2013 Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

for Masters Students from Developing

Countries in UK
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Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Masters Students from Developing Commonwealth
Countries to Study at Participating Institutions in UK

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Masters Students from Developing Commonwealth

Countries to Study at Participating Institutions in UK.

Study Subject(s): Courses offered by the University

Course Level: Awards are for taught Masters courses only. No awards will be made for
undergraduate or doctoral study.
Scholarship Provider: Department for International Development (DFID) , United Kingdom
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
Applicants must:

be nationals of (or permanently domiciled in) a developing Commonwealth country,

and not currently be living or studying in a developed country (please see
the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships prospectus 2013 for a list of eligible
countries)

hold a first degree at either first or upper second class level

be sufficiently fluent in English to pursue the course

have not previously studied for one year or more in a developed country

be able to confirm in writing that neither they or their families would otherwise be
able to pay for the proposed course of study

be willing to confirm that they will return to their home country as soon as their period
of study is complete

Scholarship Open for International Students:

The students of Anguilla, Nauru, Antigua and Barbuda, Nigeria, Bangladesh,
Pakistan,Barbados, Papua New Guineas, Belize, Pitcairn, Bermuda, Rwanda,Botswana, St
Helena, British Virgin Islands, St Kitts and Nevis, Cameroon, St Lucia,Dominica, St Vincent,
Falkland Islands, Seychelles, Fiji, Sierra Leone,Gambia, Solomon Islands, Ghana, South
Africa, Grenada, SriLanka, Guyana, Swaziland, India, Tanzania, Jamaica,Tonga, Kenya,
Trinidad and Tobago, Kiribati, Tristan da Cunha, Lesotho Turks and Caicos, Malawi ,Tuvalu,
Malaysia, Uganda, Maldives, Vanuatu, Mauritius, Western Samoa, Montserrat, Zambia,
Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia can apply for this scholarship.

Scholarship Description:

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for taught Masters courses only. All courses
undertaken must be demonstrably relevant to the economic, social or technological
development of the candidates home country. Awards are available at participating
institutions in the UK only.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships prospectus 2013 includes full details of the UK

institutions offering Shared Scholarships in 2013. A hard copy of the prospectus can
be obtained from the Shared Scholarship scheme administrators.

Please note that participating universities are required to support the student stipend
for the award holder (at the rate set by the UK government). The CSC funds the cost
of tuition fees (at overseas rate), return airfares, and other allowances.

Duration of award: Awards are normally tenable for one-year taught postgraduate courses
only.

What does it cover?

DFID and participating UK institutions will jointly meet the full costs of an award
holders study in the UK including air fares to and from the UK. Maintenance
allowance is paid by the scholars host institution, at the level set by the UK
Government: 1,134 per month for scholars based in London and 917 per month for
the rest of the UK.

A grant of up to 225 to cover thesis (Masters) 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.

How to Apply:
Most universities will handle advertising and recruitment directly using their own application
form, and you should therefore apply to the university direct. Following their closing date for
applications, the university will ask those candidates which it selects to complete the CSCs
application form using our Electronic Application System (EAS). Please note that candidates
must complete their application via the EAS by 16 April 2013 at the latest, in order to be
nominated to the CSC by their host university.
Option 2
Some universities request all of their Shared Scholarship candidates to apply via the CSCs
Electronic Application System (EAS). You will be advised by the institution if this is the case,
and should then access the EAS once it is open for Shared Scholarship applications by the end
of October 2012. Applications must be submitted in time to meet the universitys own
deadline, which will be made clear in the EAS and is listed in the Commonwealth Shared
Scholarships prospectus. (Where a university has not specified a closing date, you should
contact the institution to ascertain the latest date that applications will be accepted).

Scholarship Application Deadline: Do submit your applications till 30 April 2013.

Prospectus for Commonwealth Scholarships for Masters Courses 2013
Further Scholarship Information and Application
Sources
Department for International Development (DFID) , United Kingdom