Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Countries
DFID
Master’s/PhD Degree
Deadline: 3 Dec 2013 (annual)
Study in: UK
Course starts: AY 2014-2015
Description:
The Commonwealth Scholarships are
for students from developing Commonwealth countries for Master’s (one-year),
PhD, and split-site PhD study in the UK. These scholarships are funded by the
UK Department for International Development (DFID).
Host Institution(s):
There is a nominating agency for
Commonwealth Scholarships in each Commonwealth country. In addition,
universities and university bodies in a number of developing Commonwealth
countries are invited to nominate candidates to the CSC.
Field(s) of study:
All subject areas are eligible,
although the CSC’s selection criteria give priority to those applications that
demonstrate strong relevance to development. You are requested to apply for a
course of study at UK universities which has agreed to offer a tuition fee
contribution for 2014-2015.
Number of
Scholarships:
Approximately 200-230 scholarships
are awarded each year.
Target group:
The scholarships are targeted to
Developing Commonwealth Countries (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands,
Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia,
Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, St. Helena, St. Kitts and Nevis,
St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Seychelles *, 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, Zambia).
The Commission wishes to promote
equal opportunity, gender equity and cultural exchange. Applications are
encouraged from a diverse range of candidates.
Scholarship
value/inclusions:
Each Scholarship provides:
• Student concessionary or other
approved airfare to the United Kingdom and return on expiry of the Scholarship
(the cost of journeys made before final award confirmation will not normally be
reimbursed, nor can fares be paid for a Scholar’s dependants)
• Approved tuition and examination
fees
• A personal maintenance allowance
at the rate of £917 per month (£1134 per month for those studying at
institutions in the London Metropolitan area)
• A grant towards the expenses of
preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable
• An initial arrival allowance, incorporating
an initial clothing grant for Scholars from tropical countries
• A grant for expenses for approved
travel within the United Kingdom or overseas
• A grant towards fieldwork costs
for those Scholars undertaking doctoral studies for which a case has been made
for fieldwork outside the United Kingdom. This shall not normally exceed one
economy class return airfare to the fieldwork location
• A paid mid-term fare to their home
country for Scholars on three year doctoral awards. Scholars for whom fieldwork
fares are provided to their home country shall not be entitled to a mid-term
fare home, nor Scholars who have claimed (or intend to claim) spouse or child
allowances for more than 12 months during their award.
• For married scholars and/or
scholars with children, allowance(s) are provided.
Eligibility:
To apply for the awards covered in
this prospectus, candidates should:
• Be Commonwealth citizens,
refugees, or British protected persons
• Be permanently resident in a
Commonwealth country other than the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the
Isle of Man
• Be available to commence their
academic studies in the United Kingdom by the start of the UK academic year in
September/October 2014
• Hold, by October 2014, a first
degree of upper second class Honors’ standard (or above); or a second class
degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification, which will normally be a
Master’s degree.
Application
instructions:
All inquiries and applications must
be made through nominating agency in your home country. You must check with
them in the first instance for specific advice on how to make an application
and for their own closing dates. The CSC cannot accept any applications direct
from candidates. Deadline for applications is around 3rd December
2013.
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