OPEC/OFID Scholarships for International Students

Description

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) 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. 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.

OFID scholarships will be awarded to four students or candidates for master’s degree studies. Applicants must be from a developing country (except OFID Member Countries), and he/she must first obtain admission to pursue a Master’s degree studies in a relevant field of development, from any recognized university/college in the world.

 

Focus areas of this scholarship are:

• Energy;
• Transportation;
• Financial;
• Agriculture;
• Water & Sanitation;
• Industry;
• Health;
• Telecommunications;
• Education.

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 2016, and must maintain full-time status for the duration of the Master’s Degree;
• Must be a national of a developing country. Please note that nationals of OFID Member Countries (Algeria, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela) are ineligible to apply;
• 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.

Scholarship

The winners of the OFID Scholarship Award will receive a scholarship of up to USD 50,000. The funds will be spread over a maximum of one year, toward the completion of a Master’s degree, or its equivalent, at an accredited educational institution, starting in the autumn of the academic year 2016/2017.

How to apply?

In order to apply you should fill in the online application. 

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 onto the portal as many times as required before finally submitting the application;
• 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. Once your application is submitted, you can no longer make any changes or upload any more documents.

For more information please visit the official webpage.