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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Tuition fees, living costs, travel allowances
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- travel expenses
Description
Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, the scholarship is intended for candidates whose research has the potential to contribute to sustainable development in their home countries.
Benefits
This scholarship cover approved tuition fees, approved airfare, and a living allowance stipend, amongst other financial assistance.
Eligibility
To apply for a Commonwealth Scholarship, you must:
- be a Commonwealth Citizen, refugee or British protected person.
- be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
- be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK.
- hold or be predicted to gain a first degree of at least 2:1 honours standard or a 2:2 degree with a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a masters degree).
- be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.
- provide Commonwealth with all supporting documents in the required format.
- not be registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD at a UK university or in your home country.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Master
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
14 Oct 2026
Applicants must apply through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s online application system and through an eligible nominating body, such as a national nominating agency or an approved non-governmental organisation or charitable body.