Global Development Leadership Scholarship 2017

Eligibility for the scholarships is as follows:

1. Applicants must already hold an unconditional offer for an eligible Masters programme (please see table below for relevant Masters 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. 
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.

Scholarship details

Scholarship Name	Number of Scholarships	Available on the following programmes
Development Economics and Public Policy scholarships (gdi-depp-admissions@manchester.ac.uk)	Two	MSc Development Economics and Policy MSc International Development: Public Policy and Management
International Development scholarships (gdi-sd-admissions@manchester.ac.uk)	Two	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
Human Resource Development scholarship (gdi-mgd-admissions@manchester.ac.uk)	One	MSc Human Resources Development (International Development)
Development Informatics scholarship (gdi-dig-admissions@manchester.ac.uk)	One	MSc ICTs for Development MSc Management and Information Systems: Change and Development
Management and Development scholarships (gdi-mgd-admissions@manchester.ac.uk)	Three	MSc Management and Implementation of Development Projects MSc Organisational Change and Development

 

Application process

Step 1- Applicants should email a 500-word statement detailing how they will apply their learning to develop a credible career track into development leadership.

Step 2- Please send statement to the relevant email address next to the scholarship name.

Step 3- Please ensure you include your ID number and name of scholarship you are applying for in the subject line.

The closing date for applications for September 2017 will be 26 May 2017, but earlier application is advisable.
Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application within four weeks of the deadline.