Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

About this opportunity

The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and UK universities, including the University of Birmingham, to support scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom. The scheme provides comprehensive funding for eligible candidates from Commonwealth developing countries to pursue specific postgraduate master's programmes at the University of Birmingham. Candidates must certify that they are nationals of a Commonwealth developing country, not currently living or studying in a developed country, have not undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country, and are unable to pay to study in the UK through their own or family resources. Recipients agree to return to their own country to work or study as soon as the award ends.

12 - 25 mo

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Who can apply

Applicant Types

individual

Citizenship

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

Project Locations

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Region

Global

Priority Groups

low_income

How to apply

Institutional approval

Stages

1 single_stage

Additional benefits

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housing

Restrictions

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Post-award obligations

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