Are you ready to take your study to the next level? Apply NOW for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships!
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for candidates from least developed, low, and lower middle income Commonwealth countries, for full-time Master’s study on selected courses, jointly supported by UK universities.
Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), Commonwealth Shared Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development, and are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK.
Purpose: To contribute to development needs of Commonwealth countries by providing training for skilled and qualified professionals and academics who would not otherwise have been able to study in the UK.
Intended beneficiaries: High-quality postgraduate students who have not studied extensively overseas before, who would not otherwise have the opportunity to study in the UK, and who have the potential to enhance the development of their home countries with the knowledge and leadership skills they acquire.
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are offered 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
The scholarship will develop knowledge and/or skills that will promote opportunity amongst historically disadvantaged groups in low and middle income countries. This could be through, for example, expanding educational opportunities; conducting community outreach; enhancing access to decision-making; or increasing understanding of the barriers faced. A range of disadvantage can be addressed – including social, economic, gender, ethnic, regional, or political – provided that the need is clearly stated.
VALUE
Shared Scholarships are jointly funded by the CSC and participating UK universities. Each scholarship normally provides the following:
- 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) – arranged by the university; funded by the CSC
- Approved tuition and examination fees – funded by the CSC
- Stipend (living allowance) (rates are yet to be confirmed) – paid and funded by the university
- Warm clothing allowance, where applicable – paid and funded by the university
- Study travel grant towards the costs of study-related travel within the UK or overseas – claimed from and paid by the university; funded by the CSC
- Excess baggage allowance, up to an annual approved limit, when returning home – claimed from and paid by the university; funded by the CSC
HOW TO APPLY
At the moment, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK is yet to publish information on all participating universities and eligible courses and the information will be shared as soon as it becomes available. In the mean time, some universities have published information on their website and you can read more about the eligibility and application procedures at the university websites provided below:
- Newcastle University
No. of awards: 7
Eligible courses:
MSc Agricultural and Environmental Science
MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
MSc Urban Planning
MPH Masters in Public Health
MSc Medical Sciences
MSc Global Public Health
MSc Environmental Engineering
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/sources/internationalnoneustudents/cwsss19.html
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- Bangor University
No. of awards: 3
Eligible courses:
MSc Agroforestry
MSc Conservation and Land Management
MSc Environment and Business Management
LLM Public Procurement Law and Strategy
MSc Public Health and Health Promotion
Website: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/international/future/commonwealth.php
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- Cranfield University
Eligible courses:
Advanced Chemical Engineering MSc
Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc
Energy Systems and Thermal Processes MSc
Environmental Engineering MSc
Environmental Management for Business MSc
Environmental Water Management MSc
Future Food Sustainability MSc
Geographical Information Management MSc
Water and Sanitation for Development MSc
Water and Wastewater Engineering MSc
Website: https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/funding/funding-opportunities/commonwealth-shared-scholarship-scheme
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- Queen Mary University of London
No. of awards: 3
Eligible courses:
MA Global Development Futures
MSc Integrated Management of Freshwater Environments
MA Development and Global Health
MSc Global Health Systems Theory and Policy
MSc Global Public Health and Policy
Website: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/scholarships/items/commonwealth-shared-scholarships-2019-20.html
Scholarship application deadline: 6 March 2019
- University of Bristol
No. of awards: 9
Eligible courses:
MSc in Water and Environmental Management
MSc in Transfusion and Transplantation Sciences
MSc Public Health
MSc in Climate Change Science and Policy
MSc in Environmental Policy and Management
MSc in Education (Policy and International Development)
MSc in Development and Security
MSc in Gender and International Relations
LLM Law and Globalisation
Website: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/fees-funding/awards/commonwealth-shared-scholarships/
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- University of Birmingham
No. of awards: 3
Eligible courses:
MA Africa and Development
MA African Studies
MA Social Research (African Studies)
MSc Health Economics and Health Policy
MSc Environment, Development and Politics
MSc Conflict, Statebuilding and Development
MPH Public Health
MSc Clinical Oncology
Website: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/International/students/finance/scholarships/commonwealth-shared-scholarships.aspx
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- London School of Economics and Political Science
No. of awards: 5
Eligible courses:
MSc Development Management
MSc Environment and Development
MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation
MSc Global Health Policy
MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies
Website: http://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/fees-and-funding/csss
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- SOAS University of London
Eligible courses:
No. of awards: 3
MSc Development Studies
MSc Globalisation and Development
MSc Environment, Politics and Development
MSc Migration Mobility and Development
MSc Violence, Conflict and Development
LLM in Law, Development and Globalisation
MSc Development Economics
MSc Public Financial Management
MSc Political Economy of Development
Website: https://www.soas.ac.uk/registry/scholarships/soas-hakluyt-scholarship.html
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- University of Stirling
No. of awards: 5
Eligible courses:
MSc International Conflict and Cooperation
MSc Financial Technology (FinTech)
MSc Environmental Management (Conservation)
MSc Sustainable Aquaculture
Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/scholarships/general/commonwealth-shared-scholarships/
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- University of Durham
No. of awards: 8
Eligible courses:
MSc Medical Anthopology
MSc Sustainability, Culture and Development
MSc Energy and Society
MSc Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
MSc New and Renewable Energy
MSc Civil Engineering
MA Risk
MSc Risk
MSc Defence, Development and Diplomacy
MSc Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
Website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/study/pg/finance/funding/commonwealth/
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- University College London
No. of awards: 3
Eligible courses:
MSc Materials for Energy and Environment
MSc Global Health and Development
MSc Health Economics and Decision Science
MSc Global Prosperity
MSc Risk, Disaster, and Resilience
MA Education and International Development
MA Education, Gender and International Development
MA Education, Health Promotion and International Development
MA Educational Planning, Economics and International Development
MSc Development Administration and Planning
Website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/scholarships/graduate/overs-master/cwss
Scholarship application deadline: 21 March 2019
- University of Southampton
No. of awards: 3
Eligible courses:
MSc Applied Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing (AGISRS)
MSc Demography
MSc Diabetes Best Practice
MSc Education
MSc Electrochemistry and Battery Technologies
MSc Gerontology
MSc Global Health
MSc Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care
MSc Sustainability
Website: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/uni-life/fees-funding/international-fees-funding/funding-partnerships/commonwealth-scholarships.page
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- University of Liverpool
Eligible courses:
Advanced Computer Science MSc
Archives and Records Management MARM
International Human Rights Law LLM
International Business MSc
International Slavery Studies MA
Master of Public Health MPH
Sustainable Civil and Structural Engineering MSc (Eng)
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/finance/scholarships/scholarships/commonwealth-shared-scholarship-scheme/
- University of Bath
Eligible courses:
MSc International Development
MSc International Development with Conflict and Humanitarian Action
MSc International Development with Economics
MSc International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability
MSc Human Computer Interaction
MSc Sustainable Chemical Engineering
MSc Molecular Biosciences (Biotechnology)
MSc Molecular Biosciences (Microbiology)
https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/commonwealth-shared-scholarship-scheme/
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- University of St Andrews
No. of awards: 2
Eligible courses:
MSc International Development Practice
MLitt Terrorism and Political Violence
MSc Sustainable Development
MSc Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/postgraduate/scholarships/csss/
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- University of Central Lancashire
Eligible courses:
MSc Oil and Gas Engineering
MSc Fire Safety Engineering
MSc Resource, Energy and Environmental Management
MSc Rural Medicine/Urgent Care
https://www.uclan.ac.uk/study_here/fees_and_finance/bursaries-scholarships/commonwealth-scholarships.php
- University of Strathclyde
No of awards: 6
Eligible courses:
MSc Finance
MSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering
MSc Sustainable Engineering: Renewable Energy Systems and the Environment
MSc Environmental Engineering
MSc Forensic Science
MSc Pharmaceutical Analysis
https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/scholarships/commonwealthsharedscholarship/
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
- University of Aberdeen
No of awards: 4
Eligible courses:
MSc in Environmental Partnership Management
MSc in Human Nutrition
MSc in Applied Marine and Fisheries Ecology
MSc in Ecology and Conservation
MSc in Environmental Science
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/funding/206
Scholarship application deadline: 7 March 2019
Information on other participating university will be published as soon as it becomes available. The team at T-Action Global would like to wish all applicants success in their application.
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships is a scholarship scheme managed by Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK and to know more about the organisation and all the scholarships they offer, kindly visit http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/about-us/
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