Vicky Noon Educational Foundation Oxford Scholarships, UK

The Vicky NoonEducational Foundation was established in 1992 by Lady Viqarunnissa Noon to support scholars from Pakistan to study at leading universities in the United Kingdom. The scholarships at Oxford are funded by the Foundation, the University and a number of  generous partners.

Am I eligible?

Applicants should be Pakistani nationals ordinarily resident in Pakistan. Candidates who have previously studied outside of Pakistan will not normally be considered. Applicants must be planning to return to Pakistan after completing their studies.

Awards are made based on the following key criteria:

• Academic merit
• Financial need
• The potential social contribution made by the applicant on their return to Pakistan

Applicants must be applying to start any course of study at the University, with the exception of PGCert and PGDip courses.

What does it cover?

The size and duration of awards vary according to each scholar's circumstances. In recent years these have ranged from partial awards (e.g. £3000) to fully funded scholarships (all fees and living costs).

How do I apply?

Graduates:

Apply at the same time as you apply to Oxford by selecting Noon Educational Foundation in the Funding Section of the University's Graduate Application Form.

In order to be considered for this scholarship, you must submit your application for graduate study by the relevant January deadline, and you must have secured a place on your chosen programme of study by the expected final decision date (13 March 2013).  Applications with an outstanding admissions decision after this date, or applications which are re-evaluated against the later March deadline field, are not eligible for scholarship consideration.

You must also attach a short statement with your application setting out (in not more than 200 words) how you intend to contribute to Pakistan on your return, and how your studies in Oxford will help with this.

If you do not apply in full by the deadline, you will not be considered for the scholarship, even if you have selected Noon Educational Foundation on the Graduate Application Form.

Applicants who are ‘re-routed’ (accepted onto a different programme of study to the one they originally applied for e.g. transferred from an MPhil to a DPhil or from one course to another) should contact us as soon as they are notified of the change in order to ensure that their application for a scholarship is maintained on their new programme of study.

Undergraduates

You must apply to UCAS and Oxford as described on the Undergraduate Admissions webpage by 15 October 2012.

You must also complete the Application Form for Undergraduate Scholarships (UND_1314) and by the application deadline in order for your application to be complete. It will be available to download from this page at the end of 2012, and the deadline to submit the Application Form for Undergraduate Scholarships is 12 noon on Friday 1 February 2013.

How will I know if I have been successful?

Successful candidates will be notified by email in Summer 2013. This webpage will be updated to show when all decisions have been made. If you have not heard from us by the time this notice is posted, then your application to this scheme has been unsuccessful. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to contact unsuccessful applicants individually or provide feedback on their applications.

Further information

If you have any questions about this scholarship which are not answered above, please email us through the Aska Question facility.