One of the top graduate scholarships of the year has been opened to apply. If you don’t know about this scholarship, so Scholarship Corner team wants to let you know that Commonwealth Scholarship 2021 in the UK is the opportunity for that candidates have been waiting for the entire year. The Commonwealth scholarships 2021 are available for master’s and PhD degree programs.
Commonwealth Scholarship in the UK is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UK. All individuals who are competitive enough, highly talented, eager to gain knowledge, and like to work in the field related to sustainable development goals will be prioritized for this opportunity.
Under different themes, Commonwealth international scholarships 2021 are being offered including Strengthening global peace, security, and governance, Science and technology for development, Access, inclusion, and opportunity, Strengthening health systems and capacity, Strengthening resilience and response to crises, and Promoting global prosperity.
Commonwealth Scholarship 2021 in the UK Details:
Host Country:
- United Kingdom
Degree Levels:
- Master’s Degree Level
- Doctoral Degree level
Scholarship Amount of Commonwealth Scholarship, UK:
Benefits of Commonwealth Master’s Scholarship:
- Return economy class Airfare
- Approved tuition fees
- A monthly Stipend up to £1,116 or £1,369 for those at universities in the London metropolitan area
- Warm clothing allowance
- A thesis grant would be provided
- Study travel grant within the UK or overseas.
- The additional allowance would be considered for widowed, divorced, or a single parent
- Additional allowance for a disabled person.
Benefits of Commonwealth Ph.D. Scholarship:
- Return economy class Airfare
- Approved tuition fees
- A monthly Stipend up to £1,116 or £1,369 for those at universities in the London metropolitan area
- Warm clothing allowance
- A thesis grant would be provided
- Study travel grant within the UK or overseas.
- Additional allowance for a disabled person.
- Cost of fieldwork for overseas would be provided
- Paid mid-term visit (airfare) to the home country
- Family allowances
- Additional allowance for a disabled person.
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Eligibility Criteria of the Commonwealth Scholarship 2021:
Eligibility Criteria for Commonwealth Master’s Scholarship 2021:
- A candidate must have refugee status or permanent citizenship of the eligible commonwealth country.
- A candidate must be willing to be a full-time graduate student for academic studies in the UK.
- A candidate must hold a second class or upper second class degree of bachelor’s degree program.
- A candidate must not be enrolled in any master’s degree program in the home country or in the UK.
- A candidate should not be financially able to support his studies.
- A candidate must attach all supporting documents in the application.
Eligibility Criteria for Commonwealth PhD Scholarship 2021:
- A candidate must have refugee status or permanent citizenship of the eligible commonwealth country.
- A candidate must be willing to be a full-time graduate student for academic studies in the UK.
- A candidate must hold a second class or upper second class degree of master’s degree program.
- A candidate must not be enrolled in any master’s leading to a Ph.D. or Ph.D. degree program in the home country or in the UK.
- A candidate should not be financially able to support his studies.
- A candidate must attach all supporting documents in the application.
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How to Apply for the Commonwealth Scholarship 2021?
- A candidate must apply to UK University and look for a funding agreement there.
- A candidate must visit the university‘s website that falls in the list of CSC category.
- CSC would not accept the scholarship application directly.
- A candidate is directed to apply in the National nominating agencies
- Each nominating agency has different selection criteria and deadlines.
- All applications will be submitted online by the CSC application system.
Required Documents:
- A scanned copy of a valid passport
- Scanned copy of full transcripts.
- Two reference letters
Application Deadline:
- The application deadline for Commonwealth UK Scholarships 2021 is 16:00 (GMT) on 18 January 2021.
