Study Subject(s): The scholarship is offered to study in one of the following fields: law, public administration, journalism, political science, sociology, psychology, pedagogy, philosophy, economics, finance and banking, business administration, history, international relations and European studies, communications and public relations, medicine, engineering, ecology or environmental studies, biology, mathematics, physics and arts. Priority will be given to students pursuing education in Law and Humanities.
Course Level: The scholarship is available to pursue studies for obtaining a Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate degree; up to 10%, vocational studies will also be considered.
Scholarship Provider: The Roma Education Fund Scholarship Program (REF SP) and “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine
Eligibility:
Note 1: Part-time students are eligible to apply for LHP only if they are studying for a Master or Doctorate (in any Program country); applicants for Bachelor or vocational levels of studies should study in full-time mode.
Note 2: Freshmen-to-be applicants (i.e. first year students at any academic level) as well as new applicants (i.e. students who did not receive a REF scholarship in the previous academic year) may be required to participate in a personal interview.
In order to be eligible to apply for LHP scholarship, applicants must:
-Declare themselves as Roma;
-Declare as willing to appear publicly as Roma;
-Have been (or will be) accepted at a state accredited university in their home country or country of residence in the upcoming academic year; Persons planning to get enrolled in a university in the upcoming year, but who are not enrolled in one at the moment of application, are also eligible; please note that the home country and country of residence must be one of the Program countries as follows: Moldova, Russia, Ukraine;
-Pursue studies for obtaining a Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate degree; up to 10%, vocational studies will also be considered;
-Provide an official transcript (as specified here) of the university grades from all completed academic years as well as for the latest completed semester of September – December 2012. If the applicant has not been enrolled in school/university recently, he /she should provide certified copies of the latest received grade transcripts and diplomas; the ongoing students should also provide clear evidence that they have successfully passed at least 75% of exams from the previous academic years;
-Submit at least one detailed, informative and relevant Reference Letter (as specified here), describing the academic performance of the applicant and/or his /her extra-curricular activities, both Roma and /or non-Roma related ones;
-Study in one of the following fields: law, public administration, journalism, political science, sociology, psychology, pedagogy, philosophy, economics, finance and banking, business administration, history, international relations and European studies, communications and public relations, medicine, engineering, ecology or environmental studies, biology, mathematics, physics and arts. Priority will be given to students pursuing education in Law and Humanities. However, if funds allow, the program will also consider applicants studying in the other fields mentioned above;
-Provide evidence by the second stage deadline of acceptance in university studies (or up to 10%, vocational-level studies) within a recognized university in the applicants’ own country or country of residence (part of the Program’s countries) by presentation of an original university enrolment certificate for the academic year for which they are applying for scholarship support, as specified here.
Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description: The Roma Education Fund Scholarship Program (REF SP) and “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” Foundation announces the tenth year of Law and Humanities Program (LHP), for the 2013-2014 academic year. LHP offers merit-based open competition academic scholarships for Roma students who are citizens or permanent residents of Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine. Eligible applicants must be pursuing university-level studies (Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate) at state-accredited universities in their home country or country of residence. However, up to 10 percent of scholarships may be also offered to vocational-level students studying in the medical and pedagogy fields in integrated mode of study in all LHP countries.
Number of award(s): For each academic year, the total number of LHP scholarships is determined by the availability of funds in the REF SP. The number of scholarships allocated in each program country is decided based on the following factors:
• the demand for scholarships as expressed in the past years, measured by number of applications;
• the existence of alternative scholarship programs in a given country as well as the existence of student loan schemes; and
• the estimated Roma population size in each country relative to the total Roma population in the LHP countries.
Duration of award(s): REF can support under LHP Scholarship scheme the same applicant throughout his/her studies for as it follows:
-one Bachelor degree, for maximum 4 years in integrated study model, and for maximum 3 years within Bologna system, with one transfer to another university /faculty /field of studies being allowed only once;
-one Master degree, for maximum 1 year in integrated study model, and for maximum 2 years within Bologna system;
-one Doctorate degree, for maximum 3 years.
What does it cover?
-The amount of the annual LHP scholarship grant is calculated on the basis of 130 EUR per academic month;
-The LHP scholarship can be used to cover textbooks, exam fees and partially living expenses;
-Funds permitting, the LHP scholarship may, at its sole discretion, also cover partial or full tuition fee expenses, however, the total amount of the grant shall in no case exceed 2,300 EUR, combined by 1,300 EUR basic scholarship per academic year, plus the tuition fee;
-There is no guarantee that the scholarship amount will cover partial or full tuition for a successful applicant;
-The scholarships are not automatically awarded for the subsequent academic year; scholars can apply for renewal subject to successful completion of the prior academic year.
