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MSc Scholarship to promote human rights in Israel and Palestine/Occupied Territories
The Sir Siegmund Warburg scholarship offers Palestinian and Israeli students the opportunity to undertake full-time postgraduate human rights study at LSE.
The MSc Human Rights programme offers a concentrated, twelve-month engagement with human rights. The core course 'Approaches to Human Rights' provides students with an overview of the various philosophical, sociological and legal approaches to the subject. The core course is designed to give a strong intellectual underpinning to the MSc, which is then built on further through the choice of optional courses and dissertation subject which each student makes. More information about the MSc Human Rights is in the graduate prospectus|.
The scholarship has a value of £30,000. This will cover the tuition fee of £17,712 with the remainder available to support living expenses. One scholarship will be awarded each year.
How to apply
1. Make a formal application to the LSE to the MSc Human Rights via the online LSE application form. |
2. Once holding an offer of a place, eligible students will be invited to apply for the Sir Siegmund Warburg Scholarship.
3. Applications must be received by Tuesday 24 April 2012. Submission details will be sent directly to eligible applicants.
The criteria
Applicants must be resident in Israel, Palestine/ Occupied Territories or Palestinian camps in Syria, Jordan or Lebanon and in possession of a formal offer of a place on the MSc Human Rights at LSE.
They must be able to demonstrate both financial need and the potential to engage in, promote and set high standards for human rights work in the region. Eligible applicants will be required to submit a personal statement in which they should explain how they meet the criteria set out for the Scholarship and how they envisage putting their study programme to practical use.
As scholarship applications can only be accepted by those who have already been offered a place on the MSc Human Rights, candidates are urged to apply to the MSc Human Rights as early as possible.
The Sir Siegmund Warburg Scholarship has been made possible by the generosity of an anonymous donor.
Flyer advertising the Scholarship| (PDF)