The Salam Scholarships

Ulster University, United Kingdom

Updated: about 5 hours ago
Location: Coleraine, NORTHERN IRELAND

Summary

The Salam Scholarships were established in 2023 to support Palestinian women to study at Ulster University.

They aim to provide opportunities for Palestinian women with ability and potential, but limited opportunity, to access Ulster University studies.

The programme will provide students and young professionals with educational and training opportunities that will help their career development, enabling them to achieve impact in their chosen fields.

The Salam Scholarships are open to applications from all PhD subject areas.

For the academic year 2024/25, two PhD scholarships for Palestinian women will be supported.

The scholarships will cover:

  • Full tuition fees.
  • Full costs of accommodation.
  • One return flight home for each year of study.
  • A stipend to cover other living costs.

*Funding will be for scholarship recipients only and not for any accompanying dependents (where relevant).

Eligibility for the Salam Scholarships

In order to be eligible to apply for The Salam Scholarships, applicants must:

  • Be a female Palestinian currently resident in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, holding a Palestinian or Jerusalem ID. Priority will be given to residents in the West Bank, Gaza or one of the Palestinian Refugee Camps.
  • Be able to provide certified proof of Occupied Palestinian Territory residency. Evidenced by providing a certified copy of the identity page of your passport (or other official document, e.g. National ID card).
  • Have applied to Ulster University for your chosen course/area of study.
  • Have an international fee status classification.
  • Be in financial need and unable to study abroad through the finances of your immediate family. Indicators include:
    • families of students registered for support with the Ministry of Social Affairs; or
    • students from families with one breadwinner because the other breadwinner doesn’t work, is sick (chronic disease), or deceased.
  • Be applying to Ulster University to commence a new qualification and not be seeking funding for a course you have already commenced, or which will begin before scholarship awards have been notified.
  • Have not already studied at a university outside the West Bank, Gaza, Israel or Lebanon (desirable).
  • Not already hold a qualification at the level of course, or higher, to which you are applying at Ulster University; e.g. if applying for an undergraduate degree, you must not already have completed a degree at an undergraduate level.
  • Give details of two referees (minimum one academic) who are able and willing to comment on your suitability for this scholarship.
  • Be able to take up the scholarship in the academic year 2024/25 and live in Northern Ireland for the duration of your studies.

    • Candidates must make a PhD application to Ulster University by 7 May 2024, and must make a separate application to the Salam Scholarships for funding by 12 May 2024 and include their PhD application number.

    Find out more info about the Salam Scholarships online application form

    In PhD applications applicants should answer ‘yes’ to the question: “Is this a self funded/private sponsor research applicant?”.

    Contact: Liz McBain, Salam Scholarships Officer  ([email protected])

    English Language Requirements

    In order to be admitted to research study at Ulster, you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as part of your application.

    Get full details on the requirements for both home and overseas applicants can be found on our English language requirements page .


    Essential criteria

    Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain, a First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree in a subject relevant to the proposed area of study.

    We may also consider applications from those who hold equivalent qualifications, for example, a Lower Second Class Honours Degree plus a Master’s Degree with Distinction.

    In exceptional circumstances, the University may consider a portfolio of evidence from applicants who have appropriate professional experience which is equivalent to the learning outcomes of an Honours degree in lieu of academic qualifications.