Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and/or Uzbekistan Scholarships

The OSI Scholarship program is administered upon an agreement between the American University in Bulgaria and the AUBG Program Coordinators in the eligible countries. All OSI Financial Awards from 2008-2009 will be Full and Partial Awards, and will be given preferably to good students who otherwise would not be able to cover the full costs of their education:
Full Awards are called OSI Scholarships and are limited in number. They cover tuition, residence hall and student activity fees at AUBG. All students who receive an OSI Scholarship are expected to cover the cost of food, books, travel, visas and residence permits, and health insurance. These scholarships cover the eight-semester period required to complete an AUBG degree provided that the recipient maintains the required cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Partial awards are need based OSI-funded partial financial aid awards on top of AUBG need and merit based financial aid awards.
Participating countries (2008 – 2009 Fellowship Year): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia and the region of Kosovo, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Each year, the AKDN offers scholarships for both undergraduate and postgraduate study in Tajikistan and abroad. Since 1993, the Tajik Scholarship Programme, funded by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and managed by the Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), has allowed more than 200 meritorious students from Tajikistan the chance to access quality undergraduate education in Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. More than 65 scholarship recipients have gone on for further study.
The AKF International Scholarship Programme has enabled 27 Tajik students to pursue graduate studies at institutions of high quality in Central Asia, Europe and North America. For more information on the International Scholarship Programme, please visit the International Scholarship Programme section.
Through the District Scholarship Programme, over 80 awards have enabled students from the remote areas of GBAO to study at Khorog State University. The Aga Khan Lycée has also awarded more than 120 scholarships since 2001 to enable students from the districts of GBAO to attend AKL.

The Network Scholarship Programs and the Centre National des Œuvres Universitaires et Scolaires (CNOUS) offer up to 15 awards per year for students from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan for one year of study at the postgraduate level at French universities.

Chevening Scholarships are a joint postgraduate Scholarship Programme of the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Aga-Khan Development Network. The programme is administered in Tajikistan by the British Embassy in Tajikistan.
The Chevening scholarships provide an opportunity to outstanding English-speaking graduates from Tajikistan to pursue postgraduate study in the UK.
In order to apply for academic year 2008-2009, applicants should be: Graduates with an excellent academic record, Proficient in English and Ideally with a few years of relevant work experience
Applications which focus on the following areas will be particularly welcome: Human Rights, Public Administration, Development Studies, Media and Journalism, Political Studies, Law, Law Enforcement, Climate Change.

Countries: The Master in Sweden for East Europe Program is open for applicants from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Tajikistan and Ukraine.
Study levels: The programme is open for master level students.
Fields of study: Applicants from all the countries listed above can apply for master’s level studies in democracy (including gender issues), economics, environmental studies and energy.
Applicants from Albania, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Ukraine are eligible for courses in the fields of health science and social issues.
Applicants from Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Tajikistan and Ukraine are eligible for courses in the field of agricultural sciences.
Scholarship benefits: The scholarship amounts to SEK 8 000 per month.

Swiss scholarships

Through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), the Swiss Government grants foreign students university scholarships. They are intended for students who have graduated from the university (postgraduates) and who, by staying in Switzerland, will be able to further their education and to undertake research work in the fields in which the Swiss universities are particularly active.
The program is valid only for studies in Switzerland. The duration of the scholarship is for the nine-month academic year. Scholarships are available to citizens of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.