Aga Khan International Scholarship 2010-2011 for Master and PhD
The Aga Khan Foundation provides a limited number of scholarships each year for postgraduate studies to outstanding students from developing countries who have no other means of financing their studies. Scholarships are awarded on a 50% grant : 50% loan basis through a competitive application process once a year in June or July. The Foundation gives priority to requests for Master’s level courses but is also willing to consider applications for PhD programmes, when doctoral degrees are necessary for the career objectives of the student. Requests will also be considered for travel and study awards for PhD students doing their research in Third World countries on topics judged to be of interest to the Aga Khan Development Network. Applications for short-term courses are not considered; neither are applications from students who have already started their course of study.
Geographic Scope
The Foundation accepts applications from countries where it has branches, affiliates or other AKDN agencies which can help with processing applications and interviewing applicants. At present, these are:
- Bangladesh
- India
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Tajikistan
- Syria
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Mozambique
- Madagascar
- France
- Portugal
- UK
- USA
- Canada.
Selection Criteria
The main criteria for selecting award winners are:
- excellent academic records,
- genuine financial need,
- admission to a reputable institution of higher learning and
- thoughtful and coherent educational and career plans.
Candidates are also evaluated on their extra-curricular interests and achievements, potential to achieve their goals and likelihood to succeed in a foreign academic environment.
Applicants are expected to have some years of work experience in their field of interest.
Age Limit
Preference is given to students under 30 years of age.
Financial Assistance
The Foundation assists students with tuition fees and living expenses only. The cost of travel is not included in AKF scholarships. Applicants are requested to make every effort to obtain funding from other sources as well, so that the amount requested from the Foundation can be reduced to a minimum. Preference is given to those who have been able to secure some funding from alternative sources.
Loan Conditions
Half of the scholarship amount is considered as a loan, which must be reimbursed with an annual service charge of 5%. A guarantor is required to co-sign the loan agreement. The payback period is five years, starting six months after the study period funded by the Aga Khan Foundation.
Application Procedures
The application procedures of AKF’s International Scholarship Programme are decentralised. Students may obtain application forms as of January 1st each year from AKF offices or Aga Khan Education Services / Boards in their countries of current residence. Completed applications should be returned to the agency from which the form was obtained, or to the address indicated on the front of the form. They should not be sent to Geneva. The deadline for submission of applications is March 31, although in certain countries internal deadlines may be earlier.
Applicants should be prepared to be interviewed by local Scholarship Committees about their financial situation, their academic performance, extra-curricular achievements and career plans. Interview reports are sent with the applications to Geneva for the final selection.
The annual Scholarship Selection Meeting takes place in late June or early July and the Aga Khan Foundation notifies all students of the outcome of their application shortly thereafter.
Contact Addresses for Aga Khan Foundation
Branches
Aga Khan Foundation (Afghanistan)
House No. 43, Street No. 13
Main Road, Wazir Akbar Khan
PO Box 5753
Kabul
Tel: (763) 631488
Fax: (763) 631489
