UK Department for International Development (DFID)
offers Commonwealth Scholarships for developing countries’ students for
pursuing Master’s, PhD and split-site (PhD) degree level at UK
Universities. 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. The application deadline for these Commonwealth
Scholarships is 3rd December 2013.
Study Subject(s): Scholarships
are provided in all subject areas offered at UK universities, although
the CSC’s selection criteria give priority to applications that
demonstrate strong relevance to development.
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing Master’s, PhD, and split-site (PhD) degree level at UK Universities.
Scholarship Provider: UK Department for International Development (DFID)
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: To apply for the awards covered in this prospectus, candidates should:
-Be Commonwealth citizens, refugees, or British protected persons
-Be permanent resident in a developing Commonwealth country (a full
list is available at http://bit.ly/cscuk-developing-cw-countries)
-Be available to commence their academic studies in the United
Kingdom by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2014
-Hold, by October 2014, a first degree of upper second class
Honours standard (or above); or a second class degree and a
relevant postgraduate qualification, which will normally be a Master’s
degree and
-For awards enhance clinical skills in the fields of
medicine and dentistry, have qualified as a doctor or dentist between 1
October 2004 and 30 September 2009.
-The Commission wishes to
promote equal opportunity, gender equity and cultural exchange.
Applications are encouraged from a diverse range of candidates.
Scholarship Open for International Students: The
students of developing Commonwealth country (Anguilla, Antigua and
Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Cameroon,
Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, The Gambia, Ghana,
Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, St Helena, St Kitts
and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu,
Uganda, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands (British) and Zambia) can apply for
these scholarships.
Scholarship Description: Commonwealth
Scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries are
offered for Master’s, PhD, and split-site (PhD) study in the UK. These
scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International
Development (DFID). Each year, the CSC invites each nominating
agency/university/university body to forward a specific number of
nominations. Each nominating agency/university/university body is
responsible for its own selection process, and in most cases they will
set their own closing date, which will be before the CSC’s deadline for
nominations (17 December 2013). 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. The 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.
Number of award(s): Approximately 300 scholarships are awarded each year.
Duration of award(s): -12-36
months’ support towards the completion of either a full-time taught or a
doctoral post graduate qualification at an eligible UK institution.
These awards are open to those candidates nominated either by the Vice
Chancellor/Executive Head of their employing institution or by the
appointed agency in their home country. Please note that the Commission
offers awards for one-year Master’s programmes only, and does not fund
MBAs.
- 12 months’ non-degree study in the United Kingdom on a
Split-Site basis to aid the completion of a doctoral degree undertaken
at a university in the candidate’s home country.
- Up to 6 months
enhancing clinical skills in medicine or dentistry (available only to
candidates from developing countries). These awards are open to
candidates nominated by their Vice Chancellor/Executive Head or by the
appointed agency in the home country.
What does it cover? Each Scholarship provides:
-Student concessionary or other approved airfare to the United Kingdom
and return on expiry of the Scholarship (the cost of journeys made
before final award confirmation will not normally be reimbursed, nor can
fares be paid for a Scholar’s dependant)
-Approved tuition and examination fees
-A personal maintenance allowance at the rate of £917 per month (£1,134
per month for those studying at institutions in the London Metropolitan
area) – rates quoted at 2012-2013 levels
-A grant towards the expenses of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable
-An initial arrival allowance, incorporating an initial clothing grant for Scholars from tropical countries
-A grant for expenses for approved travel within the United Kingdom or overseas
-A grant towards fieldwork costs for those Scholars
undertaking doctoral studies for whom a case has been made for
fieldwork outside the United Kingdom. This shall not normally exceed
one economy class return airfare to the fieldwork location
-A paid
midterm fare to their home country for Scholars on three year doctoral
awards. Scholars for whom fieldwork fares are provided to their home
country shall not be entitled to a midterm fare home, nor Scholars who
have claimed (or intend to claim) spouse or child allowances for more
than 12 months during their award
-For Scholars selected by the
Commission for awards exceeding 18 months, a spouse allowance of £220
per month is payable provided that the Scholar and spouse are residing
together at the same address in the United Kingdom. It is not paid when
the spouse is also in receipt of an award. For Scholars accompanied by
their spouse and children, a child allowance is payable at the rate of
£138 per month for the first child, and £108 per month for the second
and third child under the age of 16, provided they reside with their
parents. The Commission’s spouse and family allowances represent only a
contribution towards the costs of family maintenance in the UK and
Scholars should expect and be able to supplement these allowances to
support family members who choose to come to the UK.
-Irrespective
of the length of the award, a Scholar who is widowed, divorced or a lone
parent will receive an allowance in respect of the first accompanying
child and child allowances for the second and third accompanying
children.
Selection Criteria: Applications are considered according to the following selection criteria:
-Academic merit of the candidate
-The quality of the proposal
-The likely impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country.
Notification: Candidates
will be notified of their provisional selection by the Commission: that
is, a selection of the award subject to the Commission agreeing the
terms of admission to the university/institution. Candidates will be
given a formal Notification of Award – the offer of a Scholarship – as
soon as terms of admission to the university/institution have been
agreed. Formal confirmation of the award will be issued when all
conditions of the Notification of Award have been met. Scholars will be
expected to take up the award from the date stated by the Commission in
its Notification of Award.
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 directly from candidates.
-The CSC expects
all Commonwealth Scholarship candidates to be nominated by an approved
nominating agency/university/university body, and to have completed an
application form using our Electronic Application System (EAS).
-Full help on how to apply using the EAS is provided in our guides,
which should be read in full before making any attempt to use the EAS.
-The EAS will close to applicants on 3 December 2013 and no further
applications can be made after that date. The CSC will not accept any
applications which are not submitted via the EAS to the nominating
agency/university/university body in the candidate’s home country.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 3rd December 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
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