GDI Development Leadership Scholarships

The Global Development Institute (GDI) is pleased to announce the availability of nine scholarships for overseas applicants, providing full tuition fee waivers for on-campus Masters programmes commencing in September 2017.

Eligibility for the scholarships is as follows:

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

How 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.
• Please send statement to the relevant email address below by clicking on the scholarship name. 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.
Scholarship details

Scholarship Name	Number of Scholarships	Available on the Following Programmes
Development Economics and Public Policy scholarships ([email protected])	2	MSc Development Economics and Policy MSc International Development: Public Policy and Management
International Development scholarships ([email protected])	2	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 ([email protected])	1	MSc Human Resources Development (International Development)
Development Informatics scholarship ([email protected])	1	MSc ICTs for Development MSc Management and Information Systems: Change and Development
Management and Development scholarships ([email protected])	3	MSc Management and Implementation of Development Projects MSc Organisational Change and Development

Eligible countries for GDI scholarships

International applicants from the following countries are welcome to apply for our GDI scholarships.

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	Viet Nam
Ethiopia	Nicaragua	West Bank and Gaza Strip
Gambia	Niger	Yemen
Georgia	Nigeria	Zambia
Ghana	Pakistan	Zimbabwe
Guatemala	Papua New Guinea
Guinea	Paraguay

Source: http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught-masters/fees-and-funding/funding-opportunities-gdi