Name of the Event: The Nailekhanim Foundation (Azerbaijan) full scholarship for female students
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Working Language: English
Last Date of Application: June 15, 2023
Khazar University
Khazar University is the first University in Azerbaijan composed of multiple independent schools united by the same academic policy and principles, which offer a wide scope of diverse majors in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Architecture, Engineering and Applied Sciences, Economics, Management and Business Administration, Education. Khazar also one of the leading universities in Azerbaijan in terms of its relations with industry. Today the University has established effective relations with the leading local and international companies.
Professors of Khazar have earned recognition and leadership in their professional fields or are business leaders, artists and lawyers with national and international reputations. Graduate studies including Professional, Ph.D., Master programs and the most extensive MBA program in Azerbaijan have an important place in the University's education profile.
About the Scholarship
For 2023-2024, the Nailekhanim Foundation (Azerbaijan) offers a high-profile competition-based one full scholarship for a gifted female student, regardless of national background and citizenship, who
1) is determined to pursue her studies towards a post-graduate academic degree (either Master or Doctoral) at and
2) submitted her general application to Khazar University (Baku, Azerbaijan) by no later than 15 June 2023.
The Nailakhanim Foundation is a non-for-profit organisation that was established in memory of Nailekhanim Isayeva, co-founder of Dünya School and Khazar University. Nailekhanim was a renowned educator whose vision and energy shaped the development of both institutions. The Foundation is set up to commemorate her passion and commitment to education.
Terms and conditions for eligibility
Female applicant
Outstanding academic record
Strong commitment to the chosen academic field
Passion for higher education and high-level academic research
Submission no later than 27 June 2023 to admissions@khazar.org (please put “Nailekhanim Foundation’ Scholarship Application” in the subject line of your e-mail)
Selection Criteria
Write a strong motivational essay* on the following topic: “Describe a situation or situations where you demonstrated or witnessed female leadership and how it made a positive difference”
Possess the appropriate level of fluency in the English language to be able to conduct academic research
Demonstrate a proof of high-level academic merit, with a minimum A-, 90-92, or 3.7 (out of 4) of grade point average (GPA), or equivalent, depending on the grading scheme of the applicant’s previous university
* Essay is understood here as a short, analytic, interpretative, or critical literary composition dealing with its subject from a limited and often personal point of view (based on Britannica’s definition).
Shortlisted candidates, selected by the Nailekhanim Scholarship Selection Committee will be interviewed by an appointed expert panel, which can have the members of the Committee and other scholars and practitioners. The Nailekhanim Scholarship Selection Committee’s decision on the chosen candidacy to become the Scholarship-holder will be final.
Please download the application.