Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK‘s publication on the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for 2019 has been released and the information on eligible courses/participating universities is accessible at: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/shared-scholarships/courses/.
These scholarships are for master’s study only, and do not cover undergraduate courses, PhD study, or any pre-sessional English language teaching, and are usually tenable for one year.
Purpose of scholarship: 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.
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
Who can apply
To apply for a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship, 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 2019
- By September 2019, 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
- Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
[Note: The universities will specify the Commonwealth countries they will be accepting applications from (i.e. eligible Commonwealth country) hence applicants should confirm eligibility of their countries from the university websites or contacts provided on the scholarship information web-page prior to preparing/submitting their applications]
How to apply
Application processes differ from university to university and all participating universities will stipulate how applications should be submitted hence applicants should first check from the website of the universities they would like to apply to know about application guidelines.
Scholarship application deadline
Application deadline differ from university to university hence applicants should kindly find out from the university websites.
Eligible courses
The following courses are eligible for Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for 2019:
1. Science and technology for development
MRes Parasite Control | Aberystwyth University |
MSc (Eng) Environmental Engineering and Project Management | University of Leeds |
MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering | Cranfield University |
MSc Advanced Computer Systems Development | University of the West of Scotland |
MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering | Cranfield University |
MSc Agricultural and Environmental Science | Newcastle University |
MSc Agroecology, Water and Food Sovereignty | Coventry University |
MSc Analytical Science and Instrumentation | University of Warwick |
MSc Animal Science | Aberystwyth University |
MSc Applied Computational Science and Engineering | Imperial College London |
MSc Applied Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing (AGISRS) | University of Southampton |
MSc Applied Instrumentation and Control | Glasgow Caledonian University |
MSc Cancer Pharmacology | University of Bradford |
MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance | Imperial College London |
MSc Conservation and Land Management | Bangor University |
MSc Construction Project Management | University of Portsmouth |
MSc Ecology and Environmental Management | Liverpool Hope University |
MSc Electrochemistry and Battery Technologies | University of Southampton |
MSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering | University of Strathclyde |
MSc Energy | Heriot-Watt University |
MSc Energy and Society | Durham University |
MSc Energy Systems and Thermal Processes | Cranfield University |
MSc Entomology | Harper Adams University |
MSc Environment and Development with Integrated Fieldwork | University of Leeds |
MSc Environmental Engineering | Cranfield University |
MSc Environmental Engineering | University of Strathclyde |
MSc Environmental Policy and Management | University of Bristol |
MSc Fire Safety Engineering | University of Central Lancashire |
MSc Food Science | University of Reading |
MSc Food Security | University of Glasgow |
MSc Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture | University of Exeter |
MSc Food Technology: Quality Assurance | University of Reading |
MSc Forensic Science | University of Strathclyde |
MSc Geographical Information Management | Cranfield University |
MSc Geographical Information Systems | University of Leeds |
MSc Geospatial and Mapping Sciences | University of Glasgow |
MSc in Civil Engineering | Durham University |
MSc Integrated Management of Freshwater Environments | Queen Mary, University of London |
MSc Integrated Pest Management | Harper Adams University |
MSc IT Security | Nottingham Trent University |
MSc Livestock Science | Aberystwyth University |
MSc Materials for Energy and Environment | University College London |
MSc Molecular Biosciences (Biotechnology) | University of Bath |
MSc New and Renewable Energy | Durham University |
MSc Nutrition and Food Science | University of Reading |
MSc Oil and Gas Engineering | University of Central Lancashire |
MSc Petroleum Geoscience | Imperial College London |
