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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>***Apologies for cross-posting***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please distribute as you see fit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Gianluca<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#202124;background:white'>Gianluca Miscione</span><span lang=IT style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#202124'><br><span style='background:white'>University College Dublin</span><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><a href="http://www.ucd.ie/cito/members/gianlucamiscione" target="_blank"><span lang=IT style='color:blue;background:white'>http://www.ucd.ie/cito/members/gianlucamiscione</span></a></span><span lang=IT style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Richard Heeks <richard.heeks@manchester.ac.uk> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 3, 2022 11:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> Richard Heeks <richard.heeks@manchester.ac.uk><br><b>Subject:</b> Commonwealth Scholarships for Masters in Mgmt & Info Systems (DL): Manchester University<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk67911188"><span lang=EN-GB>Please forward to relevant colleagues / students:<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><a name="_Hlk67574819"><span lang=EN-GB>The Commonwealth Scholarships Commission is providing ten fully-funded scholarships specifically for applicants from lower-income Commonwealth countries. The scholarships are for study starting in January 2023 on Manchester’s MSc Management and Information Systems distance learning programme; building digital champions for development.<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67574819'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67574819'><span lang=EN-GB>Application must be made to both the CSC scheme and the MSc programme, with a deadline of 28 Feb 2022. Details and eligibility requirements at: </span></span></span><a href="https://www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught-masters/funding-opportunities/commonwealth-scholarships/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67574819'><span lang=EN-GB>https://www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught-masters/funding-opportunities/commonwealth-scholarships/</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67574819'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67574819'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67574819'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67574819'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67574819'><span lang=EN-GB>With thanks<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67574819'><span lang=EN-GB>Richard</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span lang=EN-GB> Heeks<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span lang=EN-GB>Director, </span></span><a href="https://www.cdd.manchester.ac.uk/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span lang=EN-GB>Centre for Digital Development</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span lang=EN-GB>University of Manchester, UK<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk67911188'><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>You are receiving this message because you completed the mailing list subscription form for the University of Manchester’s Centre for Digital Development. 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