Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP 2012 -2013)

The Open Society Foundation Scholarship Programs is pleased to announce the Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP) for the 2012 – 2013 academic year. GSGP offers supplementary grants to students from select countries of Eastern and Central Europe, the former Soviet Union and Mongolia, the Middle East/Near East, and South Asia.

The purpose of the program is to enable qualified students with demonstrated academic excellence and social commitment to pursue doctoral studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences at accredited universities throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle/Near East, and North America.

Eligibility

The Global Supplementary Grant Program is available to citizens of the following countries: Albania, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Egypt, Georgia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Students pursuing doctorates in the medical, physical, chemical, technical or natural sciences as well as fine or performing arts are not eligible for this grant. Ineligible fields of study include:

- Business Administration/Management Training

- Computer Science

- Finance/Banking/Marketing

- Engineering

- Hard & Natural Sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.)

- Mathematics

- Medical Sciences

- Fine or performing arts

GSGP grants are for students pursuing doctorate degrees only. Students admitted to master's programs with the intent to continue, but who are not clearly admitted into a Ph.D. program, are ineligible.

Please note that this is a supplementary program not intended for full funding. Applicants must be able to demonstrate additional support from other sources.

Applying

Further details regarding the program and guidelines for applying may be found in the application forms for GSGP 2012-2013. Paper applications may be accessed via the OSF website at: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online using the Online Application System (OAS) at: http://www.soros.org/grants/oas.

Applicants must complete the appropriate application (GSGP-North America or GSGP-Europe) based on the continent of study. Applicants applying to universities in North American and Europe will need to submit 2 applications.

Deadlines

The deadline for students pursuing a Ph.D. in Asia, Australia, North America, or the Middle East is April 15, 2012.

The deadline for students pursuing a Ph.D. in Europe is May 21, 2012.

Late applications will be automatically disqualified.

Applications for GSGP North America sent by mail must be postmarked by April 15th and may be sent to the New York address below. Applications for GSGP Europe must be postmarked by May 21st and sent to the London address below. Alternately, applications may be submitted online or sent to your local Soros Foundation or Educational Advising Center.

Global Supplementary Grant Program –North America Global Supplementary Grant Program - Europe

Open Society Institute Open Society Foundation

1700 Broadway, 17th Floor Scholarship Programs

New York, NY 10019 Cambridge House

U.S.A. 100 Cambridge Grove

London W6 0LE

United Kingdom

Contacts in Tajikistan:

Educational Advising Center of OSI AF Tajikistan

trade and business center "vefa"

37/1 Bokhtar Street, 4th floor, room №406

Tel: (+992 47) 441-07-45,441-07-46.

e-mail: gulnora@osi.tajik.net

Attachments:

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GSGP Europe 2012 - Application.pdf		340 Kb
GSGP NA and Rest of World 2012 - Application.pdf		199 Kb