Name of the Event: Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships
Place: United Kingdom
Mode: Offline
Last Date of Application: 15 October 2024
Link to Apply:
Purpose:
Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development, and are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK.
Intended Beneficiaries:
Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships are for candidates from eligible low and middle-income Commonwealth countries, to undertake full-time taught Master’s study at a UK university.
Applicant eligibility:
To be considered for these scholarships, applicants must:
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Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person.
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Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
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Be available to start academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2024.
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By September 2024, hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)*. The CSC would not normally fund a second Master’s degree. If applying for a second Master’s degree, applicants must provide justification as to why they wish to undertake this study.
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Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.
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Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format.
Financial assistance
Each scholarship provides:
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Approved airfare from the Scholar’s home country to the UK and return at the end of the award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor the cost of journeys made before the award is confirmed).
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Approved tuition fees: full fees are covered by an agreement between the CSC and the UK university, and Scholars are not liable to pay for any part of the tuition fee.
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Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,347 per month, or £1,652 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at current levels).
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Warm clothing allowance, where applicable.
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Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas.
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If a Scholar has children and is widowed, divorced, or a single parent, a child allowance of £576.61 per month for the first child, and £143 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16 if their children are living with them at the same address in the UK.