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Scholarships

The Oxford University Scholarship

The Harris Kyriakides Foundation, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, established the Harris Kyriakides Scholarship in 2023 to support outstanding law students from Cyprus. The scholarship is awarded to a Greek Cypriot or a Turkish Cypriot student pursuing legal studies at the University of Oxford, reflecting the Foundation’s commitment to academic excellence, merit, and inclusivity.

The scholarship forms part of a five-year programme running from 2023, under which the Harris Kyriakides Foundation provides funding of £10,000 per award. Scholarships were awarded in 2023 and 2024; no award is made in 2025.

 

Applications are submitted electronically to [email protected] by the end of April of each year. The selection decision is announced on 10 May and is based on academic merit and the candidate’s demonstrated potential to make a positive and lasting impact on the Cyprus legal order. Each application must include:

  • a cover letter explaining how the candidate aims to contribute positively to the legal system of Cyprus, and
  • a curriculum vitae (CV).

Any queries regarding the scholarship or the application process should be directed to [email protected].

2023/2024 Scholarship Recipient

For the academic year 2023-2024, the scholarship has been awarded to Cleopatra Khattab, a student in the BCL program at the University of Oxford.

“I feel great honour and pleasure to have been selected for the scholarship. It means a lot to me and is a significant financial assistance in fulfilling my dream. With the support of the Harris Kyriakides Foundation through this scholarship, my postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford will help me to grow academically and personally as an individual.”

— Cleopatra Khattab

“With this and other initiatives we aspire to encourage, through our founder’s legacy, top legal talent, academic excellence as well as advance our country’s legal tradition domestically and internationally.”

— Nicolas Kyriakides

“The Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford is committed to facilitating access to higher education. Through the generosity of the Harris Kyriakides Foundation, outstanding Cypriot students will have the opportunity to pursue the MJur program at Oxford. I am very pleased with our collaboration with the Harris Kyriakides Foundation and the opportunity we have to support the next generation of lawyers in achieving success at the University of Oxford.”

— Professor John Armour,

Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford

2024/2025 Scholarship Recipient

For the academic year 2024/2025 the scholarship was awarded to Konstantinos Giorkas, a DPhil candidate at the Faculty of Law of University of Oxford, whose thesis is provisionally titled “Human Rights Law and jus ad bellum—A Relation of Indifference?”.

“I’d like to take this opportunity to express our particular thanks for allowing us to award this scholarship flexibly. I know that this scholarship is both a huge endorsement and a vital source of funds for Konstantinos, as he continues his research into Human Rights Law.“

— Craig Edwards,

Head of Development at the Faculty of Law of University of Oxford

 

Support of international DPhil scholarships is crucial to helping us to nurture a diverse and inclusive community of scholars and practitioners; ensuring that a wide range of cultural, social, and economic viewpoints and experiences can enrich and inform innovative legal solutions to global issues. By investing in diverse scholars, philanthropy not only enhances the quality of international legal research and practice but also promotes equitable representation in global decision-making processes.