ANNOUNCEMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE (BSc or BA)

SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED BY THE OMAN ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIP

(OAF) PROGRAM
The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training of Zanzibar, in collaboration
with the Ministry of Higher Education of Oman and the Oman Academic
Fellowship (OAF) Joint Committee, is pleased to invite potential applicants of
qualified Zanzibaris to apply for undergraduate scholarships under the Oman
Academic Fellowship (OAF) Program for the academic year 2015/2016.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
1. All applicants must be Zanzibaris.
2. Applicants must have completed Advanced Certificate of Secondary
Education Examination (Form VI Certificate) with Distinction or Merit.
Preferences will be given to applicants with higher grades.
3. Applicants must not exceed 25 years of age.
4. Proof of study in Zanzibar for complete of 3 years of Secondary levels, from
Form IV to Form VI.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
All applicants must fill out the electronic application through the Higher
Education Admission Center via website: www.heac.gov.om
Applicants must upload the following scanned documents:
i.

Identification Documents (Zanzibari ID card and Passport)

ii.

Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (Form VI

certificate).

iii.

Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (Form IV

certificate).

iv.

Birth certificate.

Note: Any application that does not have all the above-mentioned documents
will be incomplete and will not be considered.
PROGRAM AREAS: (BSc or BA)
1. Medicine
2. Dentistry
3. Optometric
4. Petroleum Engineering
5. Maritime Engineering
6. Computer Engineering
7. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
8. Water Resource Engineering
9. Geophysics
10. Fisheries
11. Aquaculture
12. Agriculture Planning
13. Petroleum economics
14. Land Management
15. Economics
16. International Shipping and Trade
Electronic Applications should be submitted between 30th July 2015 to 19th August
2015.
For further information or assistance on how to fill out electronic applications,
please do not hesitate to contact Hamid Makame at the Consulate of Oman in
Zanzibar on 0242 230066 or 0242 230700.

Note: Successful applicants shall be informed by formal letters, which shall

include all scholarship benefits and specific amounts of allowances they will be
under the scholarship.