We are pleased to announce that we have been able to extend the deadline for applications for the\u00a0NCVO Scholarship to 28 July 2014.<\/p>\n
The scholarship, launched in 2013, comprises a generous \u00a32,000 towards tuition fees for the MA Civil Society, NGO and Non-profit Studies and is open to appropriately qualified members of the NCVO.<\/p>\n
We believe this\u00a0scholarship is needed because many British voluntary organisations lack the extensive budgets to enable their staff to benefit from higher level degree programmes. Yet at this time,\u00a0organisations face enormous social, economic, political and policy pressures\u00a0and need staff with the knowledge and\u00a0skills to\u00a0navigate and negotiate these challenges;\u00a0Kent\u2019s NCVO Scholarship is designed to address this need by making access more affordable.<\/p>\n
The MA\u00a0Civil Society, NGO and Non-profit Studies\u00a0is unique in its combination of specialist civil society research and teaching expertise. Covering the third sector, philanthropy and social movements alongside\u00a0more general social science options\u00a0including research methods and a range of social and policy topics, the\u00a0programme equips students with core skills and knowledge. Our students also gain a\u00a0wide range of transferable competences, skills and capabilities relevant to careers not only in the third sector, but in government and business too.<\/p>\n
We are delighted to be collaborating in this way with the NCVO to help strengthen the capacity of voluntary or third sector organisations in Britain.<\/p>\n
2014 application process<\/strong><\/p>\n Reward of the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research\u2019s NCVO Scholarship will be made on a competitive basis:<\/p>\n If you work for an NCVO member organisation and are interested in applying for the NCVO Scholarship please contact the SSPSSR Postgraduate office to register your interest:<\/p>\n Meher Basit <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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