This program is a unique opportunity for students, scholars, researchers, and practitioners to receive fully budgeted scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral studies.

ISDB scholarships offered by the Islamic Development Bank are available to the bank’s citizens and some groups of individuals for appropriate education. The program aims to train human resources in specific areas to empower communities to achieve specific development goals (SDGs) and the Five Year Presidential Plan (P5P).

  • Host Institution: Top 10 universities in candidate’s country.
  • Language of instruction: official program language at the candidate’s university.
  • Number of awards: Not specified.

Eligible Countries:

Open to Citizens of IsDB member countries:

  • Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iran, Nigeria, United Arab,
  • Qatar, Egypt, Kuwait, Turkey, Pakistan,
  • Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh,
  • Yemen, Morocco, Sudan, Jordan, Oman,
  • Iraq, Cameroon, Brunei, Niger, Burkina Faso,
  • Gabon, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Mali, Senegal,
  • Guinea, Tunisia, Lebanon, Mauritania, Bahrain, Kyrgyz,
  • Gambia, Maldives, Mozambique, Uganda,
  • Benin, Palestine, Syria, Tajikistan, Sierra Leone,
  • Togo, Uzbekistan, Comoros, Cote D’Ivoire, Afghanistan,
  • Chad, Albania, Suriname, Turkmenistan,
  • Guinea-Bissau, Djibouti, Somalia, Guyana.) 
  • Muslim communities in non-member countries.

Fields of Study:

  • Sustainable Agriculture, Education, Education for Sustainable Development,
  • Climate Change, Energy, Sustainable Cities, Responsible Growth,
  • Waste Management, Population Growth, Green Chemistry,
  • Biodiversity, Plastic pollution, and Micro-plastics,
  • Water and Hygiene, Health, ICT for Development,
  • Innovation & Infrastructure Development, Islamic Economics,
  • Finance and Banking, Development-related Social Sciences.

Islamic Development Bank Scholarship Benefits

  • The monthly allowance is equal to the cost of living in the country of study.
  • Tuition fees, if any,
  • Cost of treatment in university / public hospital;
  • Economy class return plane ticket
  • Thesis Grant (Master and Ph.D. students)

Fields of Study:

  • Food Security
  • Resilient Crops
  • Postharvest Technologies
  • Quality of Teaching,
  • Pupil/Teacher Ratio
  • High-Level Training
  • Integration of Sustainability
  • Strategies for Reductions of CO2 Emissions.
  • Climate Mitigation
  • Carbon Sequestration Methods
  • Renewable Energy
  • Green Technologies
  • Solar Potential
  • Hydrogen Fuel Cells
  • Biogas and Biodiesel
  • Insulation Technologies,
  • Transportation,
  • Urban Planning
  • Reduction of Waste
  • Serving Communities
  • Ethics of Growth
  • Recycling
  • Carbon Footprint Reduction
  • Waste to Energy Technologies
  • Urban Sprawl,
  • Density and Epidemics
  • Overshoot
  • Alternative Technologies
  • Cutting-edge Research
  • Limitation of Pollution
  • Loss of Biodiversity
  • Ecosystem Services
  • Mass Extinction
  • Agrobiodiversity
  • Plastic Incorporation into the Food Chain
  • Biodegradable Plastics
  • Recycling Possibilities
  • Water Purity and Availability,
  • Sanitation and Quality
  • Medicine
  • Pharmacy
  • Nutrition
  • Computer Science
  • Laser and Fiber Optics
  • Telecommunication
  • Electronics
  • Build Resilient Infrastructure
  • Innovation and Industrial Development
  • Technological Infrastructure
  • Product Innovation
  • Mode & Services of Islamic Banking and Finance
  • Sharia Standards for IFIs
  • Islamic Insurance & Takaful
  • Islamic Capital Market
  • Sharia & Operational Aspects of Sukuk
  • Islamic Micro-Finance
  • Zakat Management
  • Awqaf & Zakat Management
  • International economics,
  • Journalism
  • Law
  • Intellectual Property (IP)
  • Political Sciences
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Trade and Commerce etc

Islamic Development Bank Scholarship Eligibility

The event is open to volunteers who have a strong desire to participate in social services and community development and to meet the following criteria.

  1. Become a citizen of ISDB member countries.
  2. Candidates from non-member countries must be Muslims.
  3. Once selected, agree to be medically fit and have a medical examination.

In addition, candidates should meet the specific requirements of their degree level as shown below.

Graduate and postgraduate applicants should be:

  1. Have a high school diploma or enroll in one of the top 10 state / public universities in your country.
  2. For a high school (undergraduate applicants) or graduate grade point average (postgraduate applicants) must be at least 70% final grade point average.
  3. Select the field of study that is included in the approved subjects of the program.
  4. Provide evidence of language proficiency in intermediate instruction of the university as relevant. Language proficiency must be supported by a recognized language certificate such as a document or certificate, such as English. TOEFL, IELTS or the British Council or an equivalent test level as its equivalent in French or other languages. Executed by the system).
  5. If all documents are originally in other languages, provide authorized translations in English or French.
  6. Do not receive any other scholarship at the time of application and during your studies.

Doctoral applicants should:

  1. Master’s degree in a program of study.
  2. Minimum (“very good”) educational status;
  3. Get work or research experience preferably.

Applicants for doctoral research should:

  1. Degree in one of the approved areas of the doctoral program.
  2. Minimum (“very good”) educational status.
  3. At least two (2) years of research experience.
  4. There is a history of publication/research in this area.

Deadline

The application deadline is February 28, 2021.

Application instructions

  1. Admissions to ISDB, Cambridge University,
  2. Queen Mary University of London and Oxford UK,
  3. McGill University of Canada,
  4. Copenhagen University Denmark,
  5. National University of Uzbekistan

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