The University of Edinburgh is accepting applications for PhD Scholarship in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies in the UK. The award is open to the UK, EU and overseas students commencing a PhD degree in the academic year 2020-21.
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland’s ancient universities.
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Excellent opportunity for international students to study at the University of Edinburgh.
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( votes)University accepts all of the English language qualifications for entry to the University, including IELTS qualifications from any IELTS test centre.
Scholarship Description:
- Applications Deadline: February 14, 2020
- Course Level: Scholarship is available to pursue a PhD programme.
- Study Subject: Scholarship is awarded in the field of Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh.
- Nationality: UK, EU, and overseas students are eligible to apply for this scholarship programme.
- Scholarship can be taken in the UK
Eligibility for the Scholarship:
- Eligible Countries: UK, EU, and overseas students are eligible to apply for this scholarship programme.
- Entrance Requirements:
- The award is open to UK, EU and overseas students commencing a PhD degree in the academic year 2020-2021.
- Only applications to year one of a PhD programme of study will be considered.
- Among the areas of supervision they cover are:
- Language and literature: classical and modern Arabic literature; classical Persian literature; cultural transmission and translation between Arabic and Persian cultures
- History and historiography: pre-Islamic Iran, early Islamic history, Ottoman history, modern history and politics, in particular Iraq, Iran, and Egypt
- Early and classical Islam, Qur’an and tafsir, hadith, the biography of Muhammad; Sufism; Islam in the Ottoman Empire
- Contemporary Muslim politics: Islamism, social movements, comparative social and political change in the Muslim world
- Arts and cultures of the Middle East and Muslim societies: particularly visual arts, Cinema
- Gender and sexuality in the MENA region; contemporary Arab media;
- Shi`ism: Shi`i history and contemporary Shi’ism.
PhD Scholarships
Application Procedure:
- How to Apply: For applying, applicants are required to take admission in the PhD degree program at the university. After that, you can fill the application form.
- English Language Requirements: University accepts all of the English language qualifications for entry to the University, including IELTS qualifications from any IELTS test centre.