Commonwealth Scholarship schemes
Description
Commonwealth Scholarships are available each year to fund Commonwealth citizens' study in the UK for undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. A range of scholarship schemes are available for citizens of Commonwealth countries other than the UK. Further information is available on the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission's website.
Eligibility
Check the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission's website for criteria for each schemes.
Eligible Countries/Regions
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cyprus
- Dominica
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guyana
- India
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
Eligible Programmes
- Accounting & Finance [PhD] (pgr)
- Adult Education, Community Development & Youth Work [MEd/PgDip] (pg)
- Advanced Nursing Science [MSc] (pg)
- Advanced Practice in Health Care [MSc(MedSci)] (pg)
- Advanced Quantitative Methods [PhD] (pgr)
- Advanced Statistics [MRes] (pg)
- Aerospace Engineering [MSc] (pg)
- Aerospace Engineering & Management [MSc] (pg)
- Aerospace Sciences [PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Ageing, Health & Welfare [PhD] (pgr)
- American Studies [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Ancestral Studies [MRes] (pgr)
- Ancient Cultures [MSc] (pg)
- Animal Ecology [PhD] (pgr)
- Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law [MSc] (pg)
- Applied Linguistics [MSc] (pg)
- Applied Photonics [EngD] (pgr)
- Archaeology [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Archaeology [MSc] (pg)
- Art History [MLitt] (pg)
- Art History: Collecting & Provenance in an International Context [MSc] (pg)
- Art History: Dress & Textile Histories [MLitt] (pg)
- Art History: Technical Art History, Making & Meaning [MLitt] (pg)
- Asset Pricing & Investment [MSc] (pg)
- Astrophysics [MSc] (pg)
- Biochemistry & Biotechnology [PhD] (pgr)
- Bioinformatics [MSc/PgDip/PgCert] (pg)
- Biomedical Engineering [MSc] (pg)
- Biomedical Engineering [PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Biomedical Sciences [MRes] (pg)
- Biomedical Sciences [MSc] (pg)
- Biomedical Sciences (Integrative Mammalian Biology) [MRes] (pg)
- Biostatistics [MSc] (pg)
- Biotechnology [MSc] (pg)
- Biotechnology & Management [MSc/PgDip] (pg)
- Brain Sciences [MSc] (pg)
- Cancer Research & Precision Oncology [MSc] (pg)
- Cancer Sciences [PhD] (pgr)
- Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences [PhD] (pgr)
- Cardiovascular Sciences [MSc(MedSci)] (pg)
- Cell Engineering [PhD] (pgr)
- Celtic & Gaelic [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Celtic Studies [MLitt] (pg)
- Central & East European Studies [PhD] (pgr)
- Chemical Biology [MSc] (pg)
- Chemistry [PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Chemistry [MSc] (pg)
- Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry [MSc] (pg)
- Child Health [PgCert] (pg)
- Childhood Practice [MEd/PgDip] (pg)
- Children's Literature & Literacies [MEd] (pg)
- Chinese Studies [MSc] (pg)
- City Planning [MSc] (pg)
- City Planning & Real Estate Development [MSc] (pg)
- Civil Engineering [MSc] (pg)
- Civil Engineering & Management [MSc] (pg)
- Classics [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Classics & Ancient History [MSc] (pg)
- Clinical & Surgical Sciences [PhD/MD/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Clinical Genetics [MSc(MedSci)] (pg)
- Clinical Neuropsychology [MSc(MedSci)/PgDip] (pg)
- Clinical Neuropsychology Knowledge & Practice [MSc(MedSci)] (pg)
- Clinical Nutrition [MSc(MedSci)] (pg)
- Clinical Pharmacology [MSc(MedSci)] (pg)
- Comparative Literature [MLitt] (pg)
- Comparative Literature [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Composition & Creative Practice [MMus] (pg)
- Computer Systems Engineering [MSc] (pg)
- Computing Science [MSc] (pg)
- Computing Science [PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Conflict Archaeology & Heritage [MSc/PgDip] (pg)
- Corporate & Financial Law [LLM] (pg)
- Corporate Governance & Accountability [MSc] (pg)
- Creative Industries & Cultural Policy [MSc] (pg)
- Creative Writing [MLitt] (pg)
