Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Scholarship Oppurtunity: Oxford-Agnese Nelms Haury Scholarship, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

Scholarship status: Open
Closing date: Relevant January deadline (8 or 22 January 2016, depending on your course)
Nationality: Normally resident in the USA or Canada and hold official status in the US or Canada as American Indian, Alaska Native, First Nation, Metis or Inuit
Level of study: Masters

Subjects: MSc in Archaeological Science, MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, MSc Comparative Social Policy, MSc Economics for Development, MSc Environmental Change and Management, MSc Evidence-based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation, MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy , MSc Latin American Studies, MSc Migration Studies, MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance, MSc Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, MSc Social Anthropology, MSc Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology, MSc Water Science Policy and Management

Value: 100% of University and college fees + at least £14,057 for living costs
Duration: Period of fee liability
Number of awards: 1
Application details: Through university

To be eligible for this scholarship, students should apply and gain admission to one of the designated Masters programs at Oxford University (see below) and hold official status in the US or Canada as American Indian, Alaska Native, First Nation, Metis or Inuit.

General guidelines for applying to Oxford can be found here

The scholarship is only tenable at Linacre College. All eligible applicants will be considered for this scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) you state as your preference on the graduate application form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to Linacre College in order to take up the scholarship.

To be considered for this scholarship, submit your application for graduate study by the relevant January deadline (8 or 22 January 2016, depending on your course). American and Canadian nationals who are offered a place on one of the eligible courses will be contacted by email around April 2016 and will be asked to submit additional material if they believe they meet the selection criteria regarding official status, as outlined above.The scholarship holder should be prepared to provide evidence of native status.  Selection is expected to take place in May 2016. Please see the standard scholarship selection terms for more information about the application and selection process.

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