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Commonwealth Scholarships 2019, by Distance Learning

The University of Birmingham has been awarded five Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom.

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The University of Birmingham has been awarded five Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSCUK) for students joining the online MSc International Development (Conflict, Security and Development), commencing their studies in September 2019. 

The Commonwealth Scholarships are administered by CSCUK, working as the UK arm of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP). The awards themselves are funded by the Department for International Development (DFID).  The CSFP are working towards partnerships between developed and developing countries aimed at combining academic excellence with the desire to make a real difference in some of the world’s poorest countries.