Chevening-Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) Fellowship Program 2027/2028 for Mid-Career Professionals (Fully Funded for Study in the UK)

Application Deadline: 6 October 2026, at 11:00 (UTC)

Applications are actually open for the 2027/2028 Chevening-Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) Fellowship Program. The Chevening Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) Fellowship is a collaboration between the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the OCIS. 

It is open to functions from mid-career professionals and lecturers who’re devoted to selling educational actions that encourage a extra knowledgeable understanding of the tradition and civilisation of Islam and modern Muslim societies. 

Duration

The period of this fellowship is 5 months.

• Start: October
• End: March

The Chevening Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) Fellowships supply a novel alternative for six distinctive candidates to undertake self-directed analysis specializing in their very own undertaking.

Fellows could have the alternative to:

• Explore the tradition, civilisation, and historic trajectories of Muslim societies 
• Foster inter‑civilisational dialogue and educational change 
• Discuss points regarding the Islamic world, together with Islamic historical past, classical Islamic sciences, economics and Islamic finance, public well being, science and expertise in the Muslim world, and the study of Muslims in the West 

Eligibility

In addition to assembly our standard eligibility criteria, you should:  

• Be a citizen of one among the following nations and resident in one among these nations at the level of application: Afghanistan*, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Senegal, Sudan*, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, or Uzbekistan 
• Hold a postgraduate degree qualification (or equal skilled coaching or expertise in a related space) at the time of application 
• Have vital skilled and/or educational analysis expertise (a minimum of 5 years) 

Benefits

Each fellowship contains: 

• Five-month interval of analysis at OCIS 
• Living bills for the period of the fellowship 
• Return economic system airfare  
• Allowance package deal for research-related actions 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Chevening-Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) Fellowship Program