Commonwealth Scholarships

Each scholarship provides: approved airfare from the Scholar's home country to the UK and return at the end of their Scholarship approved tuition fees: full fees are covered by agreement between the CSC and the UK university, and Scholars are not liable to pay for any part of the tuition fee stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,236 per month, or £1,516 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at current levels) Warm clothing allowance, where applicable thesis grant towards the cost of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where applicable study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas contribution towards the cost of a mandatory tuberculosis (TB) test, where required for a visa application (receipts must be supplied). If Scholars have children and are widowed, divorced, or a single parent, child allowance of £529 per month for the first child, and £131 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if Scholars are accompanied by their children and they are living with them at the same address in the UK (rates quoted at current levels). If Scholars share that they have a disability, a full assessment of their needs and eligibility for additional financial support will be offered by the CSC.

To apply for these scholarships, candidates must: Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country be available to start their academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2023 by September 2023, hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree (2:2) and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master's degree) not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high-income country.