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The Iraq Scholars and Leaders Program (ISLP) is a competitive scholarship program which provides select graduate (Master's or Doctoral) and current or prospective undergraduate students from Iraq with a fully-funded scholarship towards the completion of a degree at a college or university in the United States in one of the following fields of fields of study: business, economics, education administration, engineering, geology, geophysics, law, public policy or public health (preference will be given to candidates pursuing study in business, engineering and geosciences);
Funded by a U.S. Corporation and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), the goal of the program is to provide the Iraqi scholarship recipients with the opportunity to pursue study at a U.S. college or university, develop new leadership and cultural skills, and to build closer ties between the people of the U.S. and the future leaders of Iraq.
What?
Recipients of the Iraq Scholars and Leaders Program Receive:
o Doctoral degree programs for candidates with at least a Master’s degree
o Master’s degree programs for candidates with at least a Bachelor’s degree
o Current or prospective undergraduate students who wish to start or complete a Bachelor’s degree in the U.S.
o Applicants pursuing study in one of the following fields of fields of study: business, economics, education administration, engineering, geology, geophysics, law, public policy or public health(preference will be given to candidates pursuing study in business, engineering and geosciences);
o Academic and visa support
o Complete living and academic funding
o Coverage for transportation expenses to and from the U.S. at the beginning and completion of the program.
o Pre-academic training and cultural exchange experiences
When?
The application will be open through November 1st 2009.
Who?
Applicants must meet the following requirements to be eligible:
• Doctoral candidates must hold at least a Master's degree
• Master's candidates must hold at least a Bachelor's degree
• Undergraduate candidates must have at least a High School diploma or be currently enrolled in an undergraduate program.
• All applicants must be Iraqi citizens currently residing in Iraq
• Demonstrate a minimum 580 TOEFL paper based score/213 TOEFL computer based score or 6.5 -7.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam. Testing information for both the TOEFL and IELTS exams can be found at:
o IELTS website
o AMIDEAST Iraq Testing
o AMIDEAST Jordan Testing
o Educational Testing Center
• Graduate (Doctoral and Master's) applicants must also register for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). For details on test preparation and registration, please visit AMIDEAST Testing Iraq. Some undergraduate recipients may be required to take the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT) test. Individual testing instructions will be given to undergraduate recipients.
• A willingness and ability to reside in the United States for the full duration of study; dependents may not accompany the ISLP student to the U.S.
• Major in one of the following fields of study: business, economics, education administration, engineering, geology, geophysics, public health, law, or public policy; (preference will be given to candidates pursuing study in business, engineering and geosciences);
• Have basic level of proficiency in both written and oral English and;
Complete the application process by September 30, 2008.
THIS PROGRAM IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
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