OCIS Master’s and PhD Scholarships 2027 for Students from Islamic Countries at the University of Oxford

The applications are currently open for the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies (OCIS) full-time masters and DPhil/PhD scholarships for the A.Y. of 2027/2028. The scholarships have been designated by the OCIS to provide graduates with an opportunity to pursue an education of benefit to the Muslim world.  And, OCIS is a Recognized Independent Centre of the University of Oxford founded to encourage the scientific study of Islam and the Islamic world. At Oxford, the Center contributes to the multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary study of the Islamic world.

So, apply for these scholarships to study at the world’s No.1 University.

Communication of decisions

Successful applicants will be contacted by June 2024, but individual feedback will not be provided due to the volume of the applications.

Please prepare the following documents

Official transcripts

Statement of purpose/research proposal

Written work

Other documents (may differ depending upon each course)

CV/résumé

English language test score report/certificate (TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) or C2 Proficiency (CPE)

Certificate of language proficiency

GRE certificate

Scholarship supporting statement

Portfolio

Admissions exercises

You must submit your supporting documentation by the deadline to which you are applying. Documents should be submitted as part of your application.

All of your required documents should meet the following criteria

Be in PDF, .jpg or .png format;

Smaller than 4MB (to upload to your application form). ;

written in English, except otherwise allowed by the department;

Completely your own work, except where obviously indicated.

Readable and easy to understand.

For more details and specifics of your application documents, visit the official website of Oxford University or visit the application guides.

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Candidates wishing to apply to study at OCIS Master’s and PhD Scholarships must be either:

Ordinarily living in the United Kingdom and from a Muslim community (with priority to those from a financially underprivileged household), or

Be a citizen of, and ordinarily resident in, one of the below countries in Asia and Africa:

Afghanistan

India

Pakistan

Albania

Indonesia

Palestine

Algeria

Iran

Qatar

Azerbaijan

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

Jordan

Senegal

Bangladesh

Kazakhstan

Sierra Leone

Benin

Kuwait

Somalia

Brunei Darussalam

Kyrgyzstan

Sudan

Burkina Faso

Lebanon

Suriname

Cameroon

Libya

Syrian Arab Republic

Chad

Malaysia

Tajikistan

Comoros

Maldives

Togo

Côte d’Ivoire

Mali

Tunisia

Djibouti

Mauritania

Turkey

Egypt

Morocco

Turkmenistan

Gabon

Mozambique

Uganda

The Gambia

Niger

United Arab Emirates

Guinea

Nigeria

Uzbekistan

Guyana

Oman

Yemen

Be applying to start a new full-time master’s or DPhil course at Oxford

Scholars should intend to return to their home country after the completion of their studies.

Academic excellence is crucial to the applicant’s chance to win a scholarship.

Applicants should be planning to carry out the study in a field derived from or of relevance to the Islamic tradition, or which is of importance and/or benefit to the Muslim world.

The scholarship is not for postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma courses, part-time courses, or non-matriculated courses.

To qualify for consideration for this scholarship, candidates must be successful in receiving an offer for a place on their course after consideration of applications obtained by the relevant January deadline.

The scholarship offers awards which cover

100% course fees

A stipend of £21,805 for living expenses.

Note: Awards are allocated for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course. Moreover, awards may be offered in conjunction with other sources of funding

To be considered for this scholarship, you must complete the following steps

Tick the box for the ‘Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarship’ in the University of Oxford Scholarships section of the University’s graduate application form;

Submit your application for graduate study by the December/January deadline. See the relevant course page for the deadline applicable to your course

Complete an OICS Scholarships Supporting Statements and upload it, together with your graduate application form, by the deadline.