Selection criteria: Selection criteria for REF scholarship schemes take into account the quality of the information and of the submitted documents. The applicants must strive to comply with the selection criteria and present a competitive application and adequate and relevant materials. The following criteria will be considered:
1. Grade point average (GPA)
2. Academic goals – Statement of Purpose
3. Essay on Roma issues
4. Extra-curricular activities
5. Recommendation letter
6. Interview / renewal bonus points.
Notification: The Program communicates the outcomes of the selection process to the applicants via e-mail, on two occasions:
-Firstly, after Step Three mentioned above (end of July – August) when applicants will receive either an official Rejection Letter with specified reasons for rejection, or a Notification Letter containing instructions on further steps to be undertaken by the candidate in order to stay in the competition;
-Secondly, after Step Five mentioned above (end of October – November) when applicants will receive either an official Rejection Letter with specified reasons for rejection, or an Acceptance Letter.
How to Apply: In order to be considered for scholarship in the academic year 2013-2014 applicants must comply with the Program deadlines of stage one – submission of Application deadlines per country group, and with the stage two – submission of Enrollment Certificate, and if the case, of Tuition Fee Certificate, as described in detail below.
- Stage One:
- Online Application Form (OAF) must be completed exhaustively; applicants must provide all the requested information and documents.
- The Reference Letter(s) must be scanned and uploaded as attachments within the OAF, and must:
-Be written by a person who is familiar with the applicant’s academic achievements or/and Roma-related activities; such person can be the applicant’s university professor, an NGO leader or work supervisor;
-Reference Letter shall not be written by a relative or a personal friend of the applicant, or by a person who applied for REF scholarships for the current academic year, or who is currently receiving a REF scholarship;
-Students applying for any of the REF scholarship schemes shall not write a recommendation letter for other applicants;
-Bear the original signature and stamp (if available) of the reference person;
- Grade transcripts (containing your Grade Point Average – GPA) must be scanned and uploaded as attachments within the online application form and:
-Be an official academic grade transcript from all completed academic years as well as the latest completed semester of September 2012 – December 2012 /January 2013; in case applicants have not been enrolled in school/university lately they have to provide certified copies of the latest received grade transcripts and diplomas;
-Shall contain complete list of mandatory exams (including not passed and postponed ones) for all previous academic semesters and also for semester 1 of 2012-2013 academic year;
-Bear the original stamp of the university and signature of the university representative.
Note: in case applicants encounter difficulties in obtaining and providing a grade transcript as described above, they should contacts (before the application deadline) their Country Coordinator.
- ID/passport must be scanned and uploaded as attachments within OAF, and must:
-Be legible and, if an ID, have copies of both sides.
-Contractual Obligations: These are part of the OAF that needs to be accepted by applicants in order to be further considered for the academic competition:
-the Contractual Obligations constitute a legally binding article serving as an agreement by the applicant to follow the REF SP requirements and conditions if the applicant is selected for the scholarship;
-the Contractual Obligations will be reviewed and agreed within OAF by each applicant;
-the agreement with the Contractual Obligations –by submission of the Online Application Form– does NOT entitle or guarantee the selection of the applicant for a scholarship.
Stage Two – Submission of Official Enrollment Certificate
- must be scanned and uploaded as attachment to the online application form and must:
-Be an original enrollment certificate from the applicants’ university showing that the applicant is enrolled for the academic year 2013-2014;
-Contain the applicant’s full name, his or her year of study, name of university, faculty, department, specialization and type of study (i.e. full time, part time, distance etc.);
-Not bear corrections unless stamped and signed by the issuing person.
- Tuition fee certificate - must be scanned and uploaded as attachment to the online application form and:
-Be an original tuition fee certificate indicating cost of tuition for the academic year 2013-2014 (if applicable); the tuition amount should be indicated on the enrollment certificate; an additional stamp needs to be placed next to the amount indicated.
Applicants are strongly advised to read carefully the requirements and specific guidelines of the Program and contact the Country Coordinator in case they require clarifications.
Scholarship Application Deadline: For Stage One: The deadline of Submission of Application is May 20, 2013. For Stage Two :Submission of Official Enrollment Certificate is open till 15 September, 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
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