Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships, at UK Universities 2014/2015 Scholarship Name: Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships Brief description Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships 2014/2015 cover overseas tuition fees at Master’s degree-level and are open to candidates who are citizens of a developing Commonwealth country Accepted Subject Areas? Bangor University: MSc Tropical Forestry Institute of Education, University of London: MA Education and International Development London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine • MSc Clinical Trials • MSc Epidemiology • MSc Global Health Policy • MSc Infectious Diseases • MSc Public Health London South Bank University: MSc Education for Sustainability Open University: MSc Development Management Royal Veterinary College, University of London: MSc Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London • MSc Poverty Reduction: Policy and Practice • MSc Finance (Major: Economic Policy) • MSc Public Policy and Management University of Bath • MSc International Construction Management • MSc Integrated Environmental Management University of Birmingham: MSc International Development (Conflict, Security and Development) University of Edinburgh • MSc Biodiversity Wildlife and Ecosystem Health • MVetSci Conservation Medicine • MSc Global Health and Infectious Disease • MSc International Animal Health • MSc Global Health: innovation and education courses (Global Health and Non-Communicable Diseases, Clinical Education, Global Challenges, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, and Global eHealth) University of Leicester: MSc Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management University of Liverpool: • MSc Clinical Research • MPH Master of Public Health University of Oxford: MSt International Human Rights Law University of Southampton: MSc Gerontology University of Stirling: MSc Dementia Studies University of Strathclyde • MSc Finance • LLM IT and Telecommunications/Internet Law and Policy University of York: MPA Master of Public Administration – International Development About Scholarship Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships provide the opportunity for individuals to study for a UK Master’s degree while living and working in their home country. The scheme was established in 2002, as a direct response to the measures taken by its funder, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), to explore new methods of delivery as part of the drive for poverty reduction. To date, nearly 1,000 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships have been awarded. Scholarship Offered Since: 2002 Scholarship Type: Masters Distance learning Scholarship Selection Criteria and Eligibility To be eligible for a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship, candidates should: be Commonwealth citizens of a developing Commonwealth country, refugees or British protected persons be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country normally hold a first degree of upper second-class standard, or higher qualification. In certain cases, we will consider a lower qualification and sufficient relevant experience Eligible African Countries Botswana, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Other Countries Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji*, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Maldives, Montserrat, Nauru, Pakistan, , Pitcairn, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, To be taken at: UK Universities Application Deadline The deadline for applications is 23:59 GMT on 31 May 2014. Offered annually? Yes How can I Apply? Full details of the application process must be obtained from the relevant institution. The CSC expects all candidates being considered for a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship to have completed an application form using our Electronic Application System (EAS). Full help on how to apply using the EAS is provided in our guides, which should be read in full before making any attempt to use the EAS. Visit the Scholarship Webpage: cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/distance-learning/info-candidates/ Sponsors UK Department for International Development (DFID)
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