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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
100% tuition fee waiver and other costs
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- travel expenses
- other
Description
The Commonwealth Master's Scholarships are for students from low and middle income Commonwealth countries who want to study for a master’s degree in the UK.
Benefits
This scholarship covers:
your tuition fees
return travel costs
a monthly stipend
an allowances package
Eligibility
This scholarship is for study across a range of subject areas. It’s offered to students whose studies fall under one of these themes:
- Science and technology for development
- Strengthening health systems and capacity
- Promoting global prosperity
- Strengthening global peace, security and governance
- Strengthening resilience and response to crises
- Access, inclusion and opportunity
You must:
- be a British Protected Person, a citizen of, or a refugee in, one of the eligible countries
- live permanently in one of the eligible countries
- be available to start your academic studies by the start of the UK academic year in September
- have by September either a degree of at least upper second class (2:1) honours or a second class degree (2:2) and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a master’s degree)
- be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
- provide all supporting documentation in the required format
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
41 nationalities
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
- Apply through your local national nominating agency or non-governmental organisation.
- Apply for your master’s degree at Southampton, stating that you wish to be considered for Commonwealth Scholarship funding.