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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition waiver + up to £1,652
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- travel expenses
- other
Description
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for candidates from high income countries for full-time doctoral study at a UK university.
Funded by the Department for Education, these scholarships support world-class research at PhD level that will have impact in a field relating to sustainable development.
The scholarships are offered to applicants from 20 countries and are intended to support scholars who could not afford to study in the UK without additional financial support. Applicants from traditionally marginalised or under-represented groups and those who have overcome significant disadvantage or other barriers in their educational journey so far will be given priority when making selections.
Please note the eligibility requirements include that candidates must hold at the time of application an unconditional offer, or an offer conditional only on finance, for their chosen university, and be ready to commence their studies in the UK early in 2024.
These scholarship are jointly supported by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commissions and King's College London as part of partnership arrangements.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Approved airfare from the candidate’s home country to the UK and return at the end of the award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor the cost of journeys made before the award is confirmed).
Approved tuition fees: full fees are covered by agreement between the CSC and the UK university, and scholars are not liable to pay for any part of the tuition fee.
Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,347 per month, or £1,652 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at current levels).
Warm clothing allowance, where applicable.
Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas.
Provision towards the cost of fieldwork undertaken overseas (the cost of one economy class return airfare to the fieldwork location), where approved.
Eligibility
To be considered for these scholarships, candidates must:
- Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country.
- Show evidence that they are currently permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country. Candidates must have been living in an eligible Commonwealth country for a period of two years prior to the date they submit their application, which must be clear within the application.
- Not be registered for or have started a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD at a UK University prior to the start of the Scholarship and be available to start the Scholarship and academic studies in the UK in January/February 2024 (exact date to be agreed by the CSC). The Scholarship will not be offered to anyone who has already started their PhD in the UK prior to January 2024.
- Hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree) by the time they apply for the Scholarship, with evidence of the degree to be submitted within the application.
- Not have commenced or be currently registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD, in their home country or elsewhere.
- Hold an unconditional offer or a conditional offer conditional only on finance for the 2023 UK academic year from all of the UK universities listed on their application, to be submitted as part of the application.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
18 nationalities
Study experience required
Master
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
01 Sep 2024
Provide references from at least 2 individuals, in PDF format, signed and on institution letterhead or an email clearly showing the sender’s details.
Provide a supporting statement from a proposed supervisor from at least one of the UK universities listed in the application, in PDF format, signed and on institution letterhead or an email clearly showing the sender’s details.
The deadline for submitting an application including all documentation is 16:00 BST (15:00 GMT) on 1 September.