The OPEC Fund for International Development created this scholarship to support outstanding young people from developing countries in graduate study connected to development. Recipients pursued Master’s degrees at host universities outside their home countries.
The official page says the program is being restructured and is not accepting applications. Its most recent listed recipients are the 2019 scholars, so future terms may differ from the historical award.
Benefits & funding
- Earlier official award reports described a full scholarship for a 12-month Master’s degree.
- The current page does not publish benefits for a future cycle while restructuring is underway.
Eligibility
- The historical award was for outstanding young individuals from developing countries pursuing a development-related Master’s degree.
- Applicants therefore needed prior undergraduate study suitable for admission to a Master’s program.
- No current country list, numeric age limit, or application form is published.
Can you apply?
Here's who can apply
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Eligible nationalities
Afghanistan · Angola · Bangladesh · Benin · Bhutan · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cambodia · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · DR Congo
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Djibouti · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gambia · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Haiti · Kiribati · Laos · Lesotho · Liberia · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mozambique · Myanmar · Nepal · Niger · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tuvalu · Uganda · Vanuatu · Yemen · Zambia · North Korea · Zimbabwe · Armenia · Bolivia · Cabo Verde · Cameroon · Republic of the Congo · Côte d'Ivoire · Egypt · El Salvador · Eswatini · Georgia · Ghana · Guatemala · Honduras · India · Jordan · Kenya · Kosovo · Kyrgyzstan · Micronesia · Moldova · Mongolia · Morocco · Nicaragua · Pakistan · Papua New Guinea · Philippines · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Tokelau · Tunisia · Ukraine · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Palestine · Albania · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belize · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · China · Colombia · Cook Islands · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Equatorial Guinea · Fiji · Grenada · Guyana · Jamaica · Kazakhstan · Lebanon · Malaysia · Maldives · Marshall Islands · Mauritius · Mexico · Montenegro · Montserrat · Namibia · Nauru · Niue · North Macedonia · Palau · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Saint Helena · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · Serbia · South Africa · Suriname · Thailand · Tonga · Türkiye · Turkmenistan · Wallis and Futuna
Education required
Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Check the official scholarship page for an announcement that applications have reopened.
- 2Review the new eligibility and funding terms when the restructured program is published.
- 3Use only the future application route linked by the OPEC Fund; no application is currently available.
Program timeline
Most recent application deadline.
Apr 14, 2019
Most recent Scholarship Award approvals.
Jun 11, 2019
Not announced
Applications reopen after restructuring.