Tactics and tools for the protection
of Human Rights Defenders

November 2011

We are pleased to announce that the deadline for applications to the above scholarship scheme has now been extended until Friday 30 March 2012 (from 30 November 2011).

The five scholarships provide fully funded opportunities for part-time postgraduate study in international human rights law at the University of Oxford, starting September 2012. The course of study is taught over 22 months and consists of two residential sessions in Oxford and two periods of distance learning. The scholarships are funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and the Foreign Office’s Chevening Scholarship Fund and are intended for human rights advocates from African Commonwealth countries who would be unable, without assistance, to take up their place on this course. Subject to satisfactory progress, the scholarships lead to the award of a Master of Studies (MSt) in International Human Rights Law.

Each scholarship provides course and college fees at the University of Oxford over two years, a stipend to cover living costs and return air travel from the scholar’s home country for each residential session.

Further details, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, can be found on our website at http://humanrightslaw.conted.ox.ac..... The guidance note has been updated to take account of the new deadline and application/selection process.

Please note: If you have already submitted an application, it will be considered in April 2012 together with all the other applications and you should hear whether have been shortlisted in late April / early May 2012.

Please feel free to circulate this message as widely as possible.

Kind regards

Laura Thomlinson
Course Administrator
Dept for Continuing Education
Oxford University
Rewley House
1 Wellington Square
Oxford OX1 2JA
Tel: (+44 (0)1865 270281)
Fax: (+44 (0)1865 270314)
Email: laura.thomlinson conted.ox.ac.uk