Pentland Scholarship for the Global EMPA at UCL and NYU Wagner

The Pentland Scholarship pays the full tuition and fees for one Global EMPA student, plus a full stipend. UCL's School of Public Policy offers it for the Executive Programme in Global Public Policy and Management, run jointly with NYU Wagner.

It is aimed at one person from Africa, Asia-Pacific or Latin America. The programme is built for working professionals with at least seven years of management-related experience who want stronger analytical and managerial skills for public policy leadership in contemporary governance.

• Host: University College London, UK, with NYU Wagner in New York, USA
• Level: Master of Public Administration, Executive Programme in Global Public Policy and Management (Global EMPA)
• Study destination: UK and USA
• Awards: 1
• Open to: students from Africa, Asia-Pacific or Latin America
• Covers: full tuition and fees plus a full stipend
• Deadline: 1 May 2017

This award suits a mid-career professional from Africa, Asia-Pacific or Latin America who is applying to the Global EMPA and can show financial need. You should come from a low or middle income country as currently defined by the World Bank, and you need at least seven years of management-related experience.

You also need to meet the Global EMPA admissions requirements and to have submitted a full programme application by the deadline.

University College London, UK and NYU Wagner in New York, USA

Master of Public Administration, Executive Programme in Global Public Policy and Management (Global EMPA).

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Students from Africa, Asia-Pacific or Latin America

The scholarship covers the full cost of tuition and fees for the programme. It also gives the selected candidate a full stipend.

You must satisfy the Global EMPA admissions requirements listed on the NYU website.

Awards go to applicants from low and middle income countries as currently defined by the World Bank. Selection is based on best fit to the programme and on an assessment of financial need.

Applications are currently closed.

Send a CV of no more than four A4 pages together with an 'Application Form'. By the scholarship deadline you must also have filed a full Global EMPA application online through the NYU Wagner admissions portal. The deadline is 1 May 2017.

Check the official website (link below) for the application form and full details on how to apply.

• Who can apply for the Pentland Scholarship? Applicants from Africa, Asia-Pacific or Latin America who come from low and middle income countries as currently defined by the World Bank, and who meet the Global EMPA admissions requirements.
• What does the scholarship cover? Full tuition and fees for the programme plus a full stipend.
• How many scholarships are offered? One.
• What is the deadline? 1 May 2017. Applications are currently closed.
• How do I apply? Submit a CV of no more than four A4 pages with an 'Application Form', and file a full Global EMPA application through the NYU Wagner admissions portal by the deadline.

• Read the official scholarship page and the Global EMPA admissions requirements before you start.
• Prepare your CV and application form early, and keep the CV within the page limit.
• Make sure your full programme application is submitted before the scholarship deadline.
• Explain your financial need clearly, since it is part of the assessment.