St Antony's College - University of Oxford

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St Antony’s College - University of Oxford
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2016/17 Donor Report
Scholarships and Visiting Fellowships
Contents
Letter from theWarden..……………………………………………………………1
St Antony’s College..….………………..……………………………………….… 2
College-wide scholarships……..…………………..………………………………...3
African Studies Centre……………………………………………………………...10
Asian Studies Centre….…………………………………..………………………..11
European Studies Centre………………………………………..…………………..12
Latin American Centre……………………………………………………………..14
Middle East Centre….…………………………………………………………….15
Nissan Institute ofJapanese Studies……………………………………………….....16
Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre……………………………………………..….17
Supporting a Scholarship……..……………………………….…………………...18
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Letter from the Warden
Scholarships and Visiting Fellowships are a key part of the support system that
keeps St Antonys at the forefront of learning. Thanks to the generosity of
donors such as you we are able to bring the most talented and interesting
scholars from around the world to join our community and share in its
unceasing research and exchange of ideas. As you will see from the testimonies
of those who have been enabled to come here, it really is an experience that
makes a difference to their lives. And it also makes a difference to our world to
be able to overcome barriers of distance, culture and history by bringing its
present and future leaders together. We all thank you for what you have done.
Margaret MacMillan
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St Antony’s College
StAntony’sCollegewasfoundedin1950as‘acentreofadvancedstudyandresearchinthefieldsof
moderninternationalhistory,philosophy,economicsandpoliticsandtoprovideaninternationalcentre
withintheUniversitywheregraduatestudentsfromallover theworldcanliveandworktogether in
closecontactwithsenior membersoftheUniversitywhoarespecialistsintheir fields.’
Fromthefirstacademic year,theCollegehasbeenfulfillingitsobjectivetomuchcriticalandacademic
successover thedecades.StAntony’sisaworld-renownedcentrefor researchandteachinginglobal
andregionalissues,andprovidesaninterdisciplinaryenvironmentinwhichtostudy.TheCollege
housessevenresearchcentresfocusedonAfrica,Asia,Europe,Japan,LatinAmerica,theMiddleEast,
RussiaandEurasiaaswellasseveralother specialistregionalprogrammes.
CollegeFellows,studentsandvisitingresearchersincludeleadingregionalexperts,policyinfluencers,
authorsandcommentators.Our selectgroupofunder 500graduatestudentsareamongthebestand
thebrightestanywheretobefound,andrepresentthemostdiverseandcosmopolitanstudentbodyin
thecollegiatesystem.
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College-wide Scholarships and
Visiting Fellowships
The College is able to offer a range of scholarships and visiting fellowships
which depend on the generosity and support of donors. In this report, the
recipients of the scholarships and visiting fellowships describe, in their own
words, the impact this support has had on their research.
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ENI Scholarship
FolahanmiAina
MSc AfricanStudies
Iamgrateful for theprivilegeofreceivingtheprestigiousENIscholarshipatStAntony’sCollege
withoutwhichitwouldhavebeenimpossiblefor metopursueamaster’sdegreeatOxford.The
scholarshiphasenabledmetoconcentrateonmystudiesfullywithoutworryingaboutanyfinancial
obligations.IthasalsoensuredthatIamabletocarryoutrigorousresearchonyouthandelectoral
violenceinnorthernNigeriaefficientlyandeffectively.
William and Nona Heaslip Scholarship
PatrickQuinton-Brown
DPhilInternationalRelations
TheHeaslipScholarshipsupportsmyDPhilinInternationalRelationsunder thesupervisionofProf.
Andrew Hurrell.Mydoctoralresearch,focussedontheNon-AlignedMovement’sapproachto
questionsofinternationalinterventionandsovereignty,speakstoour collectiveneedtoengagein
substantivenormativedebateaboutjusticeandglobalorder inanerawitnessingthedeclineofAmerican
hegemony.TheHeaslipScholarshiphasmadeitpossiblefor metostudyandthriveatStAntony’s.
WithoutthegeneroussupportoftheWilliamandNonaHeaslipFoundation,Iwouldnothavebeenable
totakeupmydegree.Iexpressmydeepestgratitude.
KevinDeagle
MSc inEnvironmentalChangeandManagement
Thecoursehasprovidedmewithanin-depthknowledgeofthegreatestissuefacinghumanitytoday:
climatechange.Specifically,myresearchisfocusingonrenewableenergytransitionsinremote
IndigenouscommunitiesinCanadaandthesimultaneousenvironmentalandjusticeoutcomesthatcould
result.Thescholarshiphasallowedmetheopportunityofattendingthisexcellentinstitution.Thanksto
thegenerosityoftheHeaslipfamily, Ihavethrivedinmytimehere.IhaveexploredtheBritish
countryside,wonbladeswiththeStAntony’sMen’sFirstboat,andreceivedaUniversityBluewiththe
UniversityIceHockeyteam,and-mostimportantly-Ihavebecomelifelongfriendswithmanyofmy
fellow Antonians. Iamdeeplygrateful.
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Royal Navy Hudson Fellowship
Lt CdrDrMattOffordPhDMBAFInstLM
Ihaveconductedpost-doctoralresearchintothedynamicsofresistancetoleadershipamongst50officer
cadetsonbasic trainingatBritanniaRoyalNavalCollege(BRNC). Ihavealsopresentedresearchonthe
valueofprestigeinleadershipataninternationalconferenceinParis. Additionally,Ihavepresentedmy
researchattheDefenceLeadershipNetworkEvent,theInternationalRelationsColloquiumandIhave
beeninvitedtopresentattheChangingCharacter ofWar (CCW)ProgrammeExecutiveLeadership
Programme. IhavealsosubmittedanarticletotheNewStrategist(theCCWjournal)for
consideration.
