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Institute of Development Policy and Management Scholarships, University of Manchester, UK

Publish Date: Apr 01, 2015

Deadline: May 29, 2015

The Institute of Development Policy and Management (IDPM) is a top destination for postgraduate students and offers an array of funding opportunities, including strategic use of our own resource. 

DPM Development Leadership Scholarships

IDPM is pleased to announce three IDPM Development Leadership Scholarships, providing a full tuition fee waiver for on-campus Masters programmes commencing in September 2015, valued at up to £16,000.

Eligibility for the award is as follows:

  1. Applicants should already hold an unconditional offer to study on an IDPM Master’s programme.
  2. Applicants must be a national of and resident in a country included in the list below.
  3. Applicants must not have previously studied in a developed country.
  4. Applicants must hold a first class honours first degree or equivalent, and an overall score of 6.5 in IELTS (or similar exam), with 6.5 in writing and no other subsections below 6.0.

 

To apply, applicants should email a 500-word statement, detailing how they will apply their learning to develop a credible career track into development leadership.

You should email your statement to Michael Ruppli: IDPM-MGD-Admissions@manchester.ac.ukusing the subject line 'Development Leadership Scholarship Application' and quoting your University of Manchester ID number.

The closing date for applications for September 2015 is Friday 29 May 2015.

Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application in June 2015.

Eligible countries

Students of Afghanistan, Guinea-Bissau, Philippines, Angola, Guyana, Rwanda, Armenia, Haiti, Samoa, Bangladesh, Honduras, Sao Tome and Principe, Benin, India, Senegal, Bhutan, Indonesia, Sierra Leone, Bolivia, Kenya, Solomon Islands, Burkina Faso, Kiribati, Somalia, Burundi, Kosovo, South Sudan, Cabo Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Sudan, Cameroon, Lesotho, Swaziland, Central African Republic, Liberia, Syrian Arab Republic, Chad, Madagascar, Tajikistan, Comoros, Malawi, Tanzania, Congo, Mali, Timor-Leste, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Togo, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Micronesia, Tokelau, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Moldova, Tuvalu, Djibouti, Mongolia, Uganda, Egypt, Morocco, Ukraine, El Salvador, Mozambique, Uzbekistan, Equatorial Guinea, Myanmar, Vanuatu, Eritrea, Nepal, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Gambia, Niger, Yemen, Georgia, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, Guinea and Paragua

Equity and Merit Scholarships for Study by Distance Learning

More information about the scholarships for entry in January 2016 and the application process for these will be available here in August/September 2015.


This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:

http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/fees/postgraduate-taught-funding/idpm/

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Disciplines

Development Studies

Study Levels

Master’s

Opportunity Types

Scholarships

Eligible Countries

Afghanistan

Angola

Bangladesh

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Congo

Cote d'ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gambia

Georgia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

India

Indonesia

Kenya

Kiribati

Kosovo

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lesotho

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Micronesia

Monaco

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar (Burma)

Nepal

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Phillipines

Rwanda

Samoa

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Sudan

Sri Lanka

Swaziland

Syria

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Timor-Leste (East Timor)

Togo

Tokelau

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Host Countries

United Kingdom