Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

• Funding value: All tuition fees, travel and living costs

• Suitable for Applicants from: Rest of world

• Deadline: 12 Dec 2024

• Funding provider(s): Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and Cranfield University

What it covers

• 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).

• Approved tuition and examination fees.

• Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,378 per month.

• Thesis grant towards the cost of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable.

• Warm clothing allowance, where applicable.

• Study travel grant towards the costs of study-related travel within the UK or overseas.

Who can apply

To apply for these scholarships, you must:

• Be a Commonwealth citizen, refugee, or British protected person;

• Be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country;

• Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October;

• By August, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours standard;

• Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a developed country;

• Be unable, either yourself or through your family, to pay to study in the UK.

• Have provided all supporting documentation (to the CSC) in the required format. 

• Be studying one of the applicable courses: 

The CSC promotes equal opportunity, gender equity, and cultural exchange. Applications are encouraged from a diverse range of candidates. The CSC is committed to administering and managing its scholarships and fellowships in a fair and transparent manner.