Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme at UK Universities
DFID/UK Universities
Masters Degree
Deadline: 16 April 2014 (annual)
Study in: UK
Course starts: September 2014
Description:
The UK Commonwealth Shared
Scholarship Scheme provides scholarships for international students from
developing Commonwealth countries who wants to study a postgraduate degree in
UK Universities. It is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth
Scholarship Commission (with funding from DFID), and UK universities.
The Scheme allows them to contribute
toward the development of their home countries. Awards are for taught masters
courses only. No awards will be made for undergraduate or doctoral study.
Participating
Universities(s):
Scholarships are only available at
participating universities in the UK. See the Booklet for 2014
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Prospectus for details of the UK institutions offering
Scholarships joint-funded with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in 2014.
Fields of study:
Shared Scholarship Scheme (SSS)
Awards are offered only for subjects relating to the economic, social and
technological development of a candidate’s country. Additional details of
the eligible courses (or departments) offered by the institutions is found at
the 2014 Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Prospectus (link above).
Target group:
Nationals of Commonwealth Developing
Countries (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda Nauru, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Namibia,
Cameroon, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana,
India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New
Guineas, Pitcairn, Rwanda, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St
Vincent, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, and Zambia)
Scholarship
value/inclusions:
DFID and participating United
Kingdom institutions will jointly meet the full costs of an award holder’s
study in the United Kingdom including air fares to and from the United Kingdom.
Maintenance allowance is paid by the scholar’s host institution, at the level
set by the UK Government: £1,173 per month for scholars based in London and
£948 per month for the rest of the UK. (October 2013 figures with an
inflationary increase for 2014/15 academic year).
A grant of up to £225 to cover
thesis (Master’s) costs is available; also available is £200 for study travel.
The cost of up to 10 Kilograms of excess baggage (books only) is available for
scholars returning home at the end of their awards. No additional allowances
are paid for spouses or other dependents.
Eligibility:
Candidates are normally expected to
hold a first degree at either first class or upper second-class level.
Sponsoring institutions must confirm that candidates are sufficiently fluent in
written and oral English to pursue their proposed studies immediately, as no
pre-course English
Language Teaching is available under these awards.
Applicants should certify in writing
that they:
A. are nationals of a
Commonwealth developing country, and not at present living or studying in
a developed country;
B. has not undertaken studies
lasting one year or more in a developed country;
C. are themselves, or through their
families, unable to pay to study in the United Kingdom;
D. will return to their home country
as soon as their award comes to an end. The commission will only consider
requests to extend leave to remain in the UK post-award for those wishing
to move from masters to PhD study. Strict conditions will apply.
Application
instructions:
Applications should be made directly
to the institutions at which candidates wish to study. All candidates must
submit their application using the commission’s Electronic Application
System (EAS). The EAS will close to applicants on 16 April 2014 and
no further applications can be made after that date. Please note that some
university closing dates may be before 16 April, and that some universities may
require candidates to complete a university application form, in addition to
the EAS.
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