PROSPECT BURMA

Registered Charity No. 802615

www.prospectburma.org

The Oxford Lady Gore-Booth Memorial Graduate Scholarship.

The Oxford Lady Gore-Booth Memorial Graduate Scholarship has been created in partnership between
Prospect Burma and St Hughs College, The University of Oxford, for Burmese Graduates. The successful
applicant will receive full funding for a full-time, one year, Masters degree course at St Hughs College, the
University of Oxford in the academic year 2015/16.
The scholarship is an opportunity for a Burmese graduate to study at one of the most prestigious universities
in the world. The successful applicant will gain knowledge, skills, experience, and contacts that will enhance
their future prospects.
Prospect Burma
For 25 years, Prospect Burma has been investing in a positive future for Burma (also known as Myanmar)
through educating its young people. Prospect Burma was set up in 1989 and since that time the scholarship
programme has opened doors to educational opportunities currently unavailable and underfunded within
Myanmar by awarding some 2,300 scholarships. Its alumni are currently making real contributions to the
development of Burma, particularly in this period of political transition.
The Oxford Lady Gore-Booth Memorial Graduate Scholarship is the pinnacle of this programme and
establishes a lasting educational legacy between Myanmar and the University of Oxford. This scholarship has
been created in remembrance of Lady Gore-Booths dedication to keeping the flame of education alive in
Myanmar and also honours her long association with Prospect Burma since the charitys inception. It forms
part of Oxfords wide-ranging commitment to higher education in Burma, which Daw Suu urged upon the
University when she received an honorary doctorate in law in 2012.
Scholarship Criteria
The eligibility of candidates is based upon applying for and gaining a place on the following courses:
MPhil Development Studies; MSc Comparative Social Policy; MSc Economics for Development; MSc Education
(Comparative and International Education); MSc Education (Learning and Teaching); MSc Environmental Change
and Management; MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy; MSc Law and Finance; MSc Migration Studies; MSc
Refugee and Forced Migration Studies; MSc Water Science, Policy and Management; MSt Women's Studies

The Scholarship will be awarded to a Burmese student who has demonstrated excellent academic ability, will
contribute to the Universitys ground-breaking research, and will go on to contribute to the world as a leader
in their field, pushing the frontiers of knowledge. Applicants should ordinarily be resident in Myanmar and
intend to return upon course completion.
With Prospect Burmas emphasis on the development of Myanmar through education, an ideal candidate will
be committed to using the Oxford Lady Gore-Booth Memorial Graduate Scholarship to contribute to the
democratic and educational development of Myanmar.
Application Process
The deadline for applications to St. Hughs College is the 23rd January 2015 and courses commence in
October 2015. All eligible candidates who have applied for admission to the University of Oxford by the
deadline will automatically be considered for this scholarship.
For more details regarding this scholarship, please visit: http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-andfunding/graduate-scholarships/university-wide-scholarships/oxford-graduate-scholarships/oxford-lady-gorebooth-memorial-graduate-scholarships
For further information about St Hughs College and the admissions process, please visit:
http://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/admissions