The College invites applications for the 2007-08 Tunku Abdul Rahman Scholarship. This is open to academically outstanding Malaysian candidates wishing to pursue Ph.D. research at Cambridge University.
2003 marked the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the great twentieth century statesman, Y.T.M. Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, who led Malaysia to independence in 1957. To commemorate his achievements, the Prime Minister and Government of Malaysia founded the Tunku Abdul Rahman Centenary Fund at St Catharine's College, where Tunku received his undergraduate degree, his Honorary Doctorate in Law, and an Honorary Fellowship.
Each year the Fund provides one three-year scholarship to enable a Malaysian citizen to undertake Ph.D. study at Cambridge University in one of the following subjects: Archaeology, Classics, Divinity, Economics, English, Geography, History, History and Philosophy of Science, History of Art, Law, Modern and Medieval Languages, Music, Oriental Studies, Philosophy, Social Anthropology, Social and Political Sciences.
Preference may be given to candidates with research of relevance to Southeast and/ or East Asia. Tunku Scholars will normally be associated with the University's East Asia Institute. The Scholarship provides full fees and maintenance for the three years of the Ph.D. course. The value of any studentship awarded will be reduced appropriately to take account of any payment from other sources.
Please note that the Appointments Committee cannot make an award to a candidate unless he or she has been accepted for a Ph.D. programme by the relevant Degree Committee of one of the Faculties of the University. Candidates should thus submit their Ph.D. application to the Board of Graduate Studies at the earliest possible moment, before applying for the scholarship.
Application forms for the Tunku Scholarship can be downloaded from http://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/proxyadmissions/graduate/tunkudetails.html.
Once you have applied to the University of Cambridge, to apply for the Scholarship please complete the application form, and send it to the address below along with a copy of your Ph.D. application to the University of Cambridge (GRADSAF), undergraduate transcript, transcript of any further degrees, Ph.D. research proposal, letter of offer of admission to the University of Cambridge, and any other documents you regard as relevant. Please ask your referees to prepare copies of your references in sealed envelopes to be also included in your application. The deadline for application is 1 March. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applications must be received by 1 March 2008 and are to be sent to: The Graduate Tutorial Administrator, Tunku Fund Scholarship, St Catharine's College, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RL.