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Apply! Commonwealth Scholarships (Masters & PhD) in UK
Each year, Commonwealth Scholarships for Master’s and PhD study in the UK are offered for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.
Deadline
22nd February 2018
Field
All subject areas are eligible, although the CSC’s selection criteria gives priority to applications that demonstrate strong relevance to development.
Programme
Masters (one-year courses only) and PhD
Value
Each scholarship provides:
-Approved airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of your award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor usually the cost of journeys made before your award is finally confirmed)
-Approved tuition and examination fees
-Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,043 per month, or £1,279 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at 2016-2017 levels)
-Thesis grant towards the cost of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable
Warm clothing allowance, where applicable
-Study travel grant towards the costs of study-related travel within the UK or overseas
-For PhD Scholars, fieldwork grant towards the cost of fieldwork undertaken overseas (usually the cost of one economy class return airfare to your fieldwork location), where approved
-For PhD Scholars, paid mid-term visit (airfare) to your home country (unless you have claimed (or intend to claim) spouse and/or child allowances during your scholarship, or have received a return airfare to your home country for fieldwork)
-If your scholarship is at least 18 months long, the following family allowances:
-Spouse allowance of £224 per month if you and your spouse are living together at the same address in the UK (unless your spouse is also in receipt of a scholarship; other conditions also apply)
-Child allowance of £224 per month for the first child, and £110 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if you are accompanied by your spouse and children and they are living with you at the same address in the UK
-If you are widowed, divorced, or a single parent (irrespective of the length of your scholarship), child allowance of £448 per month for the first child, and £110 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if you are accompanied by your children and they are living with you at the same address in the UK The CSC’s family allowances are intended to be only a contribution towards the cost of maintaining your family in the UK. The true costs are likely to be considerably higher, and you must be able to supplement these allowances in order to support any family members who come to the UK with you.
Eligibility
PhD
-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 your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2018
-By October 2018, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours standard, or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)
-NOT be registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD, at a UK university before September/October 2018
-Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
Masters
-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 your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2018
-By October 2018, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours standard, or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)
-Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
-The CSC promotes equal opportunity, gender equity, and cultural exchange. Applications are encouraged from a diverse range of candidates.
Application
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