Scholarship

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
Award Not specified
Closing date Closed
Location BD, BZ, BW, CM, DM +39
For Individuals

About this opportunity

The Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships provide financial support to students from developing Commonwealth countries who wish to pursue online master's degrees while remaining in their home countries. This scholarship program is funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and administered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. The scholarship covers tuition fees for eligible students applying to study MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) or MSc Global Ageing and Policy (Distance Learning) at the University of Southampton. There are 10 scholarships available for the 2025 entry cycle. The program aims to support students who would be unable to afford their studies without this scholarship, with a particular focus on candidates from eligible developing Commonwealth countries who are citizens, British Protected Persons, or refugees living in those countries during their studies.
10 awards
education gerontology ageing global policy social sciences economic sciences political sciences distance learning online education

Who can apply

Applicant Types

individual

Citizenship

🇧🇩 Bangladesh 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇱🇸 Lesotho 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇲🇸 Montserrat 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇸🇭 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇬🇲 Gambia 🇹🇬 Togo 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 🇿🇲 Zambia

Residency

🇧🇩 Bangladesh 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇱🇸 Lesotho 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇲🇸 Montserrat 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇸🇭 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇬🇲 Gambia 🇹🇬 Togo 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 🇿🇲 Zambia

Region

Global

How to apply

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Review process

Applications are submitted through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Electronic Application System (EAS). Applicants must also apply separately to the University of Southampton for admission to the relevant master's program.

Restrictions

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