The Falcon Scholarship is awarded to exceptional students who have completed an undergraduate degree from a college or university in the United Arab Emirates. The Scholarship enables them to study at the University of Oxford for a minimum of two years, on a fully funded basis. Applications are now open, and the deadline is Friday 24 October 2014, 11:59pm (Gulf Standard Time).
As well as enjoying the vibrant postgraduate community of Oxford faculties and colleges, Falcon Scholars will be welcomed as full members of the Rhodes community in Oxford. Like Rhodes Scholars, recipients of the Falcon Scholarship will be chosen on the basis of outstanding intellect, character, capacity for leadership, and commitment to service as well as outstanding academic performance.
A Falcon Scholarship covers University and College fees, a maintenance stipend (for 2014-15 this is £13,658 per annum), and travel expenses to and from Oxford at the start and end of the course of study. Candidates for a Falcon Scholarship must have completed their undergraduate degree from a college or university located in the UAE by October 2015.
Studying at the University of Oxford will give the chosen Scholars access to world class academics in their field as well as an international alumni network that includes heads of state, Pulitzer Prize winning authors, Nobel Prize winners and Olympians.
The first Falcon Scholars were elected in 2013 and will start at Oxford this October. Full information can be read here: http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/news/two-students-named-falcon-scholars
Outstanding applicants in this year’s application process will be shortlisted for interview, which will take place in Abu Dhabi during November 2014.
Any students interested in applying for the 2015 Falcon Scholarship should read more information about the Scholarship, the application process, detailed Conditions of Tenure and the associated selection process which can be found at: http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/falcon-scholarship-2015
The Falcon Scholarship enables postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. It is modelled on the Rhodes Scholarship and is administered by the Rhodes Trust. The Rhodes Trust has existed since 1903 when it was established through the Will of Cecil Rhodes, a British philanthropist and African colonial pioneer. It has enabled nearly 8000 individuals to study at the University of Oxford. The Falcon Scholar(s) will join the 83 Rhodes Scholars selected annually from Australia, Bermuda, Canada, the nations of the Commonwealth Caribbean, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Southern Africa (South Africa, plus Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland), the United States, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The Rhodes Trust provides the existing Rhodes Scholarships in partnership with the Second Century Founder, John McCall MacBain and other generous benefactors.
The 2014 Falcon Scholars:
Shamma Al Mazrui was born in Abu Dhabi and studied Economics at the New York University Abu Dhabi. Her research focused on the labour market prospects of Emirati females, and she was a co-designer of the NYUAD Al-Nahda Institute which provides a framework for exploring social and gender equity. Shamma is also leading a Down’s syndrome initiative and is a keen golfer in her spare time.
Charlotte Wang was born in Austria and has lived in the United States before commencing her studies at the New York University Abu Dhabi. She studied Social Research and Public Policy, conducting research into hybrid identities amongst the Chinese migrant community. Charlotte was the leader of curriculum development for the student humanitarian group and also an editorial board member for the NYUAD Journal of Social Sciences, as well as a keen musician.
