The Open Society Foundations offer supplementary default_scholarship to students from select countries of Southeastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Mongolia, the Middle/Near East, and South Asia. The purpose of the program is to enable qualified students to pursue doctoral studies in the humanities and social sciences at accredited universities in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle/Near East, and North America.

Eligibility

The Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP) is available to nationals of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Egypt, Georgia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Ineligibility

Students pursuing doctorates in the medical, physical, chemical, technical or natural sciences as well as fine or performing arts are not eligible for this grant. Ineligible fields of study include:

• Business Administration/Management Training
• Computer Science
• Finance/Banking/Marketing
• Engineering
• Hard & Natural Sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.)
• Mathematics
• Medical Sciences

GSGP default_scholarship are for students pursuing doctorate degrees only. Students admitted to master’s programs with the intent to continue, but who are not clearly admitted into a PhD program, are ineligible.

Please note that this is a supplementary program not intended for full funding. Applicants must be able to demonstrate additional support from other sources.

Deadline

The deadline for students pursuing a Ph.D. in Asia, Australia, North America, or the Middle East is April 1, 2011.   

The deadline for students pursuing a Ph.D. in Europe is May 31, 2011.

Application Process

Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply online using the Online Application System which may be found at www.soros.org/default_scholarship/oas.

Applicants must complete the appropriate application (GSGP-NA or GSGP-Europe) based on the continent of study.  Applicants applying to universities in North Americanand Europe will need to submit 2 applications.

Applications for GSGP North America sent by mail (application available for download below) must be postmarked by April 1, 2011, and may be sent to the following New York address:

Global Supplementary Grant Program -North America
Open Society Institute-New York
1700 Broadway, 17th floor
New York, NY 10019
USA

Applications for GSGP Europe (application available for download below) must bepostmarked by  May 31, 2011, and sent to the following London address:

Global Supplementary Grant Program - Europe
Open Society Foundation
Scholarship Programs
Cambridge House
100 Cambridge Grove
London W6 0LE
United Kingdom

Alternately, applications may also be sent to your local Soros Foundation orEducational Advising Center.

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The Open Society Foundations offer supplementary default_scholarship to students from select countries of Southeastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Mongolia, the Middle/Near East, and South Asia.