Bursary for ICT4D Masters - University of Manchester

The 2017 Development Informatics Scholarship - worth £18,500 - for the Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) Master of Science degree from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom (UK), is available exclusively for developing country applicants to the University of Manchester's one-year MSc degree programme. The MSc ICT4D degree aims to create "ICT4D champions" who combine technical competencies in information systems and project management with an understanding of development context and practice.

For admission to the programme, applicants should have an appropriate Bachelor's degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant discipline from an approved university. Admission of candidates who do not meet this criterion may be approved if satisfactory evidence of postgraduate study, research, or professional experience can be provided.

In order to be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must not have previously studied in a developed country (short/language courses excluded). Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have sufficient funds to cover the remaining tuition fee and living costs for the duration of the programme. Applicants must hold or be in process of achieving a UK second class honours, upper division or above, or its international equivalent, in their Bachelor's degree.