Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2024-25 provide an excellent opportunity for students to pursue higher education in the United Kingdom for free. This fully-funded UK scholarship is open to the most talented, outstanding, and bright students who would otherwise be unable to study in the UK. The Commonwealth master’s scholarships aim to attract exceptional individuals from underdeveloped, low-income, and lower-middle-income Commonwealth countries. Scholarships are awarded with the goal of encouraging equity and inclusion, rewarding merit, and making education more accessible to underprivileged people.
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission manages and provides the principal UK Government Scholarships, including the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Program.However, the CSC is an executive and independent entity that receives direct funding from the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. The CSC’s primary goal is to carry out the mission and promote the UK Government’s vision of long-term development commitments to the Commonwealth Nations.
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships
- Host Country: United Kingdom
- Host Universities: Universities of the UK (should be selected by the candidate before applying)
- Degree Level: Master’s Degree Program
Benefits of Commonwealth Shared Master’s Scholarships :
- The full tuition fee would be covered by the grant given by the CSC.
- A return airfare ticket will be provided.
- A monthly stipend of £1,378 will be provided.
- In case the students are studying in the London Metropolitan area universities, a monthly stipend of ££1,690 will be given.
- A warm clothing allowance will be given.
- The university will cover the expense of the thesis if applicable. (funded by CSC)
- A travel stipend will be provided to cover study-related costs. Travel may take place in the United Kingdom or abroad.
- Costs of the obligatory tuberculosis test will be covered.
Visa fees will be repaid. - If you are a single parent, widower, or divorced, you will receive the first child allowance of £590 per month. Additionally, if you have a second or third child, you will receive £146 per month. The children must be under the age of sixteen.
- If you are disabled, a specific disability award will be issued following a thorough examination and evaluation.
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Eligibility Criteria
- The candidate must be a citizen of eligible Commonwealth countries or have been given refugee status by any of the given Commonwealth countries.
- Candidates who are on the list of British Protected Persons may apply.
- The candidate must be a permanent resident in a Commonwealth country.
- Applicant must have an honours degree with first-class grades, or at least upper second- or lower second-class grades.
- Applicant must hold an appropriate postgraduate qualification, usually a master’s degree.
- Prospective student must be able to study in the UK beginning in September 2025.
- The candidate cannot have studied or worked for one academic year in the United Kingdom or another high-income country.
- Applicant cannot study at a UK university without a Commonwealth funding.
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Eligible Countries for CSC Scholarship
- 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
How to Apply for Commonwealth Shared Scholarship
- The candidates have to apply online for the Commonwealth Scholarship on the CW Shared Portal.
- Make sure to apply separately for both the university and the scholarship.
- Candidates must select the relevant and preferred courses from the list provided.
- Select a university from the list.
- Each university has its own eligibility and prerequisites. Make sure to complete all UK university criteria and adhere to the university deadline.
- If a university does not require an English proficiency certificate, request that the university recommend you for the scholarship without an English language test by email.
- The UK universities must nominate candidates for the award.
- You may apply to multiple universities and disciplines, but if you are awarded the scholarship, you must choose just one.
Commonwealth Scholarship Deadline: The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship application deadline is Thursday, December 12 at 16:00 GMT.
