***Commonwealth Scholarships for MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning)***
The Centre for Research on Ageing, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission, is offering ten scholarships for students to study on the MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) programme in 2012-13. The scholarships cover the cost of tuition fees for the programme, teaching and learning materials, and travel to, accommodation and subsistence for the week-long MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) Residential Course at the University of Southampton in Spring 2013. Although the scholarships are open to citizens from any Commonwealth country, preference will be given to applications from citizens of the following Commonwealth countries, where the Centre for Research on Ageing is engaged in collaborative capacity building and research projects: Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Jamaica, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda and Zambia.
Applications from candidates with a minimum of an Upper-second-class (2:1) Bachelors Honours or equivalent degree in the Social Sciences or a field relevant to Gerontology and ageing, should be submitted on the University of Southampton's online application system, accessible here: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ageing/postgraduate/taught_courses/apply.page?
The deadline for submitting your application is 5pm (UK time) on Wednesday 30th May 2012. For more information, please contact the Admissions Tutor, Dr Athina Vlachantoni at [log in to unmask]
For more information, please visit the Centre for Research on Ageing website at: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ageing/postgraduate/scholarships.page?
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Prof Maria Evandrou
Professor of Gerontology
Director
Centre for Research on Ageing
School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Murray Building
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Tel +44 (0)23 80 594808
Fax +44 (0)23 80 598649
Email [log in to unmask]
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ageing/
Also Co-Director, ESRC Centre for Population Change
Website: http://www.cpc.ac.uk
& Co-Investigator, EPSRC Care Life Cycle Project
Website: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/clc/
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