Shii News – AMI Doctoral Scholarship (closing date for applications: 1 April, 2023)

The Al-Mahdi Institute (AMI) welcomes applications for the AMI Doctoral Scholarship to support talented students working on the study of Imāmī (Twelver) Shīʿism. Despite being one of the largest minority denominations, Imāmī Shīʿism is still a relatively small area of focus within Islamic studies. It is the aim of the AMI Doctoral Scholarship to promote and encourage the study of Imāmī Shīʿism in academia.

The Scholarship is open to students of all nationalities successfully admitted to a doctoral programme at universities based primarily – but not exclusively – in the United Kingdom and North America and who are writing their thesis in the English language. For students on doctoral programmes in the United Kingdom, the Scholarship is available at any point from the first year of the programme. For students based at universities in North America, the Scholarship is available at any point after qualifying exams have been successfully completed.

The value of the scholarship is £3,000 per year with scope for this to be renewed for a further two years.

Timeline of the application process:
Applications open on the 1st February, 2023 and close on the 1st of April 2023.
Applications shall be assessed by the committee throughout April 2023. During this process, the committee may request interviews with applicants.
Acceptance and rejection letters shall be sent out in the first week of May 2023.
Applicants must confirm their acceptance onto a doctoral programme by August 2023.
The Scholarship shall be paid directly to the student in the first week after the commencement of their programme.

Full details at:
https://www.almahdi.edu/ami-doctoral-scholarship