Global Supplementary Grant Program GSGP 2008-09

The Open Society Institute's Network Scholarship Programs (NSP) is pleased to announce the Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP) for the 2008 – 2009 academic year. GSGP offers supplementary grants to students from select countries of Eastern and Central Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia .

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 is available to citizens of the following countries: Albania , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Belarus , Bosnia , Croatia , Georgia , Kazakhstan , Kosovo , Kyrgyzstan , Macedonia , Moldova , Mongolia , Montenegro , Russia , Serbia , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Ukraine , and Uzbekistan .

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 grants 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 Ph.D. 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.

Applying:Further details regarding the program and guidelines for applying may be found in the application form for the Global Supplementary Grant Program 2008-2009. The paper application may be accessed via the OSI website at: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas . Applicants may also apply online using the Online Application System (OAS) at: http://www.soros.org/grants/oas.

The application deadline for students pursuing a Ph.D. in western Europe (including the United Kingdom ) is June 4, 2008. Applications will not be accepted after the appropriate deadline. Late applications will be automatically disqualified.

Applications sent by mail must be postmarked by June 4th and may be sent to:Global Supplementary Grant Program Open Society Institute400 W. 59th StreetNew York, NY 10019U.S.A.

Administered by:Danilo Lekovic
Pedagoski centar Crne Gore
Programski koordinator
Bulevar Svetog Petra Cetinjskog 25/V 81000 Podgorica, Crna Gora
Tel: +382 (0)81 248-667 Fax: +382 (0)81 248-668