Program Introduction
Eligibility Criteria
Application form and deadlines

PROGRAM INTRODUCTION

The Network Scholarship Programs Department of the Open Society Institute is pleased to offer supplementary grants to students from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Yugoslavia. The purpose of the program is to enable qualified students to pursue Doctoral studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences at accredited universities in Western Europe, Asia, Australia and North America.

Grants will be awarded on the basis of academic record, merit of the proposed study, applicant's long-term goals, and financial need. The grants will provide supplemental funding for one year of study with the option to apply for a second year. Reapplication procedures will be outlined in the 2004/2005 application form. Renewal grants will be competed and are not guaranteed. Only students who have been accepted into a full-time doctoral (Ph.D.) program at an accredited university are eligible to apply.

Grants are provided to help cover costs in one of the following categories:

1. Tuition and fees - not to exceed 50% of tuition and fees per academic year;
2. Living expenses - students who have succeeded in funding their tuition, either through scholarships or tuition wavers, are eligible for housing and living funds;
3. Other - students who have secured all necessary funds but cannot afford additional expenses, such as travel to/from their host country, books, materials, health insurance, etc., are eligible for additional funds.

Grants will not be provided to cover expenses in all three categories. Only those students with confirmed financial support will receive grants.

In addition, in no case may an applicant request grant assistance for the support of an accompanying child or spouse.