Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

Commonwealth scholarships support talented students from low and middle income Commonwealth countries to study in the UK.

Shared Master’s Scholarships are offered at selected UK universities for selected courses. The Commonwealth Scholarships Commission (CSC) works with these universities to share the cost of funding for these awards.

Funded by UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), they help develop future leaders and professionals who can contribute to sustainable development in their home countries. 

To get this scholarship you must:

• be a British Protected Person, a citizen of an eligible country, or a refugee living in an eligible country
• be permanently resident in one of the eligible countries 
• be available to start your academic studies by the start of the UK academic year in September 
• have a 2:1 honours degree, or a 2:2 degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification
• be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship 
• provide all supporting documentation in the required format 
• meet the English language requirements for your course by the end of February
• return to your home country within 1 month of the scholarship ending

You must also study 1 of the following programmes: 

• MSc Electrochemistry and Battery Technologies
• MA Fashion Management
• MSc Gerontology

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission provides more information on this scholarship.

If your scholarship application is shortlisted, we'll contact you in February.

For further details, please refer to the Commonwealth Scholarships selection criteria.