications should be submitted to:

Secretary General
Islamic Research Academy (ISRA)
PO Box 10120, Dundee, DD3 6WX
United Kingdom
 

All submissions will be referred to the Scholarships Committee at the Islamic Research Academy who will select the award winners. The Committee has the right to hold back the scholarships in the event that there is no suitable candidate(s). The decision of the committee is final, with no review procedures. Successful candidates will be expected to sign an agreement with the sponsor and start studying the full-time taught Masters course in September 2008; subject to them receiving an unconditional offer of acceptant from the University of Aberdeen to study at Al-Maktoum Institute.