Scholarship

Commonwealth Master's Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
Award Not specified
Closing date No closing date
Location BD, BZ, BW, CM, DM +39
For Individuals

About this opportunity

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) provides the UK government scholarship scheme led by international development objectives. 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. These scholarships are for candidates from eligible low and middle income Commonwealth countries, to undertake full-time taught Master's study at a UK university. By attracting individuals with outstanding talent and identifiable potential from all backgrounds and supporting them to become leaders and innovators on returning to their home countries, the CSC's work combines sustainable development with the UK national interest and provides opportunities for international partnerships and collaboration. The scholarships are offered under the six CSC development themes and include full tuition coverage, airfare, monthly stipend, and additional support for living expenses.
12 - 13 mo
July 2026

Who can apply

Applicant Types

individual

Citizenship

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladesh ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟ Belize ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Cameroon ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Dominica ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Eswatini ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Fiji ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Gabon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Gambia ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Grenada ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พ Guyana ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Jamaica ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Kiribati ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lesotho ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Malawi ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ป Maldives ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Mauritius ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธ Montserrat ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Mozambique ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Namibia ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท Nauru ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New Guinea ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ Rwanda ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญ Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ Saint Lucia ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ Samoa ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Sierra Leone ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง Solomon Islands ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ Togo ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด Tonga ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ป Tuvalu ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Uganda ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ Vanuatu ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Zambia

Residency

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladesh ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟ Belize ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ Botswana ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Cameroon ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Dominica ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Eswatini ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Fiji ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Gabon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Gambia ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Grenada ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พ Guyana ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Jamaica ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Kiribati ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lesotho ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Malawi ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ป Maldives ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Mauritius ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธ Montserrat ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Mozambique ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Namibia ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท Nauru ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New Guinea ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ Rwanda ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญ Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ Saint Lucia ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ Samoa ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Sierra Leone ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง Solomon Islands ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lanka ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tanzania ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ Togo ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด Tonga ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ป Tuvalu ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Uganda ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ Vanuatu ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Zambia

Project Locations

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom

Region

Global

Priority Groups

disabled

How to apply

Institutional approval

Stages

  1. 1 two_stage

Required documents

cv ยท transcripts ยท references

Review process

Applications must be submitted through national nominating agencies or selected non-governmental organisations and charitable bodies. Nominators put forward an agreed number of candidates to the CSC for consideration. Selection is based on candidate merit, quality of research proposal, and potential impact on development of the candidate's home country.

Additional benefits

  • travel_support
  • health_insurance
  • housing

Restrictions

  • no_concurrent_funding
  • employment_restrictions
  • geographic_restrictions
  • reporting_requirements

Post-award obligations

  • final_report
  • acknowledge_funder
  • return_if_unused