Eight new scholarships available at Oxford for African graduates

Policy 17 Mar 11 The University of Oxford has announced eight new scholarships each year for African graduates undertaking postgraduate study at Oxford. There are to be five new scholarships a year for graduates from African Commonwealth countries for part-time Master's in International Human Rights Law supported by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and the Foreign Office's Chevening Scholarship Fund. Meanwhile in a separate scheme, international energy company Eni announced last month that it is to support three scholarships a year for candidates from Angola, Ghana and Nigeria. The scholarships funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and the Foreign Office's Chevening Scholarship Fund will apply to candidates who have been offered a place on the two-year part-time Master of Studies degree in International Human Rights Law, jointly taught by Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education and the Faculty of Law. The five new scholarships cover all University tuition fees, living costs and daily travel. Each scholarship is worth around £23,000 per year and will be available from October 2012. Dr Andrew Shacknove, Director of the International Human Rights Law programme, said: 'The Commonwealth and the FCO have created a rare opportunity for outstanding African human rights advocates to further their training, irrespective of their financial circumstances.