Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships 2105

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships support candidates to study Master’s degree courses that are either offered in partnership with universities in developing countries, or delivered directly by UK institutions.

2015 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships are being offered for the following Master’s courses. Full details of these courses and the application process must be obtained from the relevant institution, via the links below.

Cardiff University

• MSc in Palliative Medicine and Care (available to applicants from Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka only)

Bangor University

• MSc Tropical Forestry

Leeds Beckett University

• MSc Public Health Promotion (available to applicants from Ghana only)

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

• MSc Clinical Trials (available to applicants from specific research institutions in India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia only – contact distance@lshtm.ac.uk for details)
• MSc Epidemiology (available to applicants from specific research institutions in India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia only – contact distance@lshtm.ac.uk for details)
• MSc Global Health Policy (available to applicants from specific research institutions in India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia only – contact distance@lshtm.ac.uk for details)
• MSc Infectious Diseases (available to applicants from specific research institutions in India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia only – contact distance@lshtm.ac.uk for details)
• MSc Public Health (available to applicants from specific research institutions in India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia only – contact distance@lshtm.ac.uk for details)

London South Bank University

• MSc Education for Sustainability

Loughborough University

• MSc Water and Environmental Management

Open University

• MSc Development Management (available to applicants from Kenya and Uganda only)
• MSc Environmental Management (available to applicants from Kenya only)

Royal Veterinary College

• MSc Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health

SOAS, University of London

• MSc Poverty Reduction: Policy and Practice (available to applicants from Pakistan only)

UCL Institute of Education

• MA Education and International Development (available to applicants from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda only)

University of Edinburgh

• One Health, One Medicine programmes: MSc International Animal Health, MSc Global Health and Infectious Disease, MSc Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health, MSc Conservation Medicine
• Global Health: Innovation and Education: eMPH Master of Public Health, MSc Global Health: Non-Communicable Diseases, MSc Clinical Education, MSc Global Challenges, MSc Digital Education, MSc Paediatric Emergency Medicine, MSc Global eHealth

University of Manchester

• MPH Public Health and Primary Care (available to applicants from Nigeria and Tanzania only)

University of Nottingham

• MA Education (Flexible) (available to applicants from southern India, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia only – Scholars will study the four (15 credit) PGCEi modules, as their first 60 credits)

University of Oxford

• MSt International Human Rights Law

University of Southampton

• MSc Gerontology

University of St Andrews

• MSc Sustainable Aquaculture

University of Stirling

• MSc Dementia Studies (available to applicants from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka only)

University of Strathclyde

• MSc Finance (available to applicants from Tanzania only)
• LLM Information Technology and Telecommunications Law
• LLM Internet Law and Policy

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship, you must:

• be a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, refugee, or British protected person
• 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

How to apply

You must complete your application for a Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship 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.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 (GMT) on 15 May 2015.

Download  eas-guide-distance-learning

See Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships 2015 prospectus for further details.

How to Accesss EAS   http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/eas/applicants/distance-learning/

http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/distance-learning/info-candidates/