Application Deadline: 31 March 2024. | AGA KHAN FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2024-2025 FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES (FUNDED)
For the 2024–2025 Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme, applications are now being accepted. Through the Aga Khan Foundation’s International Scholarship Programme (AKF ISP), exceptional scholars from a limited number of countries* who lack alternative financial support can pursue postgraduate study. Since its founding in 1969 by His Highness the Aga Khan, the AKF ISP has provided financial aid to over a thousand students.
Award recipients are selected through a global, annual, and competitive application process. The AKF ISP offers a limited number of new awards in each cycle.
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(i) At present, the AKF ISP is available in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, and Uganda. (ii) In Canada, France, Portugal and the USA, applications are accepted from those who are originally from one of the countries listed in point (i).
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an AKF ISP award, you must:
- have excellent academic records;
- hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training/professional experience;
- demonstrate genuine financial need**;
- construct a thoughtful, reliable, multi-source funding plan**;
- be admitted to a reputable postgraduate institution***; and
- have strong leadership potential, professional experience, extracurricular and/or entrepreneurial achievements, and volunteer contributions.
Note: preference is given to young professionals under 30 years of age.
Award Conditions
AKF ISP awards are structured as half grant and half loan – where you need to repay 50 percent of the award amount.* Scholarships for Master’s studies are granted for the entire duration of the degree course. For PhD students, scholarships are awarded for the first two years, after which you are expected to find funding from alternative sources.
The award covers your tuition fees and living expenses. It does not cover the cost of international travel, clothing, furniture, or living expenses for family members.
In order to maintain an AKF ISP award, you need to demonstrate good academic standing, as well as ongoing financial need, during the course of your postgraduate programme.
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