MSc Pharmaceutical Analysis | University of Strathclyde |
MSc Plant Science and Biotechnology | University of Leeds |
MSc Renewable Energy Development | Heriot-Watt University |
MSc Renewable Energy Engineering | Heriot-Watt University |
MSc Renewable Energy Engineering | University of Exeter |
MSc Resource, Energy and Environmental Management | University of Central Lancashire |
MSc Structural Engineering with Materials | Nottingham Trent University |
MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security | Newcastle University |
MSc Sustainable Aquaculture | University of Stirling |
MSc Sustainable Chemical Engineering | University of Bath |
MSc Sustainable Development | University of Exeter |
MSc Sustainable Engineering: Renewable Energy Systems and the Environment | University of Strathclyde |
MSc Veterinary Epidemiology | Royal Veterinary College |
MSc Water and Environmental Management | University of Bristol |
MSc Water and Wastewater Engineering | Cranfield University |
MSc Water Engineering | University of Exeter |
2. Strengthening health systems and capacity
MA Bioethics and Medical Law | St Mary’s University |
MA Development and Global Health | Queen Mary, University of London |
MA Public Health | Nottingham Trent University |
Master of Public Health (International) | University of Leeds |
MPH Master of Public Health | Glasgow Caledonian University |
MPH Master of Public Health | Imperial College London |
MPH Master of Public Health | Teesside University |
MPH Master of Public Health | University of Glasgow |
MPH Master of Public Health | University of Nottingham |
MPH Master of Public Health (Global Health) | University of Nottingham |
MPH Masters in Public Health | Newcastle University |
MPH Masters in Public Health | University of Birmingham |
MPH Masters of Public Health in Global Health | Queen’s University Belfast |
MPhil Health, Medicine and Society | University of Cambridge |
MPhil Public Health | University of Cambridge |
MRes Clinical Research | King’s College London |
MSc Advanced Nursing | University of Nottingham |
MSc Advanced Nursing Sciences | University of Glasgow |
MSc Applied Public Health | Cardiff Metropolitan University |
MSc Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) | King’s College London |
MSc Chronic Disease Management | St Mary’s University |
MSc Clinical Nursing | King’s College London |
MSc Clinical Oncology | University of Birmingham |
MSc Dermatology and Skin Integrity | University of Hertfordshire |
MSc Diabetes Best Practice | University of Southampton |
MSc Environment and Human Health | University of Exeter |
MSc Global Health | Queen Margaret University |
MSc Global Health | University of Southampton |
MSc Global Health and Development | University College London |
MSc Global Health Care Management | Coventry University |
MSc Global Health Policy | London School of Economics and Political Science |
MSc Global Health Policy | University of Edinburgh |
MSc Global Health Systems Theory and Policy | Queen Mary, University of London |
MSc Global Mental Health | King’s College London |
MSc Global Mental Health | University of Glasgow |
MSc Global Public Health | Newcastle University |
MSc Global Public Health and Policy | Queen Mary, University of London |
MSc Health Economics and Decision Science | University College London |
MSc Health Psychology | King’s College London |
MSc Health Psychology | Liverpool John Moores University |
MSc Healthcare Operational Management | University of Warwick |
MSc Human Nutrition | University of Aberdeen |
MSc in Health Economics and Health Policy | University of Birmingham |
MSc in Midwifery Studies and Maternal and Newborn Health | University of Nottingham |
MSc Infection and Immunity | University of Leicester |
MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine | University of Oxford |
MSc International Health Management | Imperial College London |
MSc International Public Health | Liverpool John Moores University |
MSc Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care | University of Southampton |
MSc Maternal & Newborn Healthcare | King’s College London |
MSc Medical Anthopology | Durham University |
MSc Medical Sciences | Newcastle University |
MSc Molecular Biosciences (Microbiology) | University of Bath |
MSc Nutrition with Public Health Management | Sheffield Hallam University |
MSc One Health | Royal Veterinary College |
MSc Public Health | Birmingham City University |
MSc Public Health | University of Bristol |
MSc Public Health | University of Worcester |
MSc Public Health & Health Promotion | Bangor University |
MSc Public Health and Health Promotion | Brunel University London |
MSc Public Health for Eye Care | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
MSc Rural Medicine/Urgent Care | University of Central Lancashire |
MSc Sexual and Reproductive Health | Queen Margaret University |
