Scholarships · Overseas opportunities for eligible U.S. applicants
Institute of Ismaili Studies Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP)
Open as checked. 21 October 2026, 12 noon BST.
- Status
- Open as checked
- Provider
- Institute of Ismaili Studies
- Scope
- Overseas / eligible U.S. applicants
- Funding type
- Overseas programme funding
- Amount
- Officially fully funded: London housing, living allowance, programme-related fees and travel costs.
- Deadline
- 21 October 2026, 12 noon BST
- Audience
- Community-specific
- Faith / community
- Ismaili community membership and programme-specific criteria
- Citizenship / residency
- United States explicitly included in the provider country list; Ismaili membership, teaching experience, degree and programme requirements apply.
- Study level
- Graduate / professional
- Eligibility
- Ismaili community members with a UK honours degree or recognized equivalent, accepted English proficiency and at least one year teaching in an ITREB Religious Education Centre. The official country list explicitly includes the United States. Requires a contract-bound minimum four-year teaching commitment. Shortlisted candidates undertake a local teaching placement, timed essay and interview.
- Application materials
- Personal statement, undergraduate/postgraduate transcripts, degree certificates, English certificate where applicable, passport and four reference letters: two academic, one professional and one ITREB.
- Study fields
- Islamic studies, Teacher education
- Geography
- United States ITREB teaching experience explicitly accepted; study takes place in London and home-context placements
Source note
Institution-specific overseas admission, not a portable award for a US college. Ismaili-only eligibility and the four-year teaching obligation must be displayed beside the funding. A new three-year STEP MA begins September 2027; older cohort descriptions should not be copied forward.
Sources checked
- Explicit US ITREB eligibility, Ismaili membership, degree/teaching/English conditions, Oct21 deadline and minimum4-year service contract — Institute of Ismaili Studies · read
- Application materials and 21Oct2026 noon deadline — Institute of Ismaili Studies · read
- Fully funded housing/living/programmefees/travel — Institute of Ismaili Studies · read
- New3-year MA beginsSeptember2027 — Institute of Ismaili Studies · read
Open cycle as checked — official application page
Provider statements as read on ; the source-check date is not a publication date. Eligibility is the provider’s, not a guarantee of funding. Edited by Omar Afra; release pending.
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