2015
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships
Commonwealth
Shared Scholarships are offered by the CSC in partnership with UK universities.
These scholarships are intended for students from developing countries who
would not otherwise be able to afford to undertake Master’s level study in the
UK, to gain skills and knowledge which will allow them to contribute to the
development of their home countries.
Levels
and subjects of study
Shared
Scholarships are for taught Masters’ courses only; awards will not be made for
undergraduate or PhD study, and will not cover any pre-sessional English
language teaching.
Candidates
can apply to study subjects related to the development of their home country at
participating UK universities only.
Shared
Scholarships are usually tenable for one-year Master’s courses only.
Terms
and conditions and eligibility
To
apply for a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship, candidates must:
• Be
Commonwealth citizens, refugees, or British protected persons
• Be
permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country (a full list is
available in the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2015
prospectus)
• Be
available to commence their academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK
academic year in September/October 2015
• Hold,
by October 2015, a first degree of at least upper second class Honours standard
• Not
have undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country
• Be
unable themselves, or through their families, to pay to study in the UK
How
to apply
All
applications must be made through your host UK university. You must check with
them in the first instance for specific advice on how to make an application
and for their own closing date.
All
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship candidates must be selected and put forward to
the CSC by their host UK university, and must submit their application to the
CSC using our Electronic Application System (EAS).
Candidates
must apply for a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship using one of two methods, as
instructed by the university:
1. Via
university: Applying to the university in the first instance using the
university’s own application form. If selected, candidates will then be asked
to submit an application to the CSC using the EAS. Any applications made via
the EAS only and not directly to the university first will not be considered.
2. EAS
only: Applying to both the university and the CSC at the same time using the
EAS.
Each
university has its own closing date for applications. Any applications received
after this date will be deemed ineligible.
