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Scholarships

The Harris Kyriakides Foundation has partnered with the University of Oxford and supports Cyprus students that wish to study law at the University of Oxford. Applications are submitted electronically to [email protected] by the end of April of each year. The selection decision is announced in May and is based on academic merit and the candidate’s demonstrated potential to become a role model for law professionals in Cyprus and contribute to the Cyprus legal practice.

 

Each application must include a cover letter explaining how the candidate aims to contribute positively to the legal system of Cyprus after the end of his/her studies and a curriculum vitae (CV).

 

For eligibility and application details and official University guidance, please visit the Harris Kyriakides Foundation Scholarship page at the University of Oxford Faculty of Law.

 

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

We thank Mr Craig Edwards, Head of Development at the University of Oxford, who speaks about the importance of the contribution of the Harris Kyriakides Foundation in supporting Cyprus students to study law at the University of Oxford.

2024/2025 Scholarship

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?”.

2023/2024 Scholarship

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.