Yousef Jameel Scholarship: Last date for Application is Friday, 20 January 2012

The Yousef Jameel Scholarship is generously funded by Sheikh Yousef Abdul Latif Jameel. Two fully funded research scholarships are available to graduate students demonstrating exceptional academic merit and/or potential, commencing a course of study in the history of Islamic art at the Oxford University's faculty of oriental studies. The scholarship covers 100% of university and college fees, and a grant for living costs. Awards are made for the full duration of a student's fee liability for the agreed course.Requirements:

Applicants from any country who are applying to a graduate course of study in the history of Islamic art at the university's faculty of oriental studies. Applicants should be intending to conduct research in any subject of Islamic art that the university's current staff are able to supervise at doctoral level; and/or whose research projects make use of the university's holdings in Islamic art (including, but without limitation, those in the Ashmolean Museum, the Bodleian Library, the Museum of the History of Science and the Pitt-Rivers Museum).

Preference will be given to DPhil students but funding may be available to candidates who are required to take the MPhil or MSt in Islamic art and archaeology before commencing theirdoctoral training. Candidates should be applying to start a new graduate course at Oxford.

This scholarship is open to candidates studying for degreebearing courses, with the exception of postgraduate certificate and postgraduate diploma courses. Please ensure you meet the requirements for entry to your course, including English language requirements. For more information, seewww.ox.ac.uk/admissions/ postgraduate_courses/course_guide or go directly towww.ox.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate_courses/course_guide /oriental_studies.html

To apply, please visit the following link:

www.ox.ac.uk/feesandfunding/prospectivegrad/scholarships/un iversity/yousef%20jameel/#apply