Commonwealth Shared Scholarship

Eligibility

Eligibility criteria

To apply for these scholarships, candidates must:

• 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

Eligible Commonwealth countries include: 

Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon,Ghana, Grenada, Guyana,India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria,Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo,Tonga,Tuvalu, Uganda,Vanuatu, Zambia.

Further eligibility criteria, including a list of eligible Commonwealth countries, can be found on the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission website.

This funding is available to students studying on the following courses:

Postgraduate

• Education (SEND) [Special Educational Needs and Disabilities]
• Primate Conservation