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Equity and Merit Scholarships for students from Rwanda

Equity and Merit Scholarships are available to support students from Rwanda doing either a full-time campus-based postgraduate taught Masters degree or a Masters degree by distance learning.
Full-time campus-based postgraduate taught Masters

The University is offering four scholarships to applicants from Rwanda starting in September 2012. The scholarships cover full tuition fees, return international airfares and living expenses.
Eligibility

The scholarships are aimed at applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds. Applicants must:

Be a resident citizen of Rwanda and have not previously studied abroad;
Hold a first or upper second class (or the equivalent) undergraduate degree;
Have a minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, a TOEFL paper-based test score of 570 or a TOEFL internet-based test score of 88-89 or above. Please note that a Certificate of Proficiency from a Rwandan university cannot be considered as evidence of your level of English language proficiency;
Have a minimum of two years relevant work experience;
Be committed to returning home and able to demonstrate his/her potential to make a positive impact on the future of Rwanda;
Have a clear idea how studying in the UK would benefit both his/her career and the development of Rwanda.

Subjects

Scholarships are available in a wide range of subjects including Engineering, Environment, Medical and Life Sciences, Law and Education.

Download the full list of courses (PDF document, 51 KB)

How to apply

Download the application form (Word document, 146 KB)

Completed applications, together with scanned copies of official transcripts and a valid IELTS or TOFEL test report, should be sent by email to international.relations@manchester.ac.uk
or by post to:

Equity and Merit Scholarships
Rutherford Building
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL

You can book an IELTS test at the British Council in Kigali.

The deadline is 27 April 2012. Applications received after this date will not be processed. The names of shortlisted candidates will be available on request. We regret that we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not heard from us by the end of May should assume that they have not been successful.
Masters degrees by distance learning

In 2012/13 scholarships are available for the following distance learning programmes:

Master of Public Health (MPH) (Open for applications 10 January 2012, see below for details of how to apply)
MSc Human Resource Management and Development (Open for applications September 2012)
MSc Management and Information Systems (Open for applications September 2012)

Scholarships cover all tuition fees, course materials and examinations. For online courses students will need regular access to a computer with an internet connection, and a basic level of computer skills is required.
Eligibility

The scholarships are aimed at applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds. Applicants must:

Be a resident citizen of Rwanda and have not previously studied abroad;
Hold a first or upper second class (or the equivalent) undergraduate degree;
Have a minimum of two years relevant work experience;
Be committed to returning home and able to demonstrate the potential to make a positive impact on the future of Rwanda;
Have a clear idea how studying in the UK would benefit both his/her career and the development of Rwanda;
Meet the specified English language requirements for the relevant course – applicants must submit a valid IELTS or TOFEL score at the time of application. For the Master of Public Health this is IELTS 7.0 overall with not less than 7.0 in reading and writing, or TOEFL 600 (250 CBT, 100 IBT); Please note that a Certificate of Proficiency from a Rwandan university cannot be considered as evidence of your level of English language proficiency.

How to apply

The University of Manchester is pleased to invite applications for up to two scholarships for postgraduate study for the Master of Public Health through an online distance learning course starting in September 2012. The opening date for applications is Tuesday 10 January 2012 and the closing date is Monday 30 April 2012 at 4pm UK time.

The Master of Public Health (MPH) is only available through distance learning, so students can continue to work as doctors, nurses, health researchers, health promotion specialists and health service managers in their home country while they study. Students may be working for their respective Ministry of Health, research institutes or NGOs. We assume that most students will work on the course on a part-time basis and complete it within three to five years, though some students may be able to take a career break and study full time.

Full course details on the School of Medicine website
Download the application form (Word document, 78 KB)

Your application should be accompanied by scanned copies of your certificates and two signed references. One reference should be from your current employer and should support your application to take on a part-time degree. You must also include an original essay (maximum 1,000 words) with your application entitled “How the University of Manchester online MPH will contribute to your professional and personal development”.

You should email the completed form and supporting documents to mph.admissions@manchester.ac.uk.

If you have any enquiries concerning the application process for the Master of Public Health degree, you can email Nigel Jones, Admissions Coordinator, at mph.admissions@manchester.ac.uk.

If you have any general enquiries about Equity and Merit Scholarships, please email international.relations@manchester.ac.uk.
for more information;

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/international/finance/equity-and-merit/rwanda/

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