Bursary for ICT4D Masters from University of Manchester

FYI:

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The 2010 ICT4D Bursary, worth £6,000, is available exclusively for developing country applicants to the University of Manchester's one-year MSc ICTs for Development degree programme (www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/06237/index.asp).

Application and eligibility details can be found at: www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/funding/idpmbursaries.htm.

Details on other funding sources and on part-time employment opportunities while studying in Manchester can be found at:
www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/postgraduate/taught/funding.

Richard Heeks
Director
Centre for Development Informatics
University of Manchester, UK
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi

Oxford Internet Institute: MSc in Social Science of the Internet

The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) has announced its new Masters program in Social Science of the Internet. See below for more info:

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We are delighted to announce that the application process for our new MSc in Social Science of the Internet is now open. The first application deadline for the course is 21 November 2008 (for start in October 2009). The next deadlines are: 23 January 2009 / 13 March 2009. The same deadlines apply to our DPhil course in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences.

We are seeking applications from outstanding candidates, who have already achieved excellence in their chosen field and who display deep intellectual and practical curiosity about the many social aspects of ICTs. Further information about these courses, including course structure and reading lists, potential funding for students, and application process, are available at: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/

Best wishes,
Dr Victoria Nash
Director of Graduate Studies
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/