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<p>There is a growing body of evidence that suggest that good quality Higher Education
(HE) can make vital contributions to economic growth by developing the business leaders
who create jobs and the skilled workforce needed to fill these. In addition, HE plays
a key role in developing future leaders who can think critically, solve development
problems and drive peace, stability and good governance.</p><p> </p><p>A review of
spend across the Department for International Development (DFID) revealed that, during
the financial year 2016/17, it was estimated that DFID supported 9,066 individuals
through tertiary education scholarships in the form of:</p><p> </p><ol><li>DFID programmes
that provide tertiary education scholarships directly for students in developing countries
to study in the UK; in home countries, or a 3rd country.</li><li>Any programmes where
DFID support other organisations to provide tertiary education scholarships.</li><li>DFID’s
provision of core funding to an organisation (which provides scholarships), but the
funding provided by DFID is not specifically to support the scholarships.</li></ol>
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