The Roma Memorial University Scholarship (RMUSP-Core Program) offers a merit-based open competition for academic scholarships for Roma students, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia or Turkey. As of 2009 the Program has extended to Albania. Eligible applicants must be pursuing BA, MA/MS or PhD degrees at state-accredited and well-acknowledged universities in their home country or country of residence. For further information (application forms and eligibility criteria in English and Country languages) please visit www.romaeducationfund.org.
Law and Humanities Program Offers a merit-based open competition for academic scholarships for Roma students, citizens of Moldova, Russia and Ukraine.
Eligible applicants must be pursuing BA, MA/MS or PhD degrees at state-accredited and well-acknowledged universities in their home country or country of residence. Annually 50 students majoring in law and humanities fields are selected for the LHP scholarships. For further information (application forms and criteria in English and Country languages) please visit www.romaeducationfund.org.
Supplementary Grant Scholarship is designed to provide supplementary funds for full-time MA/MS, PhD or postdoctoral Roma students of humanities or natural sciences, citizens of one of the following RMUSP Program countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, or Ukraine. The eligible candidates must be already accepted and granted tuition and/or boarding waiver by an accredited and well-established university outside of the RMUSP Program countries listed above. For further information (application forms and criteria in English language) please visit www.romaeducationfund.org.
Interregional Scholarship provides additional funds for Roma students, citizens of one of the following RMUSP Program countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, or Ukraine. To be considered for the scholarship, the applicant needs to be already enrolled as a full time BA/BS, MA/MS, Ph.D. or postdoctoral student at a recognized and well-established university in an RMUSP program country other then his/her home country. For further information (application forms and criteria in English language) please visit www.romaeducationfund.org.
Professional Development Fund The purpose of the Professional Development Fund is to support the participation of the RMUSP and LHP Scholars in activities such as research projects, fellowship programs, summer schools, Internships or language courses within recognized universities, language school and other organizations in their own countries or abroad in the 2008-2009 academic year. For further information (application forms and criteria in English language) please visit www.romaeducationfund.org.
The Roma Health Scholarship Program (RHSP) supports Roma Students who are pursuing or seek to pursue Medical Education in Romania and Bulgaria in order to attain degrees of Medical Nurses and Medical doctors at State accredited and recognized Medical and Medical-vocation schools. The funds for the RHSP come from Roma Education Fund (REF) and Open Society Institute (OSI). In 2010 RHSP will be extended to two more countries in the region. For further information (application forms and criteria in English and Country languages) please visit www.romaeducationfund.org.
The deadlines are as follow: April 30 for RMUSP and LHP and May 30 for RHSP.