OFID SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

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Subject: OFID SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
2010/11

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OFID
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2010/11CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

OFID (The OPEC Fund for International Development) is pleased to
announce that qualified applicants who have obtained or are on the verge of completing their undergraduate degree and who wish to study for a
Master's degree are welcome to apply for the OFID Scholarship 2010/2011. The OFID scholarship will be awarded to support one student or
candidate for Master’s degree studies. The applicant may be from any
developing country, and he/she must first obtain admission to
pursue a Master's degree studies in a relevant field of development, in
any recognized university/college in the world. Through its scholarship
scheme, OFID aims to help highly motivated, highly-driven individuals
overcome one of the biggest challenges to their careers – the cost of
graduate studies. The winner of the OFID Scholarship Award will receive a scholarship of up
to US$100,000. The funds will be spread over a maximum of two years,
toward the completion of a Master’s degree, or its equivalent, at an
accredited educational institution, starting in the autumn of the
academic year 2010/2011.
» Application Guidelines
» Eligibility Criteria
» Disbursement of the Scholarship Fund
» Required documents
» Eligible Countries

Application Guidelines
STEP 1: Ensure that you fulfill the OFID Scholarship Award Eligibility Criteria.
STEP 2: Register within the OFID Scholarship Portal by using your email address. Please note you can log into the portal as many times as required.
STEP 3: Fill out the application form. Make sure to save
data each time you update your application. Once you are logged in, if
the page remains inactive for more than two hours, your session will
time-out and you may lose unsaved data. Do not submit your application
until you have completed the entire application process!
STEP 4: Upload necessary documents; CV, two recommendation
letters, Bachelor's certificate/ transcript, acceptance letter into
postgraduate program and essay.
STEP 5: When your application is complete, and all
additional documents are uploaded, your application is ready to be
submitted. As mentioned previously, once your application is
submitted, you can no longer make any changes or upload any more
documents.
The application deadline is June 4, 2010. Please do not call or email OFID to see if your application has been received (you will,
in any case, receive an automated confirmation) or to inquire about your status. Only the winner will be notified by June 14 via our website at www.ofid.org.


I. Eligibility
* Must be between the ages of 23-32 at the time of submitting
his/her application.
* Must have obtained or be on the verge of completing their
undergraduate degree with a Baccalaureate from an accredited
college/university, or its equivalent.
* Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0
rating system, or its equivalent.
* Must be matriculated at an accredited university for the upcoming academic year starting August/September 2010, and must maintain
full-time status for the duration of the Master's Degree.
* Must be a national of a developing country (please see list of
eligible countries below)
* Must select a subject of study that pertains to OFID’s core
mission, such as: economics of development (poverty reduction, energy
and sustainable development) , environment (desertification) , or other
related science and technology fields.
PLEASE NOTE: Kindly read ALL of the
directions below before proceeding with the application process:

1. Applicants are responsible for gathering and submitting all
necessary information. Applications will be evaluated based on the
information provided. Therefore, all questions should be answered as
thoroughly as possible. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Once an application has been submitted, no changes will be allowed on it.
2. OFID will not consider applications received through a third
party.
3. Please do not call or email OFID to ask if your application has
been received, or to inquire about your status.
4. Please note that only the winner will be notified.
5. All materials submitted become the property of OFID and will not
be returned to the applicant.
6. Applicants must complete the on-line application.
7. Within the on-line application, applicants must upload the
required documents as listed below in Section III. All materials
including the on-line application, recommendations, and other required
information must be received no later than June 4, 2010.

II. Disbursement of the
Scholarship Fund
The terms and conditions of payment will be determined in
coordination with the student upon his/her selection in accordance with
the following guidelines:
1. The tuition fees, including any supplementary examination fees,
as may be required by the academic institution, will be paid by OFID
directly to the academic institution. Health insurance will be paid in
accordance with the institution’s own standard medical scheme.
2. A monthly allowance to cover living expenses, books and
accommodation, will be transferred to the student’s own personal bank
account on a quarterly basis.
3. Prior to the start of his/her first year studies, the student
will be paid a relocation grant, equal to two-month allowance. OFID will also pay for travel costs from the nearest airport to the student’s
place of residence, to the nearest airport to the chosen place of study. Upon completion of the studies, the student will be paid the cost of
one-way air ticket to his/her home country.
III. Required documents
1. A completed on-line application form.
2. A scanned copy of the last university degree or certificate.
3. A scanned letter of acceptance from your chosen educational
institution, confirming your admission, subject of study and duration of the Master’s degree program (must not exceed a maximum of two years).
4. A proof of meeting any prerequisites, including language
proficiency.
5. A short essay – of about 500 words in English – giving reasons
for applying for the OFID scholarship, explaining your educational
goals, and clearly describing how you will use the experience gained
from your Master's degree studies to help in the development of your
home country.
6. Two letters of recommendation from professors and/or lecturers at applicant's present university.
7. Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Eligible Countries
* In addition to nationals of OFID Member
States (Algeria, Gabon, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, GSP Libyan AJ, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela), nationals of the following countries are
also eligible:
Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad,
Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo DR , Republic of Congo,
Cote d'lvoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya,
Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe

Asia and the Middle East: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji,
India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea D P R, Kyrgyz Republic,
Lao PDR, Lebanon, Maldives, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

Latin America and the
Caribbean: Antigua Barbuda, Belize, Barbados, Brazil,
Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Grenada, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Panama, St. Christopher, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay

Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo

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