The University of
London has established two prestigious scholarships for the MA in Refugee
Protection and Forced Migration Studies, the Sadako Ogata Scholarship for
students beginning their studies in March, and the Guy
S. Goodwin-Gill Scholarship for students beginning th
eir studies in
October.
The Sadako Ogata
Scholarship celebrates the achievements of Sadako Ogata, former United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (1991-2000), and an inspiring role model for
practitioners and students of refugee protection worldwide. These scholarships
seek to support outstanding students who are nationals of, and residing in,
low- and middle-income countries and who otherwise might not be able to gain
access to the MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies due to
financial circumstances.
‘Myambition is to be a future leader in refugee protection’
How MA in Refugee
Protection and Forced Migration Studies student, Sylvester Chapotera, aims to
fulfil a lifetime goal.
Award
criteria
Applicants for the
Sadako Ogata Scholarship must:
- Have
received an offer of registration for the MA in Refugee Protection and
Forced Migration Studies for the relevant upcoming academic session; and - be a
national of and residing in a low- or lower-middle-income country (view
a list of these countries); and - demonstrate
outstanding academic merit or potential in the field of study, evidenced
particularly by past achievements; and - be
unable to take up the offer of a place on the MA in Refugee Protection and
Forced Migration Studies due to financial circumstances.
Students currently
studying for a University of London award are not eligible to apply for this
scholarship.
Application
procedure
Please download the application
form [MS Word doc 73KB]. If you decide to apply for the scholarship then
you should wait until you have received a decision on your application before
completing registration.
The scholarship
application is a separate process to the application for acceptance on to the
MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies programme. It
requires applicants to detail their past achievements relevant to this field of
study, professional positions held, personal information and financial
situation. Applicants will also be required to provide a statement of their
motivation in applying to the programme and for the scholarship.
All applications
will be reviewed against the award criteria and applicants will be informed of
the outcome of their applications in a timely manner. However it will not be
possible to provide further individual feedback on applications.
Key
dates
The Sadako Ogata
scholarship will be awarded yearly to a student intending to commence studies
in the March intake of the MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration
Studies. Relevant dates for the coming academic year are as follows:
Deadline for
scholarship applications: 16
January 2017
Notification of
outcome to all applicants: 31
January 2017
Deadline for
registration on MA programme: 1
March 2017
MA programme
commences: Mid
to late March 2017
Applicants are
responsible for ensuring that their application for admission to the programme
is submitted in time to also be able to meet the scholarship application
deadline. It is unlikely that an application to the programme received by the
University after 16
December 2016 will be processed in time for a scholarship
application to also be submitted.
Each scholarship is
offered for a particular academic session and cannot be carried over to a later
intake or a future year.
Scope
of the award
The Sadako Ogata
scholarship covers the ‘whole fee’ for the programme, comprising two Core
Module fees, four Elective Module fees, and the two Dissertation modules fees.
For the 2016-17 year, this is equivalent to fees of £7,720 over the lifetime of
the award.
The scholarship does
not cover examination centre costs and any other costs not directly payable to
the University (such as the purchase of additional materials or electronic
equipment), resubmission fees, payment of further elective modules if the
student decides to transfer, or any other fees not covered above. Applicants must ensure they
can cover such costs from other financial sources.
If no suitable
candidates are identified in a single year, then the award may be held over
until the following year.
Duties
of successful scholarship recipients
Each scholarship
recipient is required to write a short report at the end of each year of study
outlining the impact of their study and research.
Each scholarship
recipient is required to act at all times in conformity with the standards
expected of students of the University of London. Where a student fails to
comply with any of these terms, the University reserves the right unilaterally
to withdraw his/her scholarship.
Background
to the Sadako Ogata Scholarship
Sadako Ogata served
as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1991 to 2000. As High
Commissioner, she oversaw large-scale emergency operations in northern Iraq,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and the Great Lakes region of Africa and
steered the UNHCR towards becoming increasingly involved in assisting
internally displaced people and other vulnerable civilians in conflict
situations. Before her appointment as High Commissioner, Sadako Ogata was Dean
of the Faculty of Foreign Studies at Sophia University, Tokyo.
The University of
London created the scholarship to celebrate Sadako Ogata’s inspiring
contribution on the global stage to furthering the protection of refugees and
displaced persons. The scholarship promotes the study of refugee protection by
outstanding students who are limited by financial circumstances, especially
those from and living in low- or middle-income countries.
More
information
For further
information, please contact: RLI@sas.ac.uk
Full details of the
programme RefugeeProtection and Forced Migration Studies (MA) and how to apply is available
on our website.