US Navy Hudson Fellowship
Cpt.JustinOrlich
TheUnitedStatesNavyHudsonFellowshipatStAntony’shasbeenatremendousopportunityfor meto
pursuemyresearchonRussianMilitaryInterventioninthe21stCentury. Thefellowshiphasspecifically
allowedmetoattendandparticipateinanumber ofdiscussionsonRussiathroughouttheyear helping
todeepenmyknowledgeonthisvastsubject. Ithasalsobeenparticularlybeneficialtohaveaccessto
thehighlyskilledfacultyofStAntony’sinEurasianStudieswhohavebeenatremendousresource
throughoutthisyear. ThetimeatStAntony’swascrucialtocompletingmyresearchfor theUSNavy.
The time at St Antony’s was crucial to completing my
research for the US Navy
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Oxford Jusoor Scholarship
IyadYousef
Master ofPublic Policy(MPP)
TheUniversityofOxfordisthedestinationofeachhigher educationdreamer intheworld.However,
thetuition feesandlivingexpensesmadepursuingahigher degreenearlyimpossible.Withoutthe
Oxford-Jusoor GraduateScholarship,Iwouldn'thaveevensteppedonthedoorstepoftheUniversity.I
havebeenrecruited,recently,bytheCommissiononStateFragility,GrowthandDevelopment,which
wasestablishedbytheformer BritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameron,toanswer specific questions
regardingtheSyrianCivilWar.IamalsowritingapiecewhichmightbepublishedinChathamHouse.
Oxford Sir John Swire and
Professor Rosemary Foot
Graduate Scholarship
SungYeon
DPhilOrientalStudies
IappreciatethefinancialsupportwhichenablesmyresearchhereatStAntony’s.Inadditiontoliving
expenditures,mostofthesupporthasbeenallocated for purchasingbookswhicharenecessaryfor my
study. AsadoctoralstudentintheOrientalInstitute,IamstudyingthemodernizationofEastAsian
Buddhisminnineteenthcenturyandearlytwentiethcenturyunder thesupervisionbyProfessorsSho
Konishi andJamesLewis.Mylifeatthecollegehasbeenempoweredbythescholarship.Thecollege
campusiscosyandthelibrarieslocatedonitproffer valuableresources.Mostofall,Ihavetosaythat
theair ofOxfordisthoughtfulanditsscholastic moodisveryappropriatefor performingresearchinthe
humanistandsocialscientific disciplines.
My life at the college has been empowered by the
scholarship
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Swire Scholarships
JiashunHuang
DPhilGeographyandtheEnvironment
IamundertakingdoctoralstudyattheEnvironmentalChangeInstituteandtheInstitute for New
Economic ThinkingattheUniversityofOxford.Icurrentlyfocusonexploringtheeconomic effectsof
infrastructure.
IattendedandpresentedmyresearchpapersatconferencesinOxford,CambridgeandLeeds,and
recentlypublishedtwopapers.Iamcurrentlyalsoworkingoninitiatingthe SwireAlumniNetwork.I
amtheGraduateCommonRoomVice-PresidentatStAntony'sCollege,andtheTreasurer ofthe
OxfordChineseStudiesSociety.IamtrulygratefultothekindnessandgenerosityoftheSwire
EducationalTrust for providingsuchapreciousopportunity!Withoutthisscholarship,Iwouldnothave
beenabletostudyatOxford.
InesLee
DPhilEconomics
Iamcurrentlystudyingfor myDPhilinEconomicswiththegeneroussupportoftheSwireEducation
TrustFund.Thisscholarshiphasenabledmetopursuefurther studiesinEconomicsandtoattemptto
findanswerstoquestionsthatI'mparticularlyinterestedin.Mycurrentresearchfocusesonapplied
microeconomicsandIamespeciallyinterestedinhealthandlabour economics.Alongtheway, I'vehad
thewonderfulopportunitytomeetfellowSwirescholarswithdiverseinterestsandexpertise.Iam
gratefulfor thecommunitythatthisscholarshiphasintroducedmeto.
Without this scholarship, I would not have been
able to study at Oxford
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FumiakiSagisaka
DPhilEducation
IamworkingonDPhilineducation,specializinginbasic educationinAfrica.Myresearchanalyseslocal
communityinitiativestoovercomeinequalityinaccesstoqualityeducationinruralKenyaandhow they
collaboratewiththegovernment frameworkfor educationandcommunitydevelopment.
Thankstothescholarship,IcanfullyfocusonmyresearchandmakethemostofmytimeinOxfordasa
post-graduateresearcher,indevelopingmyresearchskillsandknowledge,attendingavarietyof
academic seminars,presentingmyresearchatconferencesandhavinginterdisciplinaryacademic
discussionswithother researchersoneveryoccasionatStAntony’scollege.
MantongAmandaZhang
DPhilOrientalStudies
MycurrentresearchlooksatnarrativesaboutfemalespiesinChinabefore,duringandafter theSino-
JapaneseWar;how factandfictionwereofteninterwovenandpresentedinliteratureandlegaltexts.
TheSwireScholarshiphasenabledmetocontinuemyresearchonthehistoryofthemodernChinese
woman.Moreover,ithaspartiallyfundedmyfieldworktripstoHongKong,BeijingandBoston,and
myresearchpresentationtripstoColumbiaUniversityandtheSchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudies
duringtheacademic year of2016-2017.AsofTrinityTerm2017,Ihavecompletedandsubmittedmy
transfer ofstatuspaper andthesisproposal.
The Swire Scholarship has enabled me to continue my
research on the history of the modern Chinese woman.
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