Public Policy & International Relations Scholarships for Arab Students

United Kingdom • Master's, PhD

Official Said Foundation postgraduate scholarship for Palestinian and neighboring-country students pursuing eligible study in the United Kingdom.

Multiple • Master's, PhD

Scholarship supporting Palestinian and Arab students in social science, literature, and development studies.

Multiple • Bachelor's

International Scholarships - AKDN What We Do Developing Human Capacity Education International Scholarships AKDN AKDN This page is also available in 0 The Aga Khan Foundation’s International Scholarship Programme Overview The Aga Khan Foundation’s International Scholarship Programme (AKF ISP) is an opportunity for outstanding scholars from selected countries*, who have no other means of financing their studies, to pursue postgraduate education. Established in 1969 by His Late Highness Aga Khan IV, the AKF ISP has supported more than 1,500 students to date. Award recipients are selected through a global, annual, and competitive application process. The AKF ISP offers a limited number of new awards in each cycle. The 2026-2027 application cycle is now closed. The next cycle will open in early 2027. * For example, the AKF ISP is available in Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, the Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania and Uganda. In countries, such as Canada, Portugal and the USA, applications are accepted from those who are originally from one of the countries listed above. At this time, the AKF ISP is not available to students who wish to study in the United Kingdom or Russia. Eligibility Criteria To be eligible for an AKF ISP award, you must: have excellent academic records; hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training/professional experience; demonstrate genuine financial need**; demonstrate a thoughtful, reliable, multi-source funding plan that covers all years of study** ; be admitted to a reputable postgraduate institution***; be starting the first year of the programme****; and have strong leadership potential, professional experience, extracurricular and/or entrepreneurial achievements, and volunteer contributions. Note: preference is given to young professionals under 30 years of age. **Awards are provided according to need, but please consider the AKF ISP a resource of last resort

Netherlands • Master's

Talent scholarships for Law, Economics, Governance, and International Trade at Utrecht University. Early application deadline required.

Netherlands • Master's

Excellence fund for non-EEA students admitted to the MA in Development Studies at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS).

Multiple • Master's

McNamara Fellows - 2023 Cohort Blogs BRIEF McNamara Fellows - 2023 Cohort Blogs Share more close linkedin digg renren stumbleupon delicious sina Devvrat Raghav Kudakwashe Maposa Magdalena Cortina Temidayo Falade When it comes to public capacity, what works, for whom, and why? While grappling with these questions and scrolling mindlessly through Econ Twitter, I came across the Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program, almost by accident. As I would discover in the months to come, it was a happy accident. The premise—fellows are matched to researchers in either the Development Research Group (DECRG) or the Development Impact Group (DIME) and work with them on active projects—was very engaging. Indeed, for somebody who intends to pursue a PhD in economics, such an experience is valuable because it teaches you not just what research is but also whether you like it. My time in the fellowship was both wonderful and unique. I was initially recruited for the DE JURE program in DIME’s Governance Unit, on a project focused on determining the effect of improvements in access to justice in Kenya. However, two months into the fellowship, due to a shift in circumstances I found myself working under a different supervisor on a new project. The smoothness of this transition was a testament to both the fellowship’s robustness and DIME’s depth in quality. I spent the bulk of my fellowship working on the new project—an impact evaluation of a police funding program in Mexico. The program was desig