The Fully Funded Commonwealth Shared Masters Scholarship in UK is open for selective countries people. It is fully funded in one of three master’s programs offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. The three master’s programs are MA, MSc, and MLitt. The applications are open for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship 2024/25. Eligible applicants will apply for a Commonwealth shared scholarship to approved courses and universities. The scholarship duration is normally 12 months.

The benefits of the Fully Funded Commonwealth Shared Masters Scholarship in UK are:

1. Approved airfare from the scholar’s home country to the UK and then return from the UK to the home country.

2. Approved tuition fees: full fees are covered

3. Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,347 per month,

4. or £1,652 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at current levels).

5. Warm clothing allowance, where applicable.

6. Study-related travel grant within the UK or overseas.

7. If a scholar is widowed, divorced, or a single parent, a child allowance of £576.61 per month for the first child and £143 per month for the second

The eligibility criteria for the Fully Funded Commonwealth Shared Masters Scholarship in UK are stated below:

1. Be a citizen or refugee from one of the countries listed below.

2. Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.

3. By September 2024, hold an undergraduate degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honors standard or a lower second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree).

4. Be available to start academic study in the UK in September 2024.

5. Have not studied or worked for more than one academic year or more in a high-income country

6. Unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.

Eligible Countries

Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia

Supporting Documents

All documents must be submitted online.

1. Proof that they are a citizen or have refugee status in an eligible Commonwealth country

2. Proof of your identity is a valid passport (or national ID card) showing a photograph, date of birth, and country of citizenship.

3. Full transcripts detailing all higher education qualifications