Armenian Scholarships 2016 - Calouste Gulbenkian Global Excellence Scholarship for Armenian Students 2016

Requirements for eligibility Candidates wishing to apply for a Calouste Gulbenkian Global Excellence Scholarship for Armenian Students must meet the following requirements:

• Be of Armenian origin
• Be no more than 35 years old at the time of the application
• Be currently admitted or already pursuing a PhD degree in an internationally recognized research institution of higher education, as a full-time student for the academic year for which the scholarship is being applied for (the award cannot be deferred)
• Have a supervisor or an assigned committee
• The Calouste Gulbenkian Global Excellence Scholarship for Armenian Students cannot be combined with another major grant received by the awardee. If you do not meet these requirements then you are unlikely to be successful in your application.

Selection criteria

The candidates will be selected upon the recommendation of an independent evaluation committee composed of academics.

Eligible candidates are selected on the basis of their academic excellence and promise in the proposed field as evidenced by:

• Academic curriculum
• Research proposal, including a timeframe
• Originality of the proposed research in the applicant’s chosen field of study
• Publications in academic journals, if any, and prior recognition of academic excellence through earlier prizes and scholarships
• Letters of recommendation and achievement evaluations
• The subject matter of the research

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the selection committee reserve the right to interview short listed candidates in person or by telephone/Skype.

Conditions for maintaining the Calouste Gulbenkian Global Excellence Scholarship for Armenian Students This scholarship is awarded for the period of one academic year and may be renewed three times (i.e. for a total of four years).

Renewal of the scholarship from year to year is based on good progress as assessed by the candidate’s supervisor and/or committee, and validated by the Foundation’s selection committee and/or Armenian Communities Department. Failing this requirement will lead to the cancellation of the scholarship.

The scholarship may be terminated for any breach of the terms of the agreement to be signed by both parties. In this case, the candidate shall reimburse the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation the amount received.