KAFD - LSE (MSc.)
KAFD Postgraduate Scholarship
supported by the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD)
The KAFD Postgraduate Scholarship offers an exciting opportunity of funding for students from Jordan to study at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
The scholarship is offered with a maximum value of £25,000 and is available for Jordanian applicants studying a one year full time taught masters programme comprising political science and development studies. The full list of approved MSc programmes for which this scholarship is applicable can be found at:
How to apply
Applicants interested in this scholarship should first make a formal application to LSE. More information can be found at www.lse.ac.uk/collections/graduateadmissions/apply
Once holding an offer of a place, eligible students are invited to apply for the KAFD Postgraduate Scholarship via the Financial Support Office at LSE.
This scholarship will be awarded on the basis of information submitted via the online application form for the Graduate Support Scheme. If you have not submitted an application, you should now complete the online Graduate Support Scheme form in order to be considered. Selection will take place in May 2009 and successful applicants will be notified by 31 July 2009.
King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD)
The King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD) is an organisation which aims to achieve developmental goals in Jordan and elevate the citizens’ socio-economic standards of living. KAFD’s strategies are based on establishing pioneering projects and capitalising on citizens’ capabilities and potentials, in response to their needs and priorities.
On the backdrop of a true partnership with the public and private sectors, and civil society institutions, KAFD has been contributing to programs designed to empower the targeted segments, especially the youth, to engage them in productive activities and encourage their creativity.
KAFD has established a financing window to foster youth talents, whereby it provides funding for scientific R&D activities of innovative youth, as well as scholarships for excelling students at different educational levels.
Department of Government – www.lse.ac.uk/collections/government
The Department of Government is one of the largest in the UK and covers almost all areas of politics. The Department offers a comprehensive range of academic approaches, from political theory and philosophy to public choice and comparative government, and the history of institutions and policy.
Being based within the only UK institution that specialises solely in the social sciences is a great benefit and our graduate programmes involve close collaboration with other departments and institutes in the School. In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, the Government and International Relations Departments together with the European Institute and the Institute of Development Studies were assessed as one unit and rated 5.
We currently have students from all corners of the globe researching across the whole field of politics.
Development Studies Institute (DESTIN) – www.lse.ac.uk/collections/DESTIN
DESTIN promotes interdisciplinary post-graduate teaching and research on processes of social, political and economic development and change. The Institute is dedicated to understanding problems of poverty and late development within local communities, national political and economic systems and in the international system.
DESTIN staff have considerable experience in living and working in the developing world and most have engaged in policy relevant research and consultancy work with international development agencies or non-governmental organisations.
Students in our MSc and research programmes come from all over the world and upon graduation have successfully found employment in a wide variety of government, non-government, academic and private sector organisations working in the developing world.