- Creative Writing [DFA/MFA] (pgr)
- Crime, Justice & Security [PhD/MPhil/MSc/MRes] (pgr)
- Criminology [MRes] (pg)
- Criminology & Criminal Justice [MSc] (pg)
- Critical Care [MSc/PgDip/PgCert] (pg)
- Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) (in conjunction with The Glasgow School of Art) [MLitt] (pg)
- Data Analytics [MSc] (pg)
- Data Science [MSc] (pg)
- Dentistry (Community Oral Health & Oral Sciences) [PhD] (pgr)
- Development Studies [MSc] (pg)
- Diabetes [MSc(MedSci)] (pg)
- Diabetes, Renal, Endocrine & Metabolic Medicine [PhD/MD/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Doctorate in Education [EdD] (pgr)
- Early Modern History [MSc/PgDip] (pg)
- Ecology & Environmental Biology [MRes] (pg)
- Economic & Social History [PhD] (pgr)
- Economic Development [MSc] (pg)
- Economics [PhD] (pgr)
- Economics, Banking & Finance [MSc] (pg)
- Education [PhD/MLitt/MPhil/MRes] (pgr)
- Education [MSc] (pg)
- Education, Public Policy & Equity [MSc] (pg)
- Educational Studies [MSc] (pg)
- Educational Studies [MEd] (pg)
- Educational Studies for Adult, Youth & Community Contexts [MSc] (pg)
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering [MSc] (pg)
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering & Management [MSc] (pg)
- Electronics & Nanoscale Engineering [PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Electronics & Photonics Manufacturing [MSc] (pg)
- English Language & Linguistics [MSc] (pg)
- English Language & Linguistics [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- English Literature [MLitt] (pg)
- English Literature [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- English Literature: American Modern Literature [MLitt] (pg)
- English Literature: Fantasy [MLitt] (pg)
- English Literature: Modernities - Literature, Culture, Theory [MLitt] (pg)
- English Literature: Romantic Worlds [MLitt] (pg)
- English Literature: Victorian Literature [MLitt] (pg)
- Environment & Sustainable Development [MSc] (pg)
- Environment, Culture & Communication (Dumfries Campus) [MLitt] (pg)
- Environmental Research [PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Environmental Sciences [PhD/MSc (Research)/MPhil (Research)] (pgr)
- Environmental Statistics [MSc] (pg)
- Environmental Sustainability [PhD] (pgr)
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Resistance [MSc] (pg)
- Equality & Human Rights [MRes] (pg)
- Equality & Human Rights [MSc] (pg)
- Evolutionary Analysis [PhD] (pgr)
- Film & TV Studies [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Film & Television Studies [MLitt] (pg)
- Film Curation [MSc] (pg)
- Filmmaking & Media Arts [MSc] (pg)
- Finance & Economic Development [MSc] (pg)
- Finance & Management [MSc] (pg)
- Financial Economics [MSc] (pg)
- Financial Forecasting & Investment [MSc] (pg)
- Financial Risk Management [MSc] (pg)
- Financial Technology [MSc] (pg)
- Food Security [MSc] (pg)
- Forensic Medicine & Science [PhD/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- French [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Gender History [MSc/PgDip] (pg)
- General Practice & Primary Care [PhD] (pgr)
- Geoinformation Technology & Cartography [MSc/PgDip/PgCert] (pg)
- Geology [PhD/MLitt/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Geomatics & Management [MSc] (pg)
- Geospatial & Mapping Sciences [MSc/PgDip/PgCert] (pg)
- German [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Global Economy [MSc] (pg)
- Global Health [MSc] (pg)
- Global Mental Health [MSc/PgDip/PgCert] (pg)
- Global Mental Health with specialism in health promotion [MSc] (pg)
- Global Mental Health with specialism in health technology assessment [MSc] (pg)
- Global Mental Health with specialism in research methods [MSc] (pg)
- Global Migrations & Social Justice [MRes] (pg)
- Global Migrations & Social Justice [MSc] (pg)
- Global Security [MSc] (pg)
- Global Security [MRes] (pg)
- Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment [PhD] (pgr)
- Health Services Management [MSc] (pg)
- Health and Social Policy [PhD] (pgr)
- Hispanic Studies [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- History [MSc/PgDip] (pg)
