Overview
The School of Public Policy at UCL invites applications for the Pentland Scholarship to support one individual from Africa, Asia-Pacific or Latin America undertaking its Global EMPA programme run jointly with NYU Wagner. The Global EMPA programme is intended to equip talented professionals, who have at least seven years of management-related experience, to develop their analytical skills and managerial competence so that they are able to provide public policy leadership in conditions of contemporary governance.
Awarded by
University College London, UK and NYU Wagner in New York, USA
Subjects and level
Master of Public Administration, Executive Programme in Global Public Policy and Management (Global EMPA).
Awards available
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Who can apply
Students from Africa, Asia-Pacific or Latin America
What the award covers
The scholarship meets the full cost of tuition and fees for the programme and will provide the successful individual with a full stipend.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must meet the admissions requirements for the Global EMPA as detailed on the NYU website.
Scholarships will be awarded to applicants from low and middle income countries as currently defined by the World Bank on the basis of best fit to the programme and an assessment of financial need.
How to apply
Applications are currently closed.
Applicants should submit a CV (no longer than four A4 pages) along with an ‘Application Form’. By the scholarship deadline date, applicants must also have submitted a full application for the Global EMPA online at the NYU Wagner admissions portal. Deadline is 1 May 2017.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Official website
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/political-science/teaching/funding/pentland-scholarship
