From: Michael Sieburg [mailto:[log in to unmask]]

Call for Applications for the Global Supplementary Grant Program

 

 

The Open Society Institute's Network Scholarship Programs offers supplementary grants to students from selected countries of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. The purpose of the program is to enable qualified students to pursue doctoral studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences at accredited universities in Western Europe, Middle/Near East, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.

 

Eligibility

 

The Global SGP is available to citizens of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. 

 

Students pursuing doctorates in the medical, physical, chemical, technical or natural sciences as well as fine or performing arts are not eligible for this grant.  This includes:

 

-     Business Administration/Management Training

-     Computer Science

-     Finance/Banking/Marketing

-     Engineering

-     Hard & Natural Sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.)

-     Mathematics

-     Medical Sciences

 

Global SGP grants are for students pursuing doctorates only.  Students admitted to master’s programs with the intent to continue, but not clear admission into a Ph.D. program, are ineligible.

 

Please note that this is a supplementary program, not intended for full funding.  Applicants must be able to demonstrate additional support from other sources. 

 

Applying

 

Enclosed please find as a separate attachment academic year 2007/2008 application form for the Global Supplementary Grant Program.  Academic year 2007/2008 application form is also available at our web site http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas.  Applicants may also apply online at http://www.soros.org/grants/oas. (Please note that the online application will not be ready until Friday, January 26, 2007)

 

Deadline

 

The application deadline is April 2, 2007 (for students pursuing Ph.D. in North America, Asia, Australia) and June 4, 2007 (for students pursuing Ph.D. in European Union).  Applications mailed directly to New York must be postmarked April 2/June 4 at the latest, or DHL’d on this date by the National Foundation.  Applications will not be accepted after the April 2/June 4 deadline.  Late applications will be automatically disqualified.