MSc Specialist Physiotherapy Practice | Sheffield Hallam University |
MSc Transforming and Leading in Health Care | Birmingham City University |
MSc Transfusion and Transplantation Sciences | University of Bristol |
MSc Water and Environmental Management | Heriot-Watt University |
3. Promoting global prosperity
LLM International Trade Law | University of Leeds |
MA Charity Management | St Mary’s University |
MA Education with TESOL | Bishop Grosseteste University |
MA Global Development Futures | Queen Mary, University of London |
MA Social Research (African Studies) | University of Birmingham |
MPhil Conservation Leadership | University of Cambridge |
MPhil Development Studies | University of Cambridge |
MPhil Public Policy | University of Cambridge |
MSc Advanced Chemical and Petroleum Engineering | University of Bradford |
MSc Applied Marine and Fisheries Ecology | University of Aberdeen |
MSc Business and Management | University of Portsmouth |
MSc Civil Engineering | Nottingham Trent University |
MSc Demography | University of Southampton |
MSc Development Economics | SOAS, University of London |
MSc Development Management | London School of Economics and Political Science |
MSc Economic Development and Policy Analysis | University of Nottingham |
MSc Economics | University of Reading |
MSc Economics and Development Economics | University of Nottingham |
MSc Economics and Finance for Development | University of Bradford |
MSc Economics for Development | University of Oxford |
MSc Energy and Economics | Heriot-Watt University |
MSc Environmental and Business Management | Bangor University |
MSc Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | Durham University |
MSc Environmental Management (Conservation) | University of Stirling |
MSc Environmental Management for Business | Cranfield University |
MSc Environmental Partnership Management | University of Aberdeen |
MSc Environmental Science | University of Aberdeen |
MSc Finance | University of Strathclyde |
MSc Financial Technology (FinTech) | University of Stirling |
MSc Future Food Sustainability | Cranfield University |
MSc Global Prosperity | University College London |
MSc Globalisation and Development | SOAS, University of London |
MSc International Development | University of Bath |
MSc International Development Practice | University of St Andrews |
MSc International Development with Economics | University of Bath |
MSc International Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management | University of Hertfordshire |
MSc International Trade Transport and Logistics | Liverpool John Moores University |
MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management | Sheffield Hallam University |
MSc Nutrition for Global Health | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
MSc Public Financial Management | SOAS, University of London |
MSc Social Business and Microfinance | Glasgow Caledonian University |
MSc Sustainable Development | University of Bradford |
MSc Sustainable Development | University of St Andrews |
MSc Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics | University of St Andrews |
4. Strengthening global peace, security and governance
LLM International Development Law and Human Rights (IDLHR) | University of Warwick |
LLM International Human Rights Development | University of Bradford |
LLM International Human Rights Law | University of Hertfordshire |
LLM International Law | Keele University |
LLM Law | University of Cambridge |
LLM Law and Globalisation | University of Bristol |
LLM Law, Development and Globalisation | SOAS, University of London |
LLM/MSc Global Crime, Justice and Security | Liverpool John Moores University |
MA Applied Security Strategy (MStrat) | University of Exeter |
MA Conflict Transformation and Social Justice | Queen’s University Belfast |
MA Criminology and Criminal Justice | Keele University |
MA Human Rights, Culture and Social Justice | Goldsmiths University of London |
MA Human Trafficking, Migration and Organised Crime | St Mary’s University |
MA International Conflict Analysis | University of Kent |
MA International Relations | Liverpool John Moores University |
MA Politics and International Relations (Global Security) | Keele University |
MA Politics and International Relations (International Relations) | Keele University |
MA Politics, Development and the Global South | Goldsmiths University of London |
MA Public Policy | University of Reading |
MA Terrorism, International Crime and Global Security | Coventry University |
MLitt Terrorism and Political Violence | University of St Andrews |
MSc Applied Cyber Security | Queen’s University Belfast |
MSc Business Analytics | Imperial College London |
MSc Business Strategy, Leadership and Change | Heriot-Watt University |
MSc Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding | Durham University |
MSc Conflict, Statebuilding and Development | University of Birmingham |
