Southern African Students Fund, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford Scholarship for the academic year 2006-7

St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, is offering a scholarship to a student from Southern Africa for the academic year 2006-7. The scholarship is available only for study on the MSc in African Studies. Details of the degree are outlined on the University of Oxford African Studies web site www.africanstudies.ox.ac.uk and in the University postgraduate prospectus or can be obtained by email from [email protected]

The scholarship is open to students who have been to university in, and are resident in, any of the following countries: South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi. Applicants should have a good 2.1 or equivalent for their undergraduate degree, and show evidence of a capacity for independent research as well as excellent writing skills in English.

The scholarship will cover university fees, college fees, and a stipend. Shortlisted applicants will be required to apply for Overseas Research Studentships and all applicants are encouraged to find supplementary sources of funding. South African students can apply for University of Oxford Oppenheimer scholarships. All applicants may also apply for the ORISHA scholarship (see the African Studies website for details).

Application for admission to the University is a separate process (see the University of Oxford website or email [email protected]). Scholarship applicants should also apply for the MSc in African Studies and this should, if at all possible, be sent before the closing date for scholarship applications. St Antony’s should be named as college of first choice in the University application.

Students should send a full Curriculum Vitae and 500-word research proposal, and ask two referees to send letters of support. The closing date for applications is 28 February 2006. Applicants should ensure that they provide postal and email addresses for themselves, especially for the period February to April 2006. Applications and references can be sent by mail to the Administrator, African Studies, St Antony’s College, Oxford OX2 6JF, UK or preferably by email to [email protected]

Shortlisted candidates will be required to send a sample of their academic writing. Please do not send this with the initial application.