The British Embassy Tashkent welcomes applications from citizens of Uzbekistan for one-year scholarships to read for a Masters degree in Politics at the University of Manchester. The scholarships are funded by the Open Society Institute, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the University of Manchester. They cover tuition, travel and living costs (for one person only) up to 12 months.

Applicants have a choice of pathways within the following MA programs:
Political Science
International Politics
Human Rights.

Eligibility:
Applicants should have outstanding academic qualifications and good English. On completion of the scholarship, scholars are expected to return to their home country to resume their studies or work there.
Applicants will be both nationals of and resident in Uzbekistan.

Apply:
3 copies of completed applications (one original and two photocopies) should be returned to one of the following addresses by 30 January 2009.
Educational Development Center “Bilim – Central Asia”
25, Gani Ilyaev str., Shymkent
486012, Kazakhstan
Tel./fax: (3252) 211981
Contact: Arman Turdaliyev – aturdaliyev(AT)mail.ru

You may also submit your application to the British Embassy in Tashkent:
Dildora  Nishanova
British Embassy Tashkent
Tel:  +99871 120 15 00       
Fax: +99871 120 15 20
Email: Dildora.Nishanova(AT)fco.gov.uk