- History [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- History of Art [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)] (pgr)
- Human Geography [PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Human Geography: Spaces, Politics, Ecologies [MRes] (pg)
- Human Nutrition [MSc(MedSci)] (pg)
- Human Rights & International Politics [MSc] (pg)
- Human Rights & International Politics [MRes] (pg)
- IT Cyber Security [MSc] (pg)
- Immunology & Inflammatory Disease [MSc] (pg)
- Inclusive Education: Research, Policy & Practice [MEd] (pg)
- Industrial Heterogeneous Catalysis [MRes] (pg)
- Infection Biology (Microbiology specialism) [MSc] (pg)
- Infection Biology (Parasitology specialism) [MSc] (pg)
- Infection Biology (Virology specialism) [MSc] (pg)
- Infection Biology (with specialisms) [MSc] (pg)
- Infection, Immunity & Inflammation [PhD] (pgr)
- Infectious Disease [PhD] (pgr)
- Information Management & Preservation [MSc/PgDip/PgCert] (pg)
- Information Security [MSc] (pg)
- Information Studies [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Information Technology [MSc] (pg)
- Infrastructure & Environment [PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy [LLM] (pg)
- Interdisciplinary Studies [PhD/MPhil] (pgr)
- International Accounting & Financial Management [MAcc] (pg)
- International Banking & Finance [MSc] (pg)
- International Business [MSc] (pg)
- International Commercial Law [LLM] (pg)
- International Competition Law & Policy [LLM] (pg)
- International Corporate Finance & Banking [MSc] (pg)
- International Economic Law [LLM] (pg)
- International Finance [MFin] (pg)
- International Financial Analysis [MSc] (pg)
- International Human Resource Management & Development [MSc] (pg)
- International Law [LLM] (pg)
- International Law & Security [LLM] (pg)
- International Management & Design Innovation [MSc] (pg)
- International Real Estate & Management [MSc] (pg)
- International Relations [MRes] (pg)
- International Relations [MSc] (pg)
- International Strategic Marketing [MSc] (pg)
- Investment Banking & Finance [MSc] (pg)
- Investment Fund Management [MSc] (pg)
- Italian [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Land & Hydrographic Surveying [MSc/PgDip/PgCert] (pg)
- Land & Hydrographic Surveying with Work Placement [MSc] (pg)
- Law [MRes] (pg)
- Law [PhD/LLM (Research)] (pgr)
- Law [LLM] (pg)
- Life Sciences [MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Management [MSc] (pg)
- Management [PhD] (pgr)
- Management [MRes] (pg)
- Management & Sustainable Tourism [MSc] (pg)
- Management with Enterprise & Business Growth [MSc] (pg)
- Management with Human Resources [MSc] (pg)
- Management with International Finance [MSc] (pg)
- Material Culture & Artefact Studies [MSc/PgDip] (pg)
- Mathematics [PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Mathematics / Applied Mathematics [MSc] (pg)
- Mechanical Engineering [MSc] (pg)
- Mechanical Engineering & Management [MSc] (pg)
- Mechatronics [MSc] (pg)
- Media & Cultural Policy [PhD/MLitt/MPhil] (pgr)
- Media Management [MSc] (pg)
- Media, Communications & International Journalism [MSc] (pg)
- Medical Education [PhD] (pgr)
- Medical Genetics & Genomics [MSc(MedSci)] (pg)
- Medical Physics [MSc] (pg)
- Medical Visualisation & Human Anatomy [MSc] (pg)
- Medieval History [MSc/PgDip] (pg)
- Mental Health [PhD] (pgr)
- Microbiology [PhD] (pgr)
- Modern History [MSc/PgDip] (pg)
- Modern Languages & Cultures [PhD/MRes] (pgr)
- Molecular Genetics [PhD] (pgr)
- Molecular Pharmacology [PhD/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Museum Education [MSc] (pg)
- Museum Studies [MSc] (pg)
- Music [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)] (pgr)
- Music Industries [MSc] (pg)
- Musicology [MMus] (pg)
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology [MSc] (pg)
- Neuroscience & Psychology [PhD] (pgr)
- Nursing & Health Sciences [PhD/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Nutrition [PhD/MD/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Oral Sciences [MSc] (pg)
- Parasitology [PhD] (pgr)
- Philosophy [MSc] (pg)
- Philosophy [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)] (pgr)
- Philosophy (Conversion) [MSc] (pg)
