Deadline: 17 April 2015
The University of Oxford is calling applications for Commonwealth Scholarships. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission of the United Kingdom is for funding to enable up to ten human rights advocates to undertake the Master’s in International Human Rights Law.
The Commonwealth Scholarships are funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and a secondary donor. They provide course and college fees at Oxford University over two years plus return air travel from the scholar’s home country for each residential session.
Since 2012, Commission has generously provided this funding and is pleased to report that latest application has also been successful. The latest funding would be for the course starting September 2016 but it will, in fact, be for the course starting September 2015.
Eligible Countries
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates usually need to be Commonwealth citizens of one of the eligible countries AND be permanent residents and currently resident in a developing Commonwealth country at the time of application and throughout the program.
- The scholarships will not be open to students who have deferred entry from a previous year.
- The degree is designed primarily for early and mid-career lawyers and the majority of admitted students have a legal background and experience of international human rights law. However, in certain circumstances, applications from persons with degrees in other subjects who have extensive human rights experience will be considered.
How to Apply
To submit an application to the University’s online application system remembering to use the scholarship code and apply by the deadline.
For more information, visit Commonwealth Scholarships.
