GDI Development Leadership Scholarships at University of Manchester

The Global Development Institute (GDI) at the University of Manchester is offering nine scholarships for overseas students. Each scholarship covers full tuition fees for an on-campus master's programme starting in September 2017. The award is aimed at applicants from developing countries who want to build a career in development leadership.

• Host: Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK
• Level: Master's programmes
• Study destination: United Kingdom
• Deadline: 26 May 2017
• Awards: 9 full tuition fee waivers
• Course start: September 2017
• Target group: nationals of and residents in DAC-listed least developed, other low-income or lower-middle income countries

Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

• MSc Development Economics and Policy
• MSc International Development: Public Policy and Management
• MSc International Development, including the following pathways (Development Management; Environment, Climate Change and Development; Globalisation, Trade and Industry; Politics, Governance and Development Policy; Poverty, Inequality and Development; Poverty, Conflict and Reconstruction)
• MSc Human Resources Development (International Development)
• MSc ICTs for Development
• MSc Management and Information Systems: Change and Development
• MSc Management and Implementation of Development Projects
• MSc Organisational Change and Development

9

National of and resident of OECD countries

Full tuition fee waivers

1. Applicants must already hold an unconditional offer for an eligible master's programme (see the list above for the relevant programmes for each scholarship).
2. Applicants must be a national of and resident in a DAC-listed least developed, other low-income or lower-middle income country. The full list of eligible countries can be found below.
3. Applicants for international scholarships must not have previously studied in an OECD country.
4. Applicants must hold a First Class Honours bachelor's 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.

Applications are currently closed.

Applicants should email a 500-word statement detailing how they will apply their learning to develop a credible career track into development leadership. The closing date for applications for September 2017 will be 26 May 2017, but earlier application is advisable.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.