SCHOLARSHIP ZA IDB 1432/ 2011-2012

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR MUSLIM COMMUNITIES IN NON MEMBER COUNTRIES

SPMC Announncement for Academic Year 1432H /2011-2012

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is pleased to announce that scholarships under the Scholarship Programme for Muslim Communities in Non-Member Countries (SPMC) are open for application.

The Programme is designed to help students from the Muslim Communities in Non-Member Countries to undertake undergraduate studies in medicine, engineering, agriculture and other related fields in their own countries or in the IDB member countries on exceptional basis. The Scholarship Programme is intended to be for academically meritorious but financially needy Muslim students with strong desire to engage in social services and community development.

The scholarship is an interest-free loan (Qard Hasan) to the students to be repaid, in easy instalments, after graduation and gainful employment, to the IDB Education Trust (Waqf) in each country benefiting from the Programme.

The scholarship comprises monthly stipends, books & clothes allowance, tuition fees (wherever applicable), medical coverage (only through government or university hospitals) and air-ticket to join study and return after graduation (for students studying abroad only).

The applicant must meet the following eligibility criteria:

Age not over 24 years.

Completed senior secondary education (pre-university study) with good grades in major science subjects and language of instruction.

Secured admission in one of the disciplines covered under the Programme at a recognized college or university in their own countries (for in-country study).

Not in receipt of any other scholarship.

Committed and needy Muslim.

Recommended by the Counterpart Organization.

The prospective applicant should obtain the application form from the Counterpart Organisation or download the application form and read full information on about the SPMS Programme.

The application form must be properly completed and submitted to the Counterpart Organizations in the country, accompanied by all the requisite documents and not directly to the IDB Headquarters in Jeddah. Applications received directly at the IDB will not be considered.

Scholarship Division

Islamic Development Bank,

P.O. Box 5925, Jeddah 21432, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Tel:+966-2- 646 6833; Fax: +966-2- 646 6887;

E-mail:scholar@isdb.org

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