Commonwealth Shared Scholarships is a project run by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and UK universities. It is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) and helps students from developing Commonwealth countries get scholarships.
These scholarships are for people from Commonwealth countries with low or middle incomes who want to study for a Master’s degree full-time on certain courses.
Some full-time Master’s courses that are taught are eligible for Commonwealth Shared Scholarships.
These scholarships do not pay for a PhD or any English language lessons before the session starts.
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Universities
- Aberystwyth University
- Bangor University
- Bath Spa University
- Brunel University London
- City University London
- Coventry University
- Cranfield University
- Durham University
- Goldsmiths University of London
- Imperial College London
- King’s College London
- Liverpool Hope University
- Liverpool John Moores University
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Newcastle University
- Nottingham Trent University
- Oxford Brookes University
- Queen Margaret University
- Queen Mary, University of London
- Queen’s University Belfast
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Royal Veterinary College
- Sheffield Hallam University
- SOAS, University of London
- St Mary’s University
- University College London
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Bath
- University of Birmingham
- University of Bristol
- University of Cambridge
- University of Chester
- University of East Anglia
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Exeter
- University of Glasgow
- University of Kent
- University of Leeds
- University of Leicester
- University of Lincoln
- University of Nottingham
- University of Oxford
- University of Portsmouth
- University of Reading
- University of Salford
- University of Southampton
- University of St Andrews
- University of Stirling
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Sussex (Institute of Development Studies)
- University of the West of England
- University of Warwick
- University of Wolverhampton
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Eligible Courses – Categorized Under Six Themes
- Science and technology for development
- Strengthening health systems and capacity
- Promoting global prosperity
- Strengthening global peace, security and governance
- Strengthening resilience and response to crises
- Access, inclusion and opportunity
Eligible Candidates
To apply for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship scholarships, you 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 your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2020
- By September 2020, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) standard, or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification.
- Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high income country
- And lastly, be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
Application Criteria for Commonwealth Shared Scholarship
- Academic merit of the candidate
- The potential impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country
Value/Benefits
The award will cover:
- Tuition fees
- Maintenance allowance
- Economy air travel to and from the UK
- Plus additional discretionary allowances.
The award is usually tenable for one year.
Application Procedure
- You must apply for the scholarship on the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Electronic Application System (EAS) online following the procedures described on their website.
Below is a list of the most recent Commonwealth Shared Scholarships.