Scholarship
Name: Commonwealth
Scholarships for developing Commonwealth country citizens
Brief
description
2014
Applications are now open for the CSC Commonwealth Scholarships for
Masters and PhD students from developing Commonwealth countries to study in UK,
funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).
Accepted
Subject Areas?
All subject
areas are eligible, although the CSC’s selection criteria give priority to
applications that demonstrate strong relevance to development.
Levels of study
You can apply
for a Commonwealth
Scholarship for the following levels of study:
Master’s (from
2013, the CSC funds one-year Master’s courses only), PhD, and split-site-PhD
(where the CSC supports one year’s study at a UK university as part of a PhD
being undertaken in your home country)
You are requested
to apply for a course of study at a UK university with which the CSC has a part
funding agreement.
About
Scholarship
Each year,
the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission invites each nominating
agency, university or university body to forward a specific number of
nominations for the commonwealth scholarship for developing
countries. Each nominating agency/university/university body is responsible for
its own selection process, and in most cases they will set a closing date in
the months preceding the CSC’s deadline for nominations (17 December 2013).
There is a nominating agency for Commonwealth Scholarships in each Commonwealth country.
There is a nominating agency for Commonwealth Scholarships in each Commonwealth country.
There is a
nominating agency for Commonwealth Scholarships in each Commonwealth country.
In addition, universities and university bodies in a number of developing
Commonwealth countries are invited to nominate candidates to the CSC.
Scholarship
Offered Since: 1959
Scholarship
Type: Masters and PhD
Scholarship for developing Countries
Selection
Criteria
Applications
are considered according to the following selection criteria:
- Academic merit of the candidate
- Quality of the proposal
- Likely impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country
Who is
qualified to apply?
Masters and PhD
students from developing countries
Number of
Scholarships: Approximately
300 scholarships are awarded each year. The CSC invites around three times more
nominations than scholarships available – therefore, nominated candidates are
not guaranteed to get a scholarship. There are no quotas for scholarships for
any individual country. Candidates nominated by national nominating agencies
are in competition with those nominated by universities/university bodies, and
the same standards will be applied to applications made through either channel.
Duration of
Scholarships: For the
duration of the programme
Eligible
Countries: Developing
commonwealth countries including African countries
To be taken at:
UK Universities
Application
Deadline: The EAS will
close to applicants on 3 December 2013 and no further
applications can be made after that date.
Offered
annually? Yes
How to
Apply: All
applications must be made through your nominating agency (or
university/university body, if applicable) in your home country. You must check
with them in the first instance for specific advice on how to make an
application and for their own closing date. The CSC cannot accept any
applications direct from candidates.
Visit Scholarship webpage for
details
Sponsors
Commonwealth
Scholarship Commission (CSC) and UK Department for International Development
(DFID).
Important
Notes: