Applications are Open for the 2026/27 Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships

Name of the Event: Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships

Date: September/October 2026

Place: United Kingdom

Last Date of Application: 14 October 2025

Link to Apply:

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Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development, and are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK.

Intended Beneficiaries:

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships are for candidates from eligible low and middle-income Commonwealth countries to undertake full-time taught Master’s study at a UK university.

Applicant eligibility:

To be considered for these scholarships, applicants 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 academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September 2026.

• By September 2026, hold a first degree of at least upper second-class (2:1) honours standard, or a lower second-class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)*.

• Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.

• Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format.

Financial assistance:

• Approved airfare from the Scholar’s home country to the UK and return at the end of the award.

• Approved tuition fees: full fees are covered by an 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 £1,452 per month, or £1,781 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at current levels).

• Warm clothing allowance, where applicable.

• Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas.

• If a Scholar has children and is widowed, divorced, or a single parent, they receive a child allowance of £622 per month for the first child, and £154 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if their children are living with them at the same address in the UK.

  
  

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - info@cscuk.org.uk