GSGP will provide supplemental funding for one year of study. Recipients of GSGP grants will have the option to re-apply for an additional two awards after the first year of the original grant. Applicants seeking grant renewals must submit a new application for the year for which they are re- applying. The maximum number of years a recipient may hold a GSGP grant is three. Grantees applying for their second or third awards will compete with the general pool of applicants each year. A second or third grant is therefore not guaranteed. Grants will be awarded on the basis of academic record, merit of the proposed study, applicant’s long-term goals, and financial need.

Grants are provided to help cover costs in only one of the following three categories: tuition and university fees; living expenses (such as medical insurance, books, or other academic material); or transportation costs (travel to/from university, conferences, etc.)

Eligibility: The Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP) is available to citizens of the following: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Only students who have been accepted into a full-time doctoral (Ph.D.) program at an accredited university are eligible to apply.

Contact: Global Supplementary Grant Program – Europe, Open Society Foundation, Scholarship Programs, Cambridge House, 100 Cambridge Grove, London W6 0LE, United Kingdom

Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply online using the Online Application System: https://oas.soros.org/oas

Internet: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/global_supplementary/guidelines (source: Internet)

Source: Social Science News June 2010