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PhD Scholarship in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh in UK, 2020

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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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.

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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.

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