Bursaries for MA/MSc International Development Programmes
Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM)
University of Manchester

Two Bursaries are available for applicants to Development Master’s programmes:

• MSc Development Finance
• MSc Globalisation and Development
• MSc Industry, Trade and Development
• MA International Development: Public Policy & Management

Deadline for applications for Master’s Bursaries Friday 29 May 2009.

For further information on the Department’s research interests, studentships and bursaries and the application process please visit: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate

For queries relating to our Masters programme contact:

Paul Arrowsmith,
Recruitment & Admissions Administrator
Email: Paul.arrowsmith[ at ]manchester.ac.uk

This year the Business School is offering five full-fee scholarships, worth £17,000 each for entry on the Full-Time MBA programme in September 2009. The awards are made on the basis of work experience and academic qualifications, and will not be awarded in conjunction with any other award offered by the University of Exeter. You must apply by 1 May 2009.

Eligibility
Admission to the MBA programme is usually dependent upon a good first degree and a minimum of three years’ managerial experience. Many applicants find that they possess extensive work experience e.g. 8 years or more, or have attained a professional qualification but not completed formal degrees.

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The University of Sussex has introduced a range of new masters programmes in International Security. The programmes are taught across four departments and build upon a strong foundation of interdisciplinary. The programmes are set out below and examine the relevant issues from a challenging and critical perspective.

For more information visit: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/internationalsecurity

• LLM Law and International Security
• MA Conflict, Security and Development
• MA Geopolitics and Grand Strategy
• MA International Security
• MA Strategic and Security Studies
• MSc Security Technologies and Systems

To mark the launch of the new programmes a number of scholarships are available to students who possess the highest academic ability and potential. The closing date for scholarships is 1 May 2009.

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Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies (CRCEES). A consortium of the Universities of Glasgow, Nottingham, St Andrews, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Strathclyde, and the West of Scotland

Suitably qualified applicants from any branch of the Social Sciences and Humanities are invited to apply for Masters studentships and Postgraduate language diplomas for study in the 2009-10 academic year.

Applications are invited for the one-year MSc in Russian and East European Studies, University of Glasgow and for intensive one-year Postgraduate diplomas (PgDip) in Russian, Polish, Czech Serbian/Croatian and Slovene language.

Applications should send a covering letter, CV and two references to Ann Mulholland, CRCEES Administrator at the address below by 27th February 2009.

For eligibility and details see ESRC (http://www.esrc.ac.uk).

For further details please see the CRCEES website http://www.gla.ac.uk/crcees/admissions/admissions.html

Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies (CRCEES)
University of Glasgow
8-9 Lilybank Gardens
Glasgow
G12 8RZ
Tel No: 0141 330 8539
Email: A.Mulholland@lbss.gla.ac.uk

UK – Oxford University Computing Laboratory
The Computing Laboratory invites applications for full and partial scholarships for D.Phil. (Doctor of Philosophy) study to commence in October 2009.

The Computing Laboratory is among the world’s leading Computer Science departments. It is a centre for research in computer science, numerical analysis, computational biology, quantum computation, computational linguistics, and information systems, supported by £27M of research grants from research councils, EU and industry. Our students obtain an outstanding education in computer science through a variety of undergraduate and graduate programmes, including a part-time, professional programme in software engineering.

The Laboratory’s research strength derives from its firm grounding in core Computer Science disciplines, a high degree of mathematical sophistication among its researchers, and its committed engagement with applications and interdisciplinary work. Over the past several years we have significantly broadened the spectrum of computing research in the Laboratory. The intake of graduate students has substantially increased, and we now have over 100 graduate research students.

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