- Philosophy of Mind & Psychology [MSc] (pg)
- Photonic Integration [PhD] (pgr)
- Physics & Astronomy [EngD/PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Physics: Advanced Materials [MSc] (pg)
- Physics: Energy & the Environment [MSc] (pg)
- Physics: Nuclear Technology [MSc] (pg)
- Plant Science [PhD] (pgr)
- Playwriting & Dramaturgy [MLitt] (pg)
- Political Communication [MSc/PgDip] (pg)
- Political Communication [MRes] (pg)
- Politics & International Relations [PhD] (pgr)
- Population & Ecosystems Health [PhD/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Precision Medicine [PhD] (pgr)
- Precision Medicine (with specialisms) [MSc] (pg)
- Product Design Engineering [MSc] (pg)
- Professional Practice with PGDE [MEd] (pg)
- Psychological Science (conversion) [MSc] (pg)
- Psychological Science, Research Methods of [MSc] (pg)
- Psychological Studies (conversion) [MSc] (pg)
- Psychology [PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Public & Urban Policy [MSc/PgDip] (pg)
- Public Health [MPH/PgDip/PgCert] (pg)
- Public Health [PhD] (pgr)
- Public Health [MPH/PgDip/PgCert] (pg)
- Public Health (Data Science) [MPH] (pg)
- Public Health (Epidemiology) [MPH] (pg)
- Public Health (Health Economics) [MPH] (pg)
- Public Health (Health Promotion) [MPH] (pg)
- Public Policy & Management [MSc] (pg)
- Public Policy Research [MRes] (pg)
- Quantitative Finance [MSc] (pg)
- Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology [MSc] (pg)
- Quantum Technology [MSc] (pg)
- Real Estate [MSc] (pg)
- Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies [MSc] (pg)
- Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies [MRes] (pg)
- Scottish History [MSc/PgDip] (pg)
- Scottish Literature [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Sensor & Imaging Systems [MSc] (pg)
- Sensor & Imaging Systems [EngD] (pgr)
- Slavonic Languages & Cultures [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Social Science & Health [PhD] (pgr)
- Socio-Legal Studies [MRes] (pg)
- Sociology [MSc] (pg)
- Sociology [PhD] (pgr)
- Sociology & Research Methods [MRes] (pg)
- Software Development [MSc] (pg)
- Sound Design & Audiovisual Practice [MSc] (pg)
- Speech, Language & Sociolinguistics [MSc] (pg)
- Sport & Exercise Science & Medicine [MSc] (pg)
- Sports Nutrition [PgCert] (pg)
- Statistics [PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Statistics [MSc] (pg)
- Stem Cell Engineering for Regenerative Medicine [MSc] (pg)
- Structural Engineering [MSc] (pg)
- Sustainable Energy [MSc] (pg)
- Sustainable Water Environments [MSc] (pg)
- Systems Biology [PhD] (pgr)
- Systems Power & Energy [EngD/PhD/MPhil/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages [MEd] (pg)
- TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages [MSc] (pg)
- Text/Image Studies [PhD] (pgr)
- Theatre & Performance Practices [MLitt] (pg)
- Theatre Studies [MLitt] (pg)
- Theatre Studies [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Theology & Religious Studies [PhD/MPhil/MTh/MLitt (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Theoretical Physics [MSc] (pg)
- Tourism Studies [PhD] (pgr)
- Tourism, Heritage & Development (Dumfries Campus) [MSc] (pg)
- Tourism, Heritage & Sustainability (Dumfries Campus) [MSc] (pg)
- Translation Studies [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)/MRes] (pgr)
- Translation Studies [MSc/PgDip/PgCert] (pg)
- Translational Medicine [MRes] (pg)
- Transnational Crime, Justice & Security [MSc] (pg)
- Trauma Management [MSc/PgDip/PgCert] (pg)
- Urban Analytics [MSc] (pg)
- Urban Research [MRes] (pg)
- Urban Studies [PhD] (pgr)
- Urban Transport [MSc] (pg)
- Veterinary Medicine [PhD/MSc (Research)] (pgr)
- Virology [PhD] (pgr)
- War Studies [PhD/MLitt (Research)/MPhil (Research)] (pgr)
- War Studies [MSc] (pg)
Value
The scholarship usually covers tuition fee, travel expenses and a stipend. Please refer to the terms and conditions of the scheme you are applying to.
Number of scholarships
Variable
How to apply
Submit an online application via the Commission's EAS.
Deadline:
Check the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission's website for deadlines for individual countries.
For more information contact CSC.