Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

Overview

The Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission with funding from the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and UK universities, to support scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom.

Eligibility

To apply for these scholarships, you must:

• Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person

• Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country

• Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2023

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

• Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship

• By September 2023, hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree (2:2) and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a master’s degree)

Eligible Commonwealth countries are: Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, 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, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia.

Value of the Scholarship

The scholarship covers:

• Tuition fees

• Maintenance/Living cost stipend

• Approved airfare to and from UK

• Thesis grant if applicable

• Study travel grant if applicable

• A one off warm clothes allowance

Eligible Courses at The University of Reading (September Entry)

• MSc Food Science

• MSc Food Technology – Quality Assurance

• MA Public Policy

• MA International Relations