Aga Khan Foundation (Bangladesh)
House 25, 6th floor
Block A, Bashundhara Residential Area
PO Box 6025
Dhaka 1212
Tel: (2) 8845378
Fax: (2) 8823261
Aga Khan Foundation (Egypt)
Number 18, El Nasr Street
New Maadi
Postal Code 11435
Cairo
Tel. (20) 25201505
E-mail: malik.kotadia@akdn.org
Aga Khan Foundation (India)
Sarojini House, 2nd floor
6, Bhagwan Dass Road
New Delhi 110001
Tel: (11) 23782173
Fax: (11) 23782174
E-mail: akfindia@akdn.org
Aga Khan Foundation (Kenya)
East Africa Regional Office
PO Box 40898-00100
ICEA Building
Kenyatta Avenue
Nairobi
Tel: (20) 2227369 /2223951-2
Fax: (20) 2213109
E-mail: akf.kenya@akdn.org
Aga Khan Foundation (Mozambique)
Edificio Sua Alteza Aga Khan
Avenida 24 de Julho
PO Box 746
Maputo
Tel: (1) 409007
Fax: (1) 409010
E-mail: akfmoz@akdn.org
Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan)
House No. 1, Street No. 61
Sector F-6/3
Islamabad
Tel: (51) 111253254
Fax: (51) 2276815
Email: uzma.mahmood@akfp.org
Aga Khan Foundation (Syria)
Rawda, Mahdi in Baraka Street
No. 15, ground floor
Damascus
Tel: (11) 3343610/11
Fax: (11) 3343613
Aga Khan Foundation (Tanzania)
PO Box 125
Plot 37, Haile Selaisse Road
Dar es Salaam
Tel: (22) 2668651 / 2667923
Fax: (22) 2668527
E-mail: akftzn@akdn.org
Aga Khan Foundation (Uganda)
Diamond Trust Building, 2nd floor
Plot 17/19
Kampala Road
Kampala
Tel: (41) 255884 / 256165
Fax: (41) 340126
E-mail: akfugd@akdn.org
AKF Affiliates
Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Constitution Square
360 Albert Street, #1220
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X7
Tel: (613) 2372532
Fax: (613) 5672532
E-mail: general@akfc.ca
Aga Khan Foundation Portugal
Ismaili Centre
1, Avenida Lusiada
1600-001 Lisbon
Tel: (21) 7229001
Fax: (21) 7229011
E-mail: unit@akdn.org
Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan
137 Rudaki Street
Tajikmatlubot Bldg., 4th floor
Dushanbe 734003
Tel: (372) 247650
Fax: (372) 510061
E-mail: vasila.safarmamadova@akdn.org
Aga Khan Foundation United Kingdom
3, Cromwell Gardens
London SW7 2HB
Tel: (20) 75916800
Fax. (20) 75890641
E-mail: aliya.allibhai@akdn.org
Aga Khan Foundation USA
1825 K Street, NW, #901
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 2932537
Fax: (202) 7851752
E-mail: info@akfusa.org
Contact Addresses for Aga Khan Education Services/Aga Khan Educational Boards
Aga Khan Education Services
Aga Khan Education Service, Afghanistan
House 648, Street 9-B
Sherpoor
Shahr-e-New District 10
Kabul
Tel: /790) 23677-8
Fax: (790) 23680
Aga Khan Education Service, Bangladesh
GPO Box 2106
56/57 Siddeshwari Road
Dhaka 1217
Tel: (2) 9345742
Fax: (2) 9350648
E-mail: akesb@dhaka.net
Aga Khan Education Service, India
2nd Floor, 39 / 43 Diamond Complex
Nesbit Road
Mazagaon
Mumbai 400010
Tel: (+91-22) 66139700
Fax: (+91-22) 66139710
E-mail: info@akesi.org
Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya
PO Box 41440
Limuru Road, Parklands
Nairobi
Tel: (20) 3747457 / 3748013 / 014 / 019
Fax: (20) 3748528
E-mail: conbi@akesk.org
Aga Khan Education Service, Madagascar
BP 1479
Antanarivo 101
Tel: (20) 2232816
Fax: (20) 2233561
E-mail: akesm@bow.dts.mg or akesm@iris.mg
Aga Khan Education Service, Pakistan
Services Division
1-5/B-VII, Karimabad
Federal ‘B’ Area,
Karachi – 75950
Tel : (021) 6822955-8
Fax: (021) 6826764
Email: central@akesp.org
Aga Khan Education Service, Syria
Building No. 15
Abou Ruhaneh, Rawda Square
Abdul Kader Al Jazairi Street
Damascus
Tel: (11) 334 3610/11
Fax: (11) 334 3613
Aga Khan Education Service, Tajikistan
Lenin Street 50, MSDSP
Khorog, GBAO 736000
Tel: (35220) 2410 – 4773
Email: akes.khorog@akdn.org
Aga Khan Education Service, Tanzania
PO Box 125
344 Urambo Street
Off United Nations Road
Dar-es-Salaam
Tel: (22) 2150700 / 2150406
Fax: (22) 2150701
E-mail: central@akest.org
Aga Khan Education Service, Uganda
Makerere Road, Plot No. 9/11
PO Box 6837
Kampala
Tel: (41) 342716 / 342590 / 342925
Fax: (41) 255408
E-mail: admin@ake