Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£1,652 per month and other benefits
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- accommodation
- travel expenses
Description
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for candidates from low- and middle-income Commonwealth countries, for full-time Master’s study in the UK on selected one-year courses, jointly supported by UK universities.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,347 per month, or £1,652 per month for Scholars at universities in the London metropolitan area; this must be paid for the full duration of the scholarship.
Warm clothing allowance of £522.
Eligibility
- Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person.
- Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
- Be available to start their academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2024.
- By October 2024, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) standard, or a second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree).
- Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high-income country (for CSC purposes this is classified as a country which does not appear on the DAC list of ODA recipients).
- Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship (note the university may be asked to state its procedures for verifying applicants’ financial status).
- Commit to return to their home country within one month of the end date of the scholarship.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
47 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Applications for 2024/25 Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are scheduled to open in early November 2023 and close in mid-December 2023. Exact opening and closing dates will be given nearer the time along with the full timetable for the nominations process taking place in early 2024.