The University of Nairobi, with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada, is glad to invite your institution to participate in ICT research grants and scholarships. There are opportunities for graduate students in your institution pursuing Masters or Doctoral studies in Computer Science/Information Technology/Information Systems or ICT intensive disciplines geared towards development to obtain either Masters scholarships or doctoral research grants. The documents attached contain comprehensive information on the grants' program (Announcement) and an application form (Application Form). The documents can also be obtained from http://www.ict4dgrants.org. Kindly forward this to the relevant faculties in your institution, and any other institutions around you with similar faculties. Please note the deadline of submission of applications is 30th September, 2009. I look forward to getting some applications from your institution and to your university's participation in the project. Yours faithfully, Prof. Timothy Mwololo Waema - Project Leader School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, Kenya.