MSc Defence, Development and Diplomacy | Durham University |
MSc Development Administration and Planning | University College London |
MSc Development and Security | University of Bristol |
MSc International Development with Conflict and Humanitarian Action | University of Bath |
MSc Sustainability, Culture and Development | Durham University |
MSc Urban Planning | Newcastle University |
MSc Violence, Conflict and Development | SOAS, University of London |
MSt Diplomatic Studies | University of Oxford |
5. Strengthening resilience and response to crises
LLM Public Procurement Law & Strategy | Bangor University |
MA Risk | Durham University |
MPhil Engineering for Sustainable Development | University of Cambridge |
MSc Agroforestry | Bangor University |
MSc Applied Mathematical Sciences with Climate Change Modelling | Heriot-Watt University |
MSc Biodiversity, Conservation and Management | University of Oxford |
MSc Climate Change Science and Policy | University of Bristol |
MSc Conservation and Rural Development | University of Kent |
MSc Disaster Management and Resilience | Coventry University |
MSc Ecology and Conservation | University of Aberdeen |
MSc Environment and Development | London School of Economics and Political Science |
MSc Environment, Development and Politics | University of Birmingham |
MSc Environment, Politics and Development | SOAS, University of London |
MSc Environmental Change and Management | University of Oxford |
MSc Environmental Engineering | Newcastle University |
MSc Environmental Management | Bath Spa University |
MSc Environmental Management | Sheffield Hallam University |
MSc Environmental Water Management | Cranfield University |
MSc Family and Child Psychology | University of Chester |
MSc International Conflict and Cooperation | University of Stirling |
MSc International Development | University of Edinburgh |
MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies | London School of Economics and Political Science |
MSc International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability | University of Bath |
MSc Mathematical Biology, Ecology and Medicine | Heriot-Watt University |
MSc Migration, Mobility and Development | SOAS, University of London |
MSc Risk | Durham University |
MSc Risk, Crisis and Resilience Management | University of Portsmouth |
MSc Risk, Disaster and Resilience | University College London |
MSc Sustainability | University of Southampton |
MSc Sustainable Energy | University of Glasgow |
MSc Urban Analytics and Visualisation | University of Warwick |
MSc Water and Environmental Management | University of Hertfordshire |
MSc Water Engineering | Brunel University London |
MSc Water Science, Policy and Management | University of Oxford |
MSc(Eng) Transport Planning and Engineering | University of Leeds |
MSc/MRes Global Food Security and Development | Nottingham Trent University |
6. Access, inclusion and opportunity
MA Africa and Development | University of Birmingham |
MA African Studies | University of Birmingham |
MA Disability Studies | Liverpool Hope University |
MA Education | Birmingham City University |
MA Education | University of Nottingham |
MA Education and International Development | University College London |
MA Education, Gender and International Development | University College London |
MA Education, Health Promotion and International | University College London |
MA Education: International Education | Bath Spa University |
MA Educational Planning, Economics and International Development | University College London |
MA Gender and International Development | University of Warwick |
Masters of Education in Special Educational Needs (SEN) | University of Exeter |
MPhil African Studies | University of Cambridge |
MPhil Education (Globalisation and International Development) | University of Cambridge |
MPhil Modern South Asian Studies | University of Cambridge |
MPP Master of Public Policy | University of Oxford |
MSc Development Studies | SOAS, University of London |
MSc Education | University of Southampton |
MSc Education (Child Development and Education) | University of Oxford |
MSc Education (Policy and International Development) | University of Bristol |
MSc Education, Public Policy and Equity | University of Glasgow |
MSc Educational Leadership | Queen’s University Belfast |
MSc Food Security | University of Warwick |
MSc Gender and International Relations | University of Bristol |
MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation | London School of Economics and Political Science |
MSc Gerontology | University of Southampton |
MSc Human Computer Interaction | University of Bath |
MSc Political Economy of Development | SOAS, University of London |
MSc Social Development and Health | Queen Margaret University |
MSc Water and Sanitation for Development | Cranfield University |
Source: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK