Deadline: 30 January 2014
British Council Higher Education Scholarships for Palestine (HESPAL) is inviting applications from students in Palestinian Universities in the West Bank and Gaza to study in the United Kingdom. The major purpose of HESPAL is to help create the next generation of senior academics who can maintain international quality standards at Palestinian universities and to develop renewed, sustainable links between Palestinian and UK universities. The Scheme will upgrade junior academic staff in Palestinian universities through a Masters Scholarships Program.
HESPAL covers tuition fees (up to a maximum of £12,000); pre-departure briefing from the British Council; arrival allowances; thesis allowances; and a monthly allowance to cover living expenses.
Eligibility Criteria –
- Applicant must be a resident citizen of Palestinian Territories.
- Applicant must be currently employed by the Palestinian university which nominates her/him, which must be one of the participating Palestinian universities listed above.
- Applicant will have a Masters degree from a Palestinian university with a minimum grade of very good (and equivalent to at least a 2.1 Bachelor’s Degree) from UK.
- Applicant must be below the age of 40 at the time of application.
- Applicant must sign a written undertaking to return to Palestinian university within a time frame agreed with their university, normally one year.
- Applicant must have IELTS certification appropriate for course and university (normally at least 6.5, sometimes higher).
The documents to be submitted to British Council Palestine along with the completed three copies of HESPAL application form (including details of 2 academic referees) are – certified Proof of Palestinian nationality and Palestinian Territories residency; nomination letter from Palestinian university; proof of employment at university; proof of academic / work record – i.e. Transcript translated into English including grades for each year of study of bachelor’s degree and certified copies of masters degree and degree certificates; IELTS certificate 6.5 and above; signed contract between scholar and their university declaring that they will return to Palestine to their university on completion of masters degree after 12 months; and signed release form from scholar permitting the UK HEI to provide British Council and scholar’s home institution with reports from their academic advisor.
For more information, please visit British Council HESPAL Announcement page.
