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Sharjah Scholarships

About the award

The Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter is delighted to offer a number of scholarships of £1,500 per year for students commencing the MArabic (Master of Arabic & Islamic Studies), BA Middle East Studies or BA Arabic & Politics in the 2022/23 academic year.

This scholarship is available for all first year MArabic, BA Middle East Studies and BA Arabic & Politics students who register by 31st October 2022 at the very latest.  The scholarship will continue to be awarded throughout years 2, 3 and 4 provided you remain successfully registered on your programme of study.

Students on combined honours modern language courses involving Arabic will also receive 50% (£750) of this award in years 1, 3 and 4 and the full amount (£1,500) in year 2 (spent in an Arabic-speaking country).

In order to receive this award you should send an email expressing your interest in the scholarship to ssis-admissions@exeter.ac.uk following registration.

Scholarships will be paid to recipients' nominated bank accounts following successful registration for the year and receipt of an expression of interest as above.  In the event that you withdraw or interrupt your studies post enrolment, or transfer onto a non-qualifying programme, then the University Finance regulations at that date will apply as regards any repayment or other requirements: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/students/finance/studentfinanceregulations/.

How to apply

In order to receive this award you should send an email expressing your interest in the scholarship to ssis-admissions@exeter.ac.uk following registration on any of the following programmes:

  • MArabic
  • BA Middle East Studies
  • BA Arabic & Politics
  • A combined honours programme including Arabic (starting in September 2022).

Please note, you cannot receive more than one scholarship from the University of Exeter; if you are eligible for multiple scholarships you will be awarded whichever scholarship has the higher value.

Summary

Application deadline:31st October 2022
Value:up to £1,500
Duration of award:per year
Contact: SSIS Admissions & Recruitment Team ssis-admissions@exeter.ac.uk