The Aga Khan Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2024 International Scholarship Program (Fully Funded)

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The Aga Khan Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2024 International Scholarship Program (Fully Funded)

For exceptional students from a limited number of nations who lack alternative funding sources, the Aga Khan Foundation's International Scholarship Program (AKF ISP) provides a chance for postgraduate study. His Highness the Aga Khan founded the AKF ISP in 1969, and since then, it has helped over 1,000 students.

The worldwide, yearly, competitive application process is used to choose the award recipients. Every cycle, a restricted number of new awards are offered by the AKF ISP. The 2024–2025 award cycle application period will begin in early January 2024 and end on March 31, 2024.

Through a multimodal development strategy, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) seeks to improve the quality of life for individuals who are impoverished, mainly in Asia and Africa. With more than 1,000 programs and institutions under its belt, AKDN employs 96,000 people, mostly in developing nations, and through the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, it earns $4 billion in revenue yearly.

Don't miss out on the application deadline which is March 31, 2024.

Scroll down for more details and click on the official link attached to apply now.

Host Institution

Aga Khan Foundation

Program Type

Fully Funded

Program Benefits

Candidates must return 50% of their AKF ISP award money under the terms of the half-grant, half-loan award method. Scholarships for master's degrees cover the whole programme, while those for doctorates only cover the first two years. The grant pays for living expenses and tuition, however it does not cover family or international travel costs. Five years must elapse for repayment, beginning six months following graduation, termination, or support withdrawal. An annual service charge of five percent is assessed.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for an AKF ISP award, you must:

have excellent academic records;
hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training/professional experience;
demonstrate genuine financial need**;
construct a thoughtful, reliable, multi-source funding plan**;
be admitted to a reputable postgraduate institution***; and
have strong leadership potential, professional experience, extracurricular and/or entrepreneurial achievements, and volunteer contributions.

Eligible Countries

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, and Uganda. In Canada, France, Portugal and the USA

Application Procedure

Applications are handled by local units of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), or Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB). Liaise with the appropriate country-level entity (see contact details below) to request an application form. For example, if you reside in India you must apply via the local office in India, or if you reside in Kenya you must apply via the local office in Kenya. Please submit your completed application to the agency from which the ISP application form was obtained. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Official Link

https://the.akdn/en/what-we-do/developing-human-capacity